Darien's smirk deepened as he glanced at Ellie. "$336,000... sure you can handle that?"

Even among trust-fund kids, it was rare for anyone to throw around that kind of money so casually. Both Ryan and Ellie had never been the type to flaunt wealth; their family always believed in keeping a low profile. Unlike most of the business elites, they didn't enjoy showing off in public, which was why Darien had no clue about Ellie's real background. In his eyes, Ellie was just another rich girl—decent money, but nothing extraordinary. Sure, she had a nice car, but even that wasn't particularly impressive by his standards.

What irked him most was her frugal tab—always keeping it under two hundred grand while the real players around here dropped millions like it was nothing. He scoffed at the thought.

Mollie chimed in, her voice dripping with disdain. "Of course we're sure! What's with all the questions? Maybe that's a fortune to you but to Darien? That's just pocket change."

"Yeah, seriously! Why's she acting so high and mighty, anyway?"

"Get moving already, would you? Darien's made his call, and you're just standing there like a fool!"

Ellie's eyes stayed locked on Darien, unwavering.

He waved her off. "Go ahead."

Ellie gave a slow nod. "Alright then, just remember—you asked for it."

She turned and strode confidently toward the bar, her steps firm, though there was a haunting sense of finality in the air. It was like watching someone walking into the storm. Reaching the bar, she leaned over and spoke to the manager. "Open up those two bottles from the reserve for them."

The manager blinked in surprise. "Miss Cobb, are you sure? Your credit limit is set at two hundred thousand…"

The wine was exquisite, but there weren't only two bottles in stock. It was just that Ellie's personal tab couldn't exceed the limit.

manager

a dry laugh. "Who said it's going on my

hesitated.

"Whoever orders, pays. Simple as

His face lit up

family in status, but every time she brought Darien here, the guy acted like a big shot, only to stick Ellie with the

the boss's daughter, and instead of appreciating it, he'd treat her like a servant. Well, today, it looked like he was in

bottles, personally escorting them back to the

ready. Would you like me to pour it

nodded smugly.

forward to pour the wine, but Darien raised his hand to

No, let her do it," he said, pointing at

fell deathly

stared at Darien, incredulous. Was this a

second she looked at his smug face. How had

snorted. "Darien,

wrong with it? You should be honored

high-class. Maybe the price is scaring you—afraid you'll

why are you keeping her around? Just get rid of her

and he looked back at

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