Lucian's POV
I stared at my vibrating phone with growing irritation. Heidi's name flashed on the screen for the fifth time in the last thirty minutes, each call more persistent than the last. Across from me, Alpha Harrison Wells—CEO of Wells Technologies and Alpha of Wells Pack,a potentially crucial business partner—raised an eyebrow at the interruption.
"Popular tonight, are we?" he commented, his slight British accent making the question sound more judgmental than curious.
"My apologies," I replied smoothly, silencing the device. "As I was saying, the integration of our security systems with your blockchain technology would revolutionize—"
My phone vibrated again, this time with a text message:
*Lucian, where are you? The gala starts in 20 minutes! Everyone's asking abou
