Announcing the Big Sale

Jude checked the room. "Stay off the main floor."

"Got it, got it," Chelsea waved him off.

Jude took a few steps into the room and glanced back, only to see Chelsea already greeting another group near the ice statue.

He shook his head slightly, deciding not to make a scene by dragging her away.

Before he could do anything, the background music faded, and the spotlights shifted to the small stage at the front of the hall.

The chatter across the room died down as the general manager of the Heavens Club stepped up to the microphone.

Vanessa Canfield adjusted the mic, her clear voice echoing across the ballroom. "Good evening, everyone. For those I haven't met tonight, I'm Vanessa Canfield, General Manager of the Heavens Club."

The whole room fell silent. Around three hundred VIPs turned to look at the stage.