the billionaire heartbeat

crafted almost to perfection,

overlooked the busy city of Ma

om all over the world: one-of

lptures that spoke of exclusivit

h, physical reminders of every

that made his way t

t fortress, built to leach the wo

dows with a sweeping view of Ne

is day-to-day was a carousel, hi

he same circle as Manhattan's e

y few people really knew him, a

o stay that way. His armor was h

re to tear it off to dismiss any

ining wealth a

was so far removed from the o

t. She rented a little modest a

of Manhattan. Secondhand furni

er years. John's world was orga

atched, treasured items, now

eled by something quite diffe

ndi

hat worked with homeless famil

ob training workshops. At times

stretching limited funds, and

s not about her things, the ne

arents or the families whose n

ing to make ends meet and witho

mething John's world ju

to cross like two opposing for

heir true purpose, and you knew

warmth, Emma's sense of purpose,

d more in their world than tha

t seem to need what he had. She

confused him an

t a reflection, who he'd never c

hallenge his beliefs or even to h

ere he questioned exactly why h

at all. He thought maybe he'd

lly no more to life than those

net

r, of John. Success was a weap

she had always clung to as q

tilated through contentment.

when there were people still a

o stay away but she was attracte

vulnerable, something she

urious at first, and not admire

d her feelings changed. In her

rtent authenticity. He wasn't a

er to his wealth as others are

o

metimes, impossibly, differen

at little and be okay; Emma did

mmunity, compassion for profit

wn into his world, success, the

to make a difference on a mass

orld that she would risk every

d of success entirely new to E

vacuousness went along with it.

at money would solve every pro

ngs, in power, in the ability

whom there

insistent challenge to his val

whatever, every time. They frust

the other to differ in seeing li

ash of assets could never meld th

ed them to remember where the

r suppose

ents, they couldn't untangle w

ity, wondering what all that he

him. Their worlds were opposit

ed of something neither could b