Heart, Love, and Money

Metropolitan Hotel glittered with crystal chandeliers and polished marble floors. Men in tailored suits and women draped in designer gowns

utching an invite her friend had ins

faces from magazine covers but felt invisible among the crowd. She was here to make connections and hop

abstract swirl of reds and golds, striking in its simplicity yet evocative emoti

nk of it?" his d

th piercing blue eyes and a composed demeanor. There was a quie

f hair behind her ear. "It's... beautif

mile. "Interesting interpretation."

iness articles-a self-made billionaire, known for his ruthless acquisi

, shaking his hand. His gri

as if testing how her name s

self-conscious. "Though not one

"Every great artist starts somewhere. A

e in his tone. Before she could respond, someone called his name from across the room. Alexan

ing you, Emily. I hope

after him, her heart racing. The brief encounter left her both intrigued and unsettled. Who wa

conversations around her all blurred together. She didn't know it yet, but her chance encounter with Alexander