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 is kind of short-handed. Why don't we put her

Darien a cold look.

voice to hiss, "Stop wasting time. Just get the drinks already.

to Ryan, her eyes wide with

"The Cobbs don't run businesses. It's technically under the Gill

most business dealings, with the Gill family acting as their

was. Whenever Ellie came here, no one dared charge her for anything. Most things went

of course, loved bringing people here since he

shameless Darien really was. Using someone else's bar and trying to kick out the owner? The

to Ellie, waiting to see how she'd deal with Darien or how she

long look before letting out a soft laugh. There was bitterness, disappointment, and then… a touch

heiress is

calmly asked, "What do

confusion. "Wait, what? Is she

Ryan stayed silent.

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

her tongue and

hung in the air, and Darien, ever smug, let out a

was pathetic, wasn't

and she was already

waved a hand dismissively.

eyebrow. "There are two bottles of Romanée-Conti