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..."

hand. "Selena, I had no idea you were

of Selena, but since

exactly what she was up to, his instincts told

Ryan turned to Gavin. "If you needed money, why

the hospital bills. As for the deed, I'll hang onto it for safekeeping. This is the only thing your parents left you—if you sell

welled up

he'd grown up at the family estate, becoming close to Ryan,

him like a

the family and had been trying not to burden them

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

You shouldn't be stressing about this," Ryan said, clapping him on the shoulder. He shot a sharp look at Selena. "You're part of this

that, Ryan turned and

gratitude, blinked back

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

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

And that deed…

Gavin died, Ryan would get everything. The

would