Engagement To My Billionaire Ceo

pages of a history book. Theo sat in the backseat, his face pressed against the window, his wide eyes taking in the sights of colonial-style buildings, quaint store

vie!" Theo's voice was filled with w

e glowing with excitement. He was clutching his favorite teddy bear, a worn-out compan

ined it-massive, dark, and a little bit intimidating. Its intricate Gothic architecture loomed over the landscape like a silent sentinel. Th

ed like skeletal fingers toward the sky. Snow covered the ground in patches, the remnan

ving now?" Theo asked,

d, forcing enthusiasm into my tone.

under the tires breaking the eerie silence. Theo hopped out before I could even

g my purse and the folder of doc

reath, I pushed them open, and the musty scent of aged wood and forgotten memories washed over me. The interior was just as grand as th

tched out like an airplane. "This pl

nearby table. "Let's get settled first

ets, the walls faded and peeling, and the air thick with the weight of forgotten stories. But benea

life. After years of struggling to make ends meet, after losing Theo's father to the kind of

Leigh

ve stepped out of a magazine-tall, broad-shouldered, and dressed in a tailored black coat that screamed wealth and power

, extending a hand. "You

aze flicked to Theo, who was now tryin

on, I p

opping my hand awkwa

line, and he nodded curtly. "I wasn't aware

ce. "Theo is part of my life. And since I was hired to restore this manor, he

by my boldness, though his expression remai

oing through the cavernous space. I glanced at Theo, who w

ay?" I whispere

we passed room after room, I couldn't help but marvel at the sheer scale of the place. It

on't believe this project is worth the effort. The manor is beyond saving. Bu

ched into fists. "Why did you agree t

mentality has a way of clouding judgment, and I prefer to deal in facts.

nd, Theo tugged on m

face covered in a thick layer of dust. I knelt beside him, bru

id softly, running my

unreadable. For a moment, the tension in the room

inally. "I've arranged for your living quarters to be set up

way, his presence leaving

ing and turned to Theo. "What do you think, kid

Gideon's frosty demeanor. "Yeah! Can

g his hair. "But first, let

thorn was more than just a skeptic. There was something guarded about him, somethin

ked at Theo's excited face and the grandeur surrounding us, I knew one thing for certain: this was t