Your Gold Digger is Actually A True Heiress by Vera Fiore

Chapter 78

The inn had photographers specifically for tourists, charging ten euros per photo.

Thalia found a photographer to help them. “Would you mind terribly using our camera instead?”

The photographer took the camera Thalia handed him and looked at it with undisguised admiration. “Good heavens, you’re proper enthusiasts, aren’t you? This camera is rather dear. I’ve been eyeing one myself, but couldn’t quite justify the expense.”

Thalia smiled. “Just a hobby, really.”

The photographer grinned cheerfully. “This is my dream camera! I’ll be sure to take several splendid shots for you.”

Thalia smiled politely. “You’re too kind.”

“Right then, stand just here, if you would. This angle is absolutely perfect–you’ll capture the mountains in the background.”

The photographer directed their positioning and helpfully suggested poses. “Sir, could you move slightly -to the left? Yes, that’s it, precisely there. Miss, if you could lift your chin just a touch. Perfect, just like that.”

As he took the photos, the photographer kept marvelling: “What remarkable craftsmanship! The resolution is utterly extraordinary! Quality truly does have its price, doesn’t it? I simply must save up for one of these!”

“Now, let’s try another pose, shall we?”

The photographer looked up from behind the camera and smiled at Asher, speaking with easy familiarity. “You and your girlfriend are extraordinarily photogenic, like film stars really. I feel as though even my casual shots could grace a magazine cover.”

Asher was in excellent spirits today and, quite uncharacteristically, engaged with the stranger. “Most kind of you to say.”

His gaze drifted to Drake standing behind the photographer, his face dark as thunderclouds. Asher flashed a victor’s smile, tightening his arm around Thalia’s waist, his fingers splaying possessively across her hip as he drew her closer, his mood brightening considerably.

Drake watched the affectionate couple with a grim expression, his heart constricting painfully.

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Unable to bear the self–inflicted torture any longer, he turned and descended the stairs.

Asher’s lips curved upward in unmistakable satisfaction.

The photographer, handling his dream camera for the first time, was reluctant to part with it, enthusiastically taking dozens of photos.

Half an hour later, the photographer reluctantly returned the camera to Asher.

“I’ll only charge you for two photos, sir. The rest are complementary–my way of thanking you for letting me experience this magnificent piece of equipment.”

Asher turned on the camera to browse through the photos. “You’ve been rather generous with your

shots.”

“Let me see, darling,” Thalia leaned in close, her body pressed against Asher’s side as she peered at the screen. “Your photography skills are truly impressive–these photos are absolutely gorgeous.”

proper amount. You’re running a

abashed at

photo wasn’t inexpensive, and few visitors were willing to pay such

this couple allowed him to use their superior equipment rather than his own, but they’d initially asked for ten photos, and in his

wouldn’t be right–it would be utterly excessive. He couldn’t fleece them just because

to have means.

not necessary. I’ve taken forty or fifty photos for you. If I charged the full rate,

presented his PayPal details.

completed the transaction on his phone.

moment later, the photographer received a payment notification for five hundred euros. His eyes widened.

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replied calmly, putting away his phone.

and delighted. This gentleman was truly generous! What an extraordinary stroke of luck to encounter such benevolent people

your help. Consider it

Thank you, thank you.” The photographer bowed repeatedly in gratitude.

“How very kind.”

the nearby market, where Thalia purchased numerous local handcrafted items to give

fell heavily outside, silent and

By the window.

fell like raindrops, gentle yet insistent against her heated

her senses overwhelmed by his touch.

of condensation on the floor–to–ceiling windows. Thalia’s hands pressed against the glass, leaving two distinct handprints

behind.

Afterward.

body felt deliciously languid, too

she murmured, her voice

Thalia in his arms and carried her toward the bathroom. “What in the

being by my side, for giving me such singular devotion, for allowing me

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he had always unhesitatingly chosen her, stood firmly on

side.

with emotion. “Do you know, Asher, you’re so

mentioning Drake, merely asking

had carried Thalia into the

the

running hot water, his

he did so.

her. “To be precise, you and Drake are entirely different in my heart. Although I dated Drake before, I never felt possessive of him, nor did I

bath and joined her in the tub,

took a washcloth, dampened it, and gently began washing Thalia’s silky skin, his touch lingering

curved upward, his eyes brightening with desire. “How intense is this

say? I want to hide you away for myself

can have