Chapter 1
Chicago
One week earlier
“Blair, Randall wants to see you.” Kayley leaned into Blair’s cubicle.
“He does?” Blair immediately tried to quell a flurry of nerves. Even though she had known Randall Ashworth her whole life—he was her uncle, after all—she had never been comfortable around him. He had an underlying meanness to him that made her uneasy.
“Yeah, he said you should come quick or he would give the new account opportunity to one of his account executives.” Kayley West, who was one of Blair’s closest friends, always had her back.
“Thanks, Kayley.”
“No problem.” Kayley stepped back to let Blair past her as she exited her cubicle. “I’m grabbing Hackney’s for lunch. You want to share a soup-and-sandwich combo?”
“Sure, thanks.” Blair smoothed her black pencil skirt and twe
