Married a Secret Billionaire by Breaking Wave

When Lena turned her head to look, she spotted a man approaching with a mischievous smirk.

"Mr. Chriss?"

He grinned. "Sorry, I accidentally overheard your conversation with Madam Fleur... Or should I say your future mother-in-law?"

"Nah," she flatly replied, discreetly slipping the large diamond ring into her pocket.

"It's not often you see such a huge diamond ring!" He approached. "Look at the color and style. She must have spent a fortune!"

"I told you it's not happening! Are you done?"

Elijah smiled even wider upon seeing her blush. He had been discussing business with a client and had witnessed the mother-and-daughter-in-law drama after the meeting.

Lena pouted and attempted to leave, but Elijah stopped her. "Don't leave just yet! I need to talk to you."

"What's up?"

He didn't beat around the bush. "I'm leaving the Thompson Group to start my own business. I need an assistant. Will you help me?"

"Me?" Lena was taken aback, thinking he was joking.

However, his serious demeanor indicated otherwise.

"You're someone I can trust," Elijah explained. "I am starting from scratch and need a reliable partner."

"But I..."

"What? You're concerned about Ms. Pamela?" He chuckled. "She's not your blood sister, so why do you care so much? Also, what's your status when you're with the Thompsons?"

Lena remained silent, avoiding eye contact.

He pointed in the direction Fleur had gone. "She... doesn't seem to like you, right?"

"I never wanted her

bit insincere," Elijah said. "She's Chris' mom. Don't you care about

glared at

could never

rendered him speechless previously. Now, he was returning the

smile and looked at her seriously. "Wealthy women like her have one criterion when choosing a daughter-in-law: she must marry within their social class. You need your own business, at least. But starting from scratch is tough. I have

head. "I'll never

her competition!" he retorted.

raised her eyebrows. "What do you do,

I'll lay it all out. I'm involved in charity work, and I thought you might be

he said was accurate. Lena might appear aloof, but she was genuinely passionate about the things she cared about,

asked, "Why are you doing

shrugged. "It's a selfish move on my part. I'm doing this to garner support for his political

was assisting her family. Why was he so invested in

waved his hand. "So, are you in? If you agree, I'll reserve a classroom for you in the new school. You can bring the kids from the mountain. How does that

smiled suddenly. "You've thought this through. Are you using the kids to boost your father-in-law's

Elijah said nothing.

your motives, this project could be a great opportunity for

"And?"

"So, I'll consider it."

on his hips. "I thought you were

you think I should discuss

He smiled.

and glared at him again before hurrying

Mr. Hamerton! Talk it out as much as you want,

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everything to Chris. She was earnest, and

patted her head and smiled warmly. "I

"What?"

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