Chapter 59 HOTEL LAUNCHING

• Eros helped Cassandra out of the car, kissing the back of her palm as she took his hand. Some people were loitering outside, mostly bodyguards and security and a few bouncers who bowed their heads as Eros and Cassandra walked past them. The room was crawling with people of different caliber and classes and was brightly lit with live piano music being played in the background, champagne, and appetizers being served by waiters on trays.
• Everyone was busy chattering with one person or the other, but heads turned when Eros and Cassandra walked into the place. This was the first time Eros brought a woman to such an event, so everyone wanted to get a good look at Cassandra and know whose daughter she was. The girls in the room glared in disbelief as he walked with his fingers interlaced with Cassandra. The attention made Cassandra nervous and when Eros noticed, he squeezed her hand.
• Cassandra really felt out of place in the room. This was not the kind of gathering she was used to, the caliber of people there were way out of her league, and she walked timidly behind Eros, trying not to make eye contact. When Eros squeezed her hand, she looked up at him and he smiled back at her.