Chapter 73
The rest of the evening went by smoothly for the most part for Serenity, Leo, and Evan. They stayed within their comfortable perimeter, sharing quiet jokes and sipping drinks, keeping the world's heavier realities at bay for just a few more hours.
Eleanor, meanwhile, spent the majority of her night floating gracefully through the crowd, seamlessly mingling with potential business alliances. With Evan officially stripped of those corporate responsibilities, the weight of keeping the Sterling empire running at peak performance fell squarely back onto her shoulders. She would hold the line until Evan truly showed undeniable improvement in his people skills.
As Eleanor laughed politely at a joke made by a foreign investor, her sharp eyes drifted across the ballroom, locking onto
