Hired a Gigolo, Got a Billionaire

Chapter 718

Renee’s POV

Friday arrived with the taste of a quiet promise.

Well-dressed people.

Calculated lighting.

Glasses that never stayed empty.

Conversations that sounded casual but were really résumés in disguise.

I had received an invitation to an art exhibition in Florentia.

Not one of those small events with half a dozen acquaintances and lukewarm wine.

This was one of those crowded nights full of rich people and expensive drinks, held in a curated gallery that knew how to make its own name sound like a password.

It was always good to go.

My work had been solving my temporary money problem, but beauty and youth have an expiration date.

I wasn’t in the habit of betting everything on a single solution.I had plans. And yes, a rich husband was still at the top of the list.

An excellent option.

the end, the world forgives almost anything when you’re in the right place beside the right man. I went into the living room, where Bella

out tonight,” I said in the

She looked

going to work?”

some

will stay

like she was learning to read the world

to sleep,” I lied with the calm of someone offering a blanket.She accepted the lie the way

Because they need to.

on time and

Nothing excessive.

eight.Bath at nine.Bed

crouched down, smoothed Bella’s hair, and kissed

the problem in our lives

keys, and left. The drive to Florentia was a road I

curves, the kind of scenery that stays beautiful even when you’re

nearby and

building had that

doors, staff dressed in

Everything clean.

Everything controlled.

the coat check, where a