My Accidental Husband is a Billionaire

"Come on, just say it! We're all hanging here waiting for you."

Erin prodded impatiently when no one spoke up.

Ryan stayed silent.

Erin turned her attention to Ellie instead. "Oh, for crying out loud, if he won't talk, you spill the beans! What's the deal? Did you run into some jerk? Are there any messy love triangles going on? We're all friends here, nothing to hide, right?"

Ryan and Lewis exchanged confused glances, clearly ignored.

Oddly enough, Erin's directness made Ellie feel a bit lighter. She realized, why was she the one feeling bad? She wasn't the one who messed up.

She began, "I had a boyfriend... well, not really a boyfriend. More like someone I was interested in. He paid off my housekeeper to try and kill me because I've got a life insurance policy, and he's the beneficiary."

Erin bit into a pistachio. "Wait, hold on. This guy you're just into... and you made him the beneficiary of your life insurance? Girl, you're acting like a total simp."

Ellie blinked, taken aback. That word stung more than she expected.

She wanted to argue, but the words didn't come. And the more she thought about it, the more she realized Erin was right.

She looked down at her hands.

"No, seriously, what's going on with you? You're young and gorgeous, and you come from a great family. Why are you throwing yourself at some guy like this?"

Erin pressed on.

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it. A classic trauma bond. PTSD, right? Someone saves

your life yesterday. You're not about to fall in love with her, are you? I

shot her an exasperated look. "Would you stop talking

bad for Lewis over here. He's got to watch out for both

I need to

"Oh no, no

cleared her throat. "I don't like

you'd finally give up on that jerk. But alright, let's

turned back to Ellie. "So you've been simping for this guy, and he turned around and paid your housekeeper to

Ellie nodded.

quickly asked, "Did your

nodded. "Yeah, it's the one I

time did

paused. "I was supposed to leave around 9:30, but someone told me the gate was blocked. I ended up leaving a little later, around 9:55, to check what was going

told you the

"The butler."

looked over at

meaning and quickly

Keira's expression darkened.

even a minute earlier or later, Ryan

too perfect to be

you went downstairs, did