My Accidental Husband is a Billionaire

Darien was stunned.

He looked at Ellie in disbelief, unable to process the fact that she wasn't going to help him. His voice rose, "Ellie, what game are you playing?"

Ellie's cold gaze never wavered. She said nothing.

Beside them, Mollie looked confused, glancing between Ellie and Darien. She asked cautiously, "Darien, what's going on?"

Before he could answer, Ellie laughed. "What's going on? Still don't get it? Your 'rich boy' here is nothing but a fraud! He saved my life once, so I gave him money, but you really thought he was some kind of heir? Let me tell you…"

She stepped closer to Mollie. "He's unemployed, has no income, and his parents? They're farmers who used every penny they had to put him through college."

Mollie was dumbfounded. "No way… that can't be true!"

Seeing her disbelief, Ellie scoffed.

Darien couldn't hold it in any longer. "Ellie, that's enough! If you keep this up, I'll never forgive you!"

Ellie's voice was icy. "Forgive me for what? What have I done wrong? I'm just done giving you money, Darien."

"How could you do this to me?!"

Ellie stared him down. "When you bribed my maid and tampered with my car, did you stop to think why I'd turn my back on you?"

Darien was shocked. "You knew? No, it wasn't me, it was Mollie—"

Ellie found his reaction laughable.

might have fallen for this same

have been so blind, trusting this man so much, believing every lie etched into

to think he was someone special, but

smirked at him. "Stop lying, Darien. Just

immediately tightened his grip on Darien's wrist.

Darien's wrist, causing him to yelp

I'll pay!

"Then show me

only twenty grand here, and it's been maxed out. You still owe us over three hundred

his card, a cold smile playing

was pathetic, really. She had even put money into his account to

was clear as

Ellie. "Ellie, please. I'm sorry, I really

Ellie's expression didn't change.

on pistachios, suddenly looking concerned. She whispered to Keira, "You think she's gonna fall for that 'I'm sorry'

how well she knew Ellie to

have fallen for him for three and a half years? Especially under the delusion that she'd been the "other

blinded by love

he had an opinion, but instead,

cleared her

away, Ryan stepped forward, entering her view again. He gently toyed with the beads on his wrist, his voice calm as ever.

"Pay up."

the

frantic. "I—I don't have any