a
ble doors behind us finally cut
ace, out of sight from the lights. The night air felt cool
I grabbed the heavy platinum band on my left hand, y
d?" I hissed in a panicked whisper.
his hands into his trouser pockets, shoulders relaxed
is voice smooth and low. "And by the look on
cold diamond ring into his fingers. "I hired a fake fiancé for three hours! I didn't hire a man to
ght away. He looked down at the ri
e diamond into his blazer pocket. "Lina proved she wasn't worth it. You, on the
yway? What if we had actually ruined his wedding? You bar
stepped closer, his presence soli
. "And if there's one thing I can't stand, Gabby, it's a man who disrespects a woman and thi
He hadn't just done this for a scene-he had done
ring from a man I met three hours ago," I said
t with shaking fingers, and took out the white envelope with
ng Joel look like an idiot. Thank you for standin
faint expression crossed his face before he took it. He d
our debts, don't
p back to put space between us. "I'm
ab
ye, Na
gainst my legs. My left hand felt strangely light without the heavy diamond. I didn't look back. I cou
it sidewalk of Fifth Avenue, I leaned against the co
gave him the ring back, Joel is crushed, you still ha
ted hard again
nd again. A rapid, frantic series
y phone, figuring Khloe was calling
asn't ju
tions. Banners kept flashing across
d Calls
xts fr
lls from Unk
gram Direc
r. I opened my text t
BBY WHAT THE ACTUAL
HE PHONE RIGHT NOW OR I AM
E THIS IS A PHOTOSHOPPED
HED LINK: ManhattanElite
. A cold, uneasy feeling settl
A huge, bold headline in fi
MARKET! MYSTERY CRIMSON BEAUTY CRASHES VA
-definition photo taken inside the b
alm intensity as he slid that oval diamond onto my finger. I stood above
. My vision blur
n...
ropped the phone. I opened a new ta
l Vanny (Age 31) - CEO & Principal
et Worth: $
st, and sole heir to the Vanny Family Dynasty
eemed to tilt
a thousand bucks in cash to pretend to be my date. The man who had calmly dropped
erful billionaire bachelo
. A text from Joel fl
Do you have any idea what you've done to my
my numb fingers and cla
ward the dark gates of the estate down the block
o?" I whispered to
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