A Billionaire's Exception
I needed this armor because I knew his presence would be disruptive in ways I wasn’t willing to admit.
When he walked in, it was exactly as I remembered: tall, confident, composed, with that aura of inherited power that made people instinctively take notice.
He was immaculately dressed, every inch the billionaire heir, and yet… his eyes found me immediately.
“Ms. Villarreal,” he said smoothly, voice low, deliberate. “I hear you’ve built quite the empire.”
I lifted my chin, meeting his gaze evenly. “I have. Every restaurant, every expansion, every successful launch is my doing. I didn’t inherit it. I built it.”
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