SHE HIRED A STRANGER FROM A DATING APP TO STOP HER CLASSMATES FROM HUMILIATING HER—BUT WHEN THE BILLIONAIRE TOOK HER HAND, THE WHOLE REUNION TURNED INTO A NIGHT THEY WOULD NEVER FORGET

dropped the names of neighborhoods where she owned property. Both attempts slid off the table untouched.

Alejandro answered neither.

You did.

“I still live where my rent gets paid on time,” you said. “It’s worked out well for me.”

Preston coughed into his napkin to hide a smile.

Valeria’s eyes flashed.

For all her money, she still could not stand being denied continue reading …