Page 398 of Billionaire Temptations

“No problem, and please call me Chloe. Now, how can I help you?” I spoke as I took a seat behind my desk.

“I was wondering if you’d be interested in seeing some of my art. I would love to know your thoughts.”

“Of course. Is that your art portfolio there?” I pointed.

“Yes.” He set the black binder down in front of me. “I took a walk through the gallery and looked at all the art you have on display. But I did notice something you don’t have, which I feel would be a great asset to this gallery.”

“Oh? And what is that?”

“Open up my portfolio, and you’ll see.” He smiled.

As I opened his portfolio and saw the first piece of art, I grinned at him.

“Contemporary Eroticism.”

“Yes.” He nodded.

“These are beautiful, Caden. Oh my.” I smiled as I turned to the page with the photographs of provocative sculptures. “You sculpt as well?”

“Yes. All the ones you see there have been done in the last six months.”

“Beautiful. I would love to have a display like this in the gallery. The human body and intimacy are a natural and beautiful thing.”

“Exactly. The problem is I can’t seem to find a gallery that will even look at my work.”

“Why’s that?” I cocked my head.

“Because the few galleries around that already have contemporary eroticism displayed aren’t accepting anything new.”

“Well, I think your work is something that should be shown, but because of the nature, I’ll have to talk to the owners first. Idon’t want to cross any lines. The other galleries Mr. Black owns don’t have anything like this. If he’s on board, we can set up a showing.”

“Thank you, Chloe. Wow. I can’t believe this.” He placed his hands on his head.

Handing him a piece of paper and a pen, I asked for his phone number.

“I’ll call Mr. Black and set up a meeting, and then we’ll go from there.” I got up from my chair and extended my hand. “I’ll be in touch, Caden.”

“Thank you again, Chloe. Have a great day.”

“You too.” I smiled as I walked him out of my office.

Pulling my phone from my purse, I was stunned when I saw a text message from Sebastian.

“Dinner tonight. I will pick you up at seven o’clock.”

What? He hasn’t contacted me for a week and then says we’re having dinner. As much as I wanted to see him again, I wasn’t going to let him do that to me.

“Nice to hear from you, Sebastian. Unfortunately, I have plans tonight, so I won’t be able to join you for dinner. Maybe another time.”

After replying to his text message, I started to dial Connor when I heard his voice coming up the stairs.

“I was just about to call you.” I smiled as he walked into my office with Gregory.

“Looks like I beat you to it. I had some business to do over here, so I thought I’d drop by and check on things. Did you need something?”

“I would like to talk to you about setting up a new display. I think Ellery should be in on the meeting as well.”

“Okay. What kind of display?”

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