"The chairman is too tired to join you all for dinner today. He has retired early," the butler announces before leaving as swiftly as he came.

The table is arranged in a romantic style, candlelight glowing across polished silver and crystal glasses.

The dishes look exquisite, but Vienna feels only a hollow annoyance.

"What a waste," she thinks.

"If only I could share a moment like this with someone I actually loveand who loves me back. Instead, I'm stuck here with a scum like Alan, in a ...