Playing The Billionaire's Revenge Queen
Emilia stood in the doorway, dressed in a simple cream blouse, her hair pulled back, her expression calm in a way that made my chest tighten.
"Emilia," I said quietly, stepping toward her. "You don't owe this woman a single second of your time."
"I know." Her eyes met mine, steady, unflinching. "But I need to hear whatever she came here to offer. I need to know exactly how far they're willing to go."
Everything in me wanted to refuse on her behalf, to throw Eleanor Whitmore out of my building and slam the door behind her. But I remembered the gala, the way Emilia had stood in that ballroom and taken back her own life without asking permission from anyone, and I stepped aside.