19. Belle of the Ball

Everyone including Liam were speechless. It was like bombs were dropped on them. First they see him bring a woman and now they see the woman interact with one of the richest and coldest business prodigy.

" How do you know each other?", Liam asked clearly annoyed by the fact that he hugged her.

" Before I joined the company I did a special PR position for my friend's firm for 2 weeks because she had no one else to ask. I had to accompany Mr Banks at that time and so we are friends. I currently work as Mr. Page's manager.", she said with a smile.

To Mark, she was like a grand daughter. He had no female heirs in the family and the only daughter he had had left, he only knew that she had gotten married and had a daughter, and when he met her that day, he was surprised by her intelligence and maturity.

And was even shocked when he found out that she was only 23 years old. He had made good friends with her. Even she treated him like her grandfather.

" You are really lucky to have her. She is a true gem. One of my most precious friends who is like my grand daughter", he beamed and said. He meant every word. Liam smiled listening to that.

Seeing that the discussion seemed to be over, the others started to join them. Soon many men joined them and we're speaking about business deals while stealing glances at her.

She had become the centre of attraction. She just smiled and answered when she was asked about something.

After a while, Lara started feeling suffocated because of the attention and decided to step out. She excused herself and went towards the garden.

" Phew… Finally fresh air… God it was so suffocating", she muttered to herself. She was enjoying the evening breeze and setting sun. Unbeknownst to her, there were many eyes on her. They wanted to approach her but still were not confident enough.

The little confidence they had flew out of the window when they all were met with Liam's dark gaze. He was very annoyed seeing their eyes on her.

He then took a deep breath to calm himself and went towards her. He said with a soft smile," Enjoying the view?". She turned and nodded with a smile. She then turned back not even sparing him a glance.

While she was busy admiring the view far away he was busy admiring her. The setting sun had made her features look even more enchanting.

It was as though she was casting a spell on him, he was getting drawn to her with every passing minute.

At this time a person was boiling with rage. Earlier Rose had come in with a sexy dress and makeup. She had caught the attention of many but she had dressed up for him.

But after sometime, the minute Lara stepped in everyone was lured to her. She was bellowing with rage.

Even the other ' White lotus's ' around her were also annoyed seeing the attention she was getting." She is a complete bitch", one of them commented." A slut for sure.", said another.

The hatred and envy were visible on each one of their faces. If they could, they would burn her alive this very instant.

But then they remembered that they were not alone, they were in a gathering of the rich. To keep up their innocent images, they immediately changed their expressions into calm ones.

After a while they returned and continued chatting. When they found out that she was his manager, they all grinned inside.

Different plans were running inside their minds as to how to approach her. They finished the party and returned. Liam dropped her home and she thanked him.

She went in and fell into bed. She didn't even want to change or take a shower. She dozed of the minute her head hit the pillow.