My Accidental Husband is a Billionaire

Keira instantly pieced things together.

From the story Ellie had shared and the bits of conversation they overheard, it became obvious—Darien had been putting on this whole "rich playboy" act all along. But the truth was, all of Darien's money came from Ellie.

And that so-called commoner girlfriend of his? She had no clue about any of it and actually believed Darien had made it big on his own.

Why was Ellie always around Darien? Well, Darien had told his girlfriend that Ellie was just the daughter of one of his family's servants.

Keira let out a sarcastic laugh, realizing just how brazen this man was. She had never seen anyone with skin this thick in her life.

The rest of the group, each sharp in their own way, caught on as well when Keira scoffed, finally grasping what was going on.

Erin's eyes went wide in disbelief.

Ryan furrowed his brows and looked at Ellie, stunned at how thoroughly his sister had been taken advantage of.

His lips tightened as he stayed quiet.

Ellie, still in shock, turned to Darien and asked, "Did you really tell her that? I mean, I thought—"

Before she could finish, Darien shot up and cut her off, "Why are you here, Ellie? Whatever it is, let's talk outside."

He casually patted Mollie on the shoulder to calm her down before walking over to Ellie, his eyes darting to the people behind her.

He could tell right away that they all came from money. Just like Ellie, they were probably clueless, privileged, rich kids who spent their time goofing off. Without missing a beat, Darien grabbed Ellie's arm and pulled her to the side, lowering his voice. "Why did you come here? And what were you about to say?"

Tears welled up in Ellie's eyes. "Why did you tell your girlfriend I'm the daughter of one of your servants?"

Darien sighed. "I didn't want her to find out about us. If she knew, she'd call you a homewrecker. Ellie, I'm sorry. I know it's not fair to you, but I didn't want people bad-mouthing you."

to the floor, her

the way over, Erin hadn't stopped talking in the car, saying things

this

he always had a way of twisting things to make it impossible

his girlfriend and Ellie… well, she

"Fine, I won't ask about

eyebrow. "What? Where's this coming from? The accident? Why would I set that up? Mollie already told you she was behind it. Did something happen to you? Ellie, I'm sorry if Mollie's actions hurt you. She's from a small town; she doesn't always

at him, stunned. Her lips quivered as she quietly said, "Do

could she have done? Bribe your maid to

like it was

tampered with my brakes. I almost died in

arm tighter. "Are you serious? You're okay, right? Ellie, you

concern for her, Ellie felt a surge of emotion, and her eyes reddened. "I'm fine, someone saved me, but

sighed in relief. "Thank God you're okay. If something

knew you didn't plan this… I knew you wouldn't let something like that happen

course not. I love you, Ellie. You have to know that. Remember when you were in that accident years ago? I

voice was smooth and hypnotic, and Ellie couldn't help but believe

filled her eyes. "I

it

it wasn't

with satisfaction. It was always so easy to manipulate girls like Ellie. These rich, sheltered girls had no clue how the real world worked. All it took

had died, the insurance payout would have set

to pretend to be a trust-fund kid anymore. He'd actually

more maxing out Ellie's credit cards, pretending to be wealthy while

then casually asked, "Ellie, do you have any money on you? Mollie's been acting out lately, and I

head. "My brother took all my money to invest for me. I only have my credit cards left.