The Billionaire's Private Arrangement
Gregory leaned back, stretching one arm across the bench’s backrest, his posture deceptively relaxed.
“You remind me of someone,” he said suddenly. “A girl I knew when I was younger. Pretty. Quiet. Everyone underestimated her. But she had a steel spine.” He chuckled softly, a sound that carried no warmth. “She married a man richer than me. But do you know what happened to her?”
Evelyn shook her head, pulse quickening.
“She broke,” Gregory said simply. “Under the weight of expectation. Under the pressure of being more than she was meant to be. A tragedy.”