Unmaking The Billionaire's Dark Soul

lowed were suppos

street musician lost in his melody, an elderly couple sharing a quiet moment over wine, the golden glow of the Seine at su

ering, slipping through the cr

im everyw

ad mastered control. On the steps of the Palais Garnier, walking alongside his sister, Isabelle, their hushed conversation laced with tensi

s itself refused

hated that part of

ring of

ive gallery event in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. The exhibition was hosted

inside when she felt

ooth voice

suit, his dark hair neatly styled. He was effortlessly

" he said wit

ow I can't resist

gaze thoughtful. "And yet, I sense s

out a small laugh. "You alwa

of champagne, and she accepted, allowing him

w faces but kept to herself, letting Antoine steer the conversation. He spoke about the featu

herself in the momen

res

r weight

head, and her

associates. He was dressed in a sleek black suit, his posture relaxed yet commanding. Even from a di

-he look

t, the entire r

llery. No exhib

the unspoken history

anor, followed her gaze. His lips curv

rmured. "So

out of her t

es flicking back to Nathaniel. "Leclair. I

owed. "We

et chuckle. "Cou

. He moved with the kind of precision that made Eva's pulse qu

dding at Antoine before shifting his gaze

on her glass. "You do s

, interest flickering across his f

"I need to speak with

er a teasing nudge. "Don't keep h

d and toward a quieter section of

crossed her arms. "What

readable. "You'

ng you? You think I have the time

think.

but no words came. B

dn't exist. Pretending their histor

voice lower now. "You don't have

ot run

hen why does it look like yo

ous. We don't owe each other anything, Nathaniel. Whate

ched, but he

et's just... stay out

her, something unreadable flickering in

's what

was

ouldn't a

and walked away, ignoring the hea

anted

ted as she stepped out of the galle

t down the steps when

derstood wh

eath h

ng nearby, her sharp features softened onl

, poised, and fiercely loyal to her family. But there

cl

or no reason," Ev

her head. "The

allowe

hat things had become too complicated, that the weight of i

unds never

mile. "Some things are

before sighing. "You should know-Nathan

ted. "Neit

en maybe you should stop trea

le turned and walked away, disap

e, the weight of the conversat

so long runnin

past wasn't done