Ruined: A Dark Bully Reverse Harem Romance (Beautiful Tyrants Book 1) by Vanessa Winters

Author:Vanessa Winters [Winters, Vanessa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-10-20T05:00:00+00:00

19

The private rooftop party at the aquarium was going to be an office party for some marketing firm that apparently had an impressive financial quarter. I had been sitting inside the greenhouse, imagining how angry and upset the guys were that I had left without telling them where I was going when I heard the wait staff talking about the party.

One of the servers had mentioned needing to ask for time off during the “big charity event” that was coming up on Friday, and I assumed that was the Lineage event that they were talking about. That meant I had two more days to hide out here before the event. So far, it was the perfect plan.

No one would think that I would be brazen enough to hide within the aquarium, the actual venue for Lineage’s big plan, not even Michael. I’m sure by now all three guys had scoured the Goldshire campus and probably the Lineage grounds too. The only thing I needed to do now was lay low, not get caught, and figure out how to get food, clothes, and maybe a bit of sleep before Friday.

I spent most of the morning up there on the rooftop until I started to feel a gnawing pain in my stomach. I waited until the coast was clear and then slid back down the stairwell into the aquarium. Fortunately, since they were making so many preparations on the roof, which required lots of back and forth, the stairwell door remained unlocked for now. I wasn’t sure what I would do if I ended up getting locked up there for two days without food or even a bathroom to use. At least the greenhouse was warm enough that I wouldn’t freeze to death.

I slunk around and bought some food at the self-serve food court. I tried to get enough snacks and things to last me just in case my fear of getting trapped on the roof became a reality.

“Hungry today?” the cashier teased as she rang up my purchases.

“Yeah,” I said. “I figure that the admission ticket is pricey enough to warrant spending the whole day here and getting my money’s worth.”

“I agree,” the girl said. She looked like she was maybe eighteen, and this was probably her part-time job during her senior year of high school. “Can I make a suggestion?”

“Sure.”

“The seahorse exhibit is my absolute favorite,” she smiled. “It’s right next to the coat check on the first floor.”

The coat check. Of course.

With as many fancy events that they hosted here at the aquarium, I wondered if there was any shot at there being more than coats in there.

“Cool, thanks, I’ll check it out,” I said casually. “Hey, I was thinking of having my engagement party here in the spring and was wondering if there was a place to store my cocktail dress until the end of the evening. I just don’t want to keep it on the whole night once the dancing starts, but it’s kind of pricey, so I don’t really feel comfortable leaving it in the car either.

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