My Accidental Husband is a Billionaire

Gavin looked completely thrown off as he turned to Selena. "Did you take the house deed with you today?"

He suddenly remembered seeing someone earlier, sneaking around and talking to her. His brows furrowed in suspicion. "That guy you were talking to—he wasn't asking for directions, was he? Were you trying to mortgage the house?"

Selena swallowed nervously. "I... I wasn't..."

"Wasn't what?" Ryan let out a cold laugh, his gaze cutting toward her. "Our family might stay under the radar, but here in Clance, not many people are brave enough to cross us. You tried to mortgage the house, and I found out within hours."

Ryan wasn't exaggerating. The second someone sees the Cobb name on a property deed, he would be informed. That house belonged to Gavin, and if anyone tried to mortgage or sell it without him personally handling the deal, they'd definitely inform the Cobbs first.

Ryan fixed his eyes on Selena. "Why'd you try to mortgage the house?"

Gavin turned to her, too. "Why would you do that? I told you yesterday I'd handle selling it! If you go through a mortgage, they'll lowball you."

Selena looked down. "The two million you gave me... I put it into an investment account, and I can't pull it out right now. I thought I could use the house as collateral… You said we needed money fast, so I figured a loan would be quicker than selling."

"Then why didn't you tell Gavin?" Ryan asked, his voice cool but curious.

He couldn't quite understand why she'd sneak around like this. Gavin was ready to sell the house for her medical bills, but she went behind his back to mortgage it. Was she worried he'd be too sentimental about letting it go?

Selena bit her lip. "I didn't want Gavin to feel embarrassed. And selling a house is a big deal—it's the home his parents left us. If we sold it, wouldn't that feel like we're letting them down? But if we just mortgage it, we could pay off the loan later and get it back..."

squeezed her hand. "Selena,

was off. He wasn't particularly fond of Selena, but since Gavin loved her

to, his instincts

Ryan turned to Gavin. "If you needed money, why didn't you just come to me? There's no need to

do you need? I'll take care of the hospital bills. As for the deed, I'll hang onto it for

welled up

was a child, and he'd grown up at the family estate,

had always treated him like a

the family and had been trying not to

"Ryan, it's just... Selena and I... with everything going on, the treatments are expensive,

about money. You shouldn't be stressing about this," Ryan

Ryan turned and

with gratitude, blinked

stared at the deed in Ryan's hand, her fists clenched

every dollar she spent was going to be tracked... Ryan was making sure Selena couldn't

And that deed…

Gavin died, Ryan would get everything. The

treatment would