Marry into Money by Accident novel Chapter 6

Chapter 6
The following day, the group took the 9 a.m. flight back to Rosewood.

The executive assistants enjoyed a seat in business class since they were on a business trip with the CEO. Zane sat next to the window, Lianne got the aisle seat, and Liam sat in the row behind.

Once they were seated, the air stewardess drew close. “Sir, ma’am, what would you like to drink?”

Lianne replied, “Two bottles of water, please.”

Her boss was a fussy pot when it came to beverages. He would only drink hand-brewed coffee and bottled water. Since a cup of hand-brewed coffee was unlikely on the plane, his choice was limited to bottled water.

“Sure,” the air stewardess answered but did not leave. Her eyes were glued to Zane. “Sir, we have coffee on this flight. Would you like a cup?”

Without giving the air stewardess the time of the day, Zane told Lianne, “I want to take my wife out for dinner tonight. Make a table reservation at the restaurant.”

Lianne nodded her head. “Sure.”

She turned to the air stewardess and saw the frozen smile on her face.

Feeling embarrassed for the air stewardess, Lianne smiled. “Can I get today’s paper?”

As the CEO’s secretary, Lianne had to keep up with the current affairs. Since there was no Wi-Fi on board, Lianne had to rely on the papers.

She read a few articles until she came across something about Jefferson Tech in the finance section.

“Jefferson Tech’s CEO Investigated for Corruption; Sustains Broken Arm from Accident while Fleeing to Airport.”

Lianne turned to the right where Zane sat. With Zane resting his eyes, Lianne could see his long lashes behind his silver-framed glasses, shielding his eyes like cute little fans.

Sensing her gaze, Zane raised his brow. “Can I help you?”

Lianne cautiously inquired, “Mr. Atlas, did you know that Mr. Larson of Jefferson Tech had a mishap?”

Zane scoffed. “He should be thankful that he only lost an arm.”

He spoke nonchalantly as if talking about the weather. Feeling a chill down her spine, Lianne nervously took a gulp.

There were many rumors about the young leader of the Atlas Group. He was ruthless in his ways, family meant nothing to him, he wanted nothing to do with women, and so on.

Zane was a minor twelve years ago, and many saw him as nothing more than a kid. Yet, Zane straightened the sneaky shareholders out with a heavy hand and brought the crumbling Atlas Group to new heights.

Since then, many in the business world got the creeps at the mention of Zane’s name. It was a name that seemed to be associated with terror.

Zane slowly opened his eyes and coldly stared at Lianne “What? Scared?”

With his staring freaking her out, Lianne nodded and shook her head. “No.”

“Oh, really?” While he did not believe her, Zane did not carry on with the conversation. He closed his eyes for a rest.

Lianne was speechless.

No matter what the world had to say about Zane, Lianne could not deny that the Zane she knew, who would smile tenderly at the mention of his wife, take the time out of his busy schedule to get a gift for his wife, and come to his employees’ defense…

She was his assistant, not his enemy. Why should she fear him?

Having that figured out, Lianne sighed in relief and closed her eyes to rest.

The plane soon entered steady autopilot mode. In the middle of Lianne’s sleep, she picked up a gloomy voice. “Do I look promiscuous to you, or do you think I’m a guy you can get?”

The chilling voice made Lianne’s blood run cold. She opened her eyes and saw the flight attendant, who tried to chat Zane up earlier, hastily keeping her phone away.

The man had the looks and money. Although all temptations came his way, Zane was able to resist and rise above them all. He was a unicorn.

Lianne was suddenly curious about the kind of person the CEO’s wife was, as she could stop a man like Zane from having a wandering eye.