married for show
"Lovely event."
"Only the best for the Riviera," Julian chuckled, his eyes locking onto Ruby. "And this must be the new Mrs. Ray. The lovely Ruby Bells. Or... should I say, the savior of Bells Oil?" He took her hand, kissing the back of it for a second too long. "The news of your father's sudden financial collapse reached all the way to France, darling. I must say, Alexander, I didn't think you were the charitable type to take on a charity case as a wife."
A deadly fury flared in my gut. My jaw clenched so hard my teeth ached. I stepped forward to put Julian in his place, but before I could utter a single word, Ruby smoothly stepped into my line of sight.