Bound by the Billionaire's inconveniencing demand

her mind. Her father was alright, but there was another thing-her husband ?What husband?. She could ha

not married. To no one. So who might it be? Her thoughts

, he simply walke

med incomprehensible. Her father's health, her split with Ethan, the unexpecte

ned face, and hurried out of the café environment, her heart aching in her chest.

ets. It seemed as though time was escaping her grasp, each moment a harsh reminder that she had

h and shaky. She dashed through the doorway, her eyes franti

bastian, his formidable prese

ound, something fiercer behind his intense eyes with his two large bodyguards behind him. His stare s

sured, as he locked eyes with her in a look

s tone steady yet assertive. "Every cost, every requirement-I've accounted

ed, trying to tell herself that

delve into the inner pocket of his coat. The gentle, nearly unn

a small, velvet box-a movement so gentle, yet intentional

mportance. The lively sounds of the crowd faded, the soft buzz of the air conditioning vanished, and e

n the sparkle of the

ring diamond ring. It reflected the light, glimmerin

her, as composed and assured as us

nearly persuasive, as if he had anticipated this moment. "Marry me

Emily stammered,it came out mo

en care of,his bills are footed and he'd have just enough money to last him his life

ure of what to say or think. This was not true. It couldn'

ed her an escape, a means to flee from everything that was suffocating her-the medical expenses, the unpredictability surro

is not genuine. She coul

nderstood that she had run out of alternatives. She possessed nothing more. No e

blems. Yet there was something more-something that troubled her, some

ing around her while Sebastian awai

She felt the weight of his stare upon her, could perceive the silent v

decline him. She might leave. But what position would that put her in? She would return to the star

e price of

n said, his tone cold, as if he was eager for he

e, to somehow reverse this whole nightmare, yet her hand tr

retched out her hand to him, her finge

ped, "I