Julian: What'd you have for dinner?
Eleanor stared at the message for a full ten minutes without answering.
Whatever drowsiness she'd had evaporated instantly. She tossed and turned late into the night before finally drifting off.
Cross Group's annual gala was held on the fifty-seventh floor of the Crestwood Regal, in the rotating buffet hall.
Employees could bring one or two guests.
Eleanor brought only Lauren given Caleb's public profile, showing up with him felt like a bad idea at a Cross family event.
It was Lauren's first time in a real formal gown, and she was so thrilled about it she nearly rolled her ankle twice on the walk in.
Eleanor had gifted her the dress an off-the-shoulder cut, perfectly suited to her. Both her strapless blue velvet gown and Eleanor's own outfit came
