#Chapter 65 - A Party to Remember

It should have come as no surprise that Gavin Ellison’s party was being exclusively held on a luxury cruise ship. Before this, I was convinced that the hall where the Alpha Gathering had been held was the most elegant place I had ever been...Boy, was I wrong! The entire top deck of the ship was tastefully decorated in fairy lights and white cloth-covered tables. Each table was adorned with a large, hand-crafted bouquet of flowers that had to have cost a quarter of a person’s annual salary. Thank God, I listened to James' advice when questioning my evening apparel. When he first told me that the party was going to be held on a ship, my first thought was to wear some kind of sundress and maybe a comfortable pair of sandals. Had I gone with that initial idea, I would have been considerably underdressed for the occasion. Apparently, it was a black-tie event. Many of the men, of course, wore tuxedos while each woman wore some kind of gorgeous gown. Tonight, I’d opted for a light l