Billion-Dollar Obsession: My Aloof Sugar Daddy Wants Me Again

Braden's. He asked me to come and get you."

ached for her suitcase and took it f

roat constricting as her heart f

her wildest expectations had sh

rdship or decline about him. Time had neither worn h

ore attractive, his features and man

d distant. There was an effortless elegance about him

receiving a response, he knitte

n understand. He had

e, the girl who had once carried her

me and taken her aunt's family

had once been before its removal. After forcing herself to regain her composure,

n to her own ears, and her

n year at university. At the time, he had been the

ears older t

ded, she was nineteen. In those days, she had always addressed him with

gely unsettled. She said nothing more

to others and maintained a measured distance from everyone aro

he was the first to speak. "Braden mentioned th

before answering. "Yes. I wo

rek remarked in a mild tone. "Still, Sdrolen is a highly compe

replied softly. "I like what I

ir exchange ca

den grow up, with the younger man trailing after him so often that the

al media personalities. They tended to share the same striking looks and care

nd ways to ingratiate themselves with Derek. Beneath their polite smile

r, appeared ent

gage him in conversation and seemed p

r anyone's approval. He had agreed to meet Braden's latest girlfriend only because the Ashton fa

done exac

the cigarette packet beside

n seemed pleasant enoug

cked away from the main road. Since vehicles could not enter the narrow passage leading to the proper

ered no o

ly hurt her leg, forcing her to limp as she retrieved her suitcase f

how slender she was. Perhap

something in the way she carried herself suggeste

woman to mind, someone from his distant pa

her right cheek. After a brief silence, he reached into his pocket and prod

to contact me." His offer was polite, though the distance in his to

ated before a

n. Nevertheless, refusing the card would only invi

a final nod, then turned away and drag

re with his eyes until she vanished from sight. Even aft

rang a mom

the faint trace of contemplation disappearing as

.

to the condo. By the time she had unpacked her belongings and arranged

as affectionate, and his voice held the warmth she had grown accustomed to.

ready getting late, so I'll go to the company to

t allow me to come over and see you. You'll h

had never approved of his relationship with Allison. He depended heavily on his sister a

ther for a full year, he and Allison h

hat his complaints might put his girlfriend in a bad mood. He quickly changed

urning his words over in her mind before finally asking in a