18. Business party

Lara was talking to Marina before she left when she received a message from an unknown contact.

' Come to my office'.

' Who are you that I have to listen to?', she replied.

She had an annoyed look as she thought it was a pervert.

' Your boss'.

Her eyes widened," Oh crap. I'm done for", she cursed while going to his office in a hurry.

This action left Marina in confusion

Liam chuckled when he read her reply. She was indeed humorous. She came in with an apologetic look and said," Sorry boss".

" It is okay", he replied. Then he waited as though he wanted her to ask a question. But seeing that she was not going to, he asked," Don't you want to know how I got your contact?"

" It is quite guessable. You either got it from the office or you got it from your sister.", she replied with a blank expression.

He was amused but then remembered, the woman, sorry the girl standing in front of him was the one who had extremely high IQ, so it was completely natural.

" I want you to accompany me to a business party today", he said.

" Okay boss. But if you don't mind me asking, is there any specific dress code or code of conduct that I should follow, as I lack experience in such a field", she asked.

" Come. I'll take you to a place", he chuckled and said while getting up from his chair. She nodded and followed. They drove to a famous boutique. Lara wasn't sure as to why he brought her there but followed.

" Choose what you want to wear", he said gesturing to a rack of beautiful and luxurious clothes." I don't need you to buy me clothes boss", she replied in a polite tone.

He realized that there was no point in arguing with her and chose a dress himself. He handed it to the saleswoman next to him and asked her to accompany Lara.

Lara reluctantly followed as she didn't want to cause a scene and ruin his and her reputation. He went and sat on the couch with a sigh. He pulled his phone and started playing with it.

After a while she stepped out of the changing room and walked towards him. When he looked up and saw her his eyes widened and jaw dropped, he even dropped his phone.

He had selected a simple black frock as he knew that she wasn't very interested in luxury. But when she stepped out he couldn't take his eyes off her. It was a black frock with net sleeves and back.

The top fit her perfectly highlighting her perfect body. The frock was just below her mid-thigh and so it revealed her toned legs. He coughed and removed his gaze from her and said," We'll take this". He didn't give her a chance to protest.

Before they knew it they were driving to the venue. In the car someone was having a tough time trying to not look at her.

But what to do, she looked to alluring and he started secretly drooling over her. He only stopped when they reached the venue.

There were a lot of media personnel present as it was a VIP event. When they saw Liam's car, all of their attention was towards it. He was the most eligible bachelor after all.

But they were stunned when they saw a woman step out with him. They were walking with a distance between them. They started snapping photos. She looked like a supermodel but they had never seen her before.

One of them asked," Who is this beautiful woman accompanying you Mr Page?" This was a question everyone wanted to ask. Though they didn't look like a couple but looked like a match made in heaven.

" She is my manager", he said in a proud tone. She just politely smiled. They continued snapping pictures because it was still news. The person who never had anyone accompany him now brought a woman with him.

Lara thought it was the end but little did she know that it was just the beginning. When they entered all the other's attention were on them.

Women were drooling over him while the men were instantly fell in love with her.

Seeing that they didn't look like a couple, they decided to approach them on the pretence of business discussion.

But before they could take a step they saw a man who looked middle aged approach them. It was the business prodigy Mark Banks. Also known as the stone cold chairman of the Banks Corporations.

" Lara dear it's a surprise seeing you here. Hello Mr Page", he said. He pulled her into a quick embrace and shook his hand. He had a bright smile on his face.