Chapter 10

Evan's first time meeting Lena was at an ordinary dinner party. Many people wanted to curry favor with him, but not everyone had the right to do that. They respectfully addressed him as "Mr. Zimmerman"; Lena was the only one who'd called him "Mr. Zimmer" like an uneducated bum. But it was precisely because no one called him that that he'd spared her another glance. As someone who was in power, even a single glance would be overanalyzed by those who wanted to suck up to him. The second glance he'd given Lena had been construed as a signal that he was interested in her. Soon enough, she was sent to him… along with a dossier on her family background and her medical report. Evan hadn't had any companions at the time. Lena had stood before him with a reserved smile. She'd done a good job of concealing her feelings, but he'd still spotted the refusal to accept her fate and contempt hidden deep in her eyes. All women who were sent to him had been trained to perfection. He was suddenly c