** Chelsea **
Chelsea wasn't actually that serious about the gala. Sure, she had been extremely curious at one point and was even willing to work hard all year in exchange for the Employee of the Year invitation, but Vanessa's meddling had gotten her quickly disillusioned — if all the rest of the privileged finance circle was like that woman, then maybe the gala was simply overrated and full of obnoxious people to begin with. Not her idea of a nice party after all.
But since Harper and Eli offered so kindly … How could she say no? Friends wouldn't let friends down, especially not when the said friend was handing out a free gala ticket that you could use to rub it in your boss's face. Especially not when the said friend had a brother who was quite handsome and kinda cute … though that was a thought better saved for another day.
