The Snared Billionaire (...The Money, Love & Crime)

of him, appreciating the aesthetic creativity in his artwork. It was indeed

inder of how far he was from the wealth

s envy for those who had everything he desi

utting through the heavy silence of the room. "Davis

s, and it certainly didn't grant him the life he believed he deserved. Lillia

fame, things that Lillian, with her simple dre

still staring out at the

shifted over the past few months. Their relationship, once built on dreams

ts, through his half-baked business ideas and

t like she was losing him, like his dreams were detaching him

o sit beside him, resting her hand gently on his arm. "It's glaring; thi

within him. Davis didn't want to hold on. He wanted to escape-to

nder if you see what's happening. We're stuck. I'm stuck. I'm tired of sc

ut he pulled it away, standing up abruptly. "I don't wan

room. "What do you mean? We've been through hard tim

a new path, one that Lillian didn't know about. His interest in Ms. Sophie had given him a glimpse

idn't matter. What mattered was that she was his ticket to the life he craved, even if it meant betraying

the first time. "I aspired beyond what we have. I have to act smarter, not the guy who'

tone. "Davis, where is this coming from? I don't care about wealth

ith the bitterness that had been building for months. "You don't care about success, and

red beyond what they had, but she less imagined that he would blame her for his fate. Tears welled

he asked, her voice wavering slightly. "Are you saying

s. He wasn't ready to end things with Lillian-not yet, at least. It slippe

their situation; he was unable to unravel the complexity,

voice softening but still uncertain. "It just

emained calm, trying to keep her composure. "I don't understand. We've

iscretion, running a hand through his hair, feeling

his plans to use Sophie's money to fund their dreams. Not yet. Lillian was the one piec

long," he murmured, swaying avoiding her ga

her mind spinning with confusion and heartbreak. The man she loved, the man she had committ

. The more distance he put between himself and Lillian,

thing would fall into place. He could take care of Lillian and give he

g Lillian alone with her thoughts; Davis couldn't shake the f

ard a future filled with promise, he convinc