An Annoying Guest

Jude kept the chat with Sabrina short for a reason...

He didn't care about Sadie, and letting Sabrina get her hopes up was a waste of time.

The bigger reason was thirty feet ahead by a marble column: Chelsea Lee was standing there with a glass of red wine, chatting up a woman in an evening dress.

Chelsea had just landed from London two days ago and had zero business being here.

He'd met her two weeks ago when closing an $8 million shipping deal with her family.

As the spoiled heiress to a major European logistics empire, she was basically an annoying client's kid he felt obligated to keep out of trouble...

Sneaking into a ballroom where entry badges cost $20,000 without breaking a sweat was just typical Chelsea. Now that she was bored, she was just making random small talk.

Jude started across the carpet to pull her away before security started checking badges.

"Jude."

A familiar voice spoke right behind his shoulder.