Elliot, who felt a little a bit of embarrassment for the sake of publicity was typically worth it, had completely changed his mind about this whole thing. What was the harm, he'd thought? He'd thought he could just treat a nice young woman to dinner, donate a great deal of money in his company's name, and then go home with a lighter money purse but certainly no worse for the wear.
He smiled at his 'date' for the evening with no trace of the emotional shudder that ran through him visible on the surface. She was only seventeen. A student. Elliot knew several people who would cackle in delight at the sight of it.
Elliot moved to the table and pulled out one of the chairs. He paused and waited there politely for the young woman to sit there. There was no real need to attend the buffet, he had a budget to order dinner for the both of them.