My Accidental Husband is a Billionaire

At the mention of this, a flicker of panic flashed across Darien's face.

Next to him, Mollie shot him a hesitant look.

Her friends, however, began exchanging glances between Darien and Ellie.

One of them asked, "Mollie, what's going on here? Is your boyfriend faking this rich kid act?"

Mollie immediately turned to Darien, her tone sharp. "That's impossible! Darien, are you going to let the servant's daughter talk to you like that? She's totally out of line!"

Darien shot up from his seat, storming over to Ellie. He grabbed her arm roughly. "Ellie Cobb, have you had enough?"

Ellie jerked her arm free.

Keira and Erin took a step forward, ready to help, but Ryan stopped them.

Ryan simply said, "The Cobb family doesn't need anyone to fight their battles."

Keira rolled her eyes. "Fine, if that's how the Cobbs handle things. But we're still going to have a nice little chat with Darien later."

So, the group stood by, watching the scene unfold.

Darien, seeing Ellie pull away, scoffed. "Stay if you want, just don't get in my way."

With that, he turned to Mollie.

always quick on her feet, flashed a sly smile. "Darien, it's busy in here today, huh? Since this is your family's bar, I noticed the staff

shot Darien a cold look. "Your

second, but he grabbed her arm again, lowering his voice to hiss, "Stop wasting time. Just get the

her eyes wide with disbelief. "Isn't this bar owned by your

businesses. It's technically under

status and avoided most business dealings,

boss was. Whenever Ellie came here, no one dared charge

of course, loved bringing people here

exchanged looks, both thinking how shameless Darien really was. Using someone

how she'd deal with Darien or how she

look before letting out a soft laugh. There was bitterness, disappointment, and then… a touch of relief, like she'd just realized something important.

heiress is

asked, "What do you

Is she seriously going to

Ryan stayed silent.

could say anything else, Keira grinned and said, "Hold on.

bit her

question hung in the air, and Darien, ever smug,

really was pathetic, wasn't

she was

a hand dismissively. "Just bring us

raised an eyebrow. "There are two bottles of