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.

truth, she might have fallen for this same

this man so much, believing every lie etched into

used to think he was someone special, but now it all

him. "Stop lying, Darien. Just pay the

words, the manager immediately tightened his grip on Darien's wrist. "Mr. Britt, if you don't pay up, you'll be

manager twisted Darien's wrist, causing

I'll pay!

"Then show me the

it through the machine. "There's only twenty grand here, and it's

looked at his card, a cold smile playing

even put money into his account

the irony was clear

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

Ellie's expression didn't change.

a distance, Erin paused from munching on pistachios, suddenly looking concerned. She whispered to Keira, "You think she's gonna fall for that 'I'm

how well she knew Ellie to answer, so she

Ellie had been truly sharp, how could she have fallen for him for three and a half years? Especially under the delusion that she'd

blinded by love was this

an opinion, but instead, she found herself looking at Lewis, who had stepped into her line

cleared her

again. He gently toyed

"Pay up."

through the air, as cold

frantic. "I—I don't have any