My Accidental Husband is a Billionaire

Gavin looked completely thrown off as he turned to Selena. "Did you take the house deed with you today?"

He suddenly remembered seeing someone earlier, sneaking around and talking to her. His brows furrowed in suspicion. "That guy you were talking to—he wasn't asking for directions, was he? Were you trying to mortgage the house?"

Selena swallowed nervously. "I... I wasn't..."

"Wasn't what?" Ryan let out a cold laugh, his gaze cutting toward her. "Our family might stay under the radar, but here in Clance, not many people are brave enough to cross us. You tried to mortgage the house, and I found out within hours."

Ryan wasn't exaggerating. The second someone sees the Cobb name on a property deed, he would be informed. That house belonged to Gavin, and if anyone tried to mortgage or sell it without him personally handling the deal, they'd definitely inform the Cobbs first.

Ryan fixed his eyes on Selena. "Why'd you try to mortgage the house?"

Gavin turned to her, too. "Why would you do that? I told you yesterday I'd handle selling it! If you go through a mortgage, they'll lowball you."

Selena looked down. "The two million you gave me... I put it into an investment account, and I can't pull it out right now. I thought I could use the house as collateral… You said we needed money fast, so I figured a loan would be quicker than selling."

"Then why didn't you tell Gavin?" Ryan asked, his voice cool but curious.

He couldn't quite understand why she'd sneak around like this. Gavin was ready to sell the house for her medical bills, but she went behind his back to mortgage it. Was she worried he'd be too sentimental about letting it go?

Selena bit her lip. "I didn't want Gavin to feel embarrassed. And selling a house is a big deal—it's the home his parents left us. If we sold it, wouldn't that feel like we're letting them down? But if we just mortgage it, we could pay off the loan later and get it back..."

Gavin squeezed her hand. "Selena, I had no idea you were that

buying it. He knew something was off. He wasn't particularly fond of Selena, but since Gavin loved her and

to, his instincts told him there was more

of pressing further, Ryan turned to Gavin. "If you needed money, why didn't you just come to

table. "How much do you need? I'll take care of the hospital bills. As for the deed, I'll hang onto it for safekeeping. This is

eyes welled up

estate, becoming

him like

his position in the family and had been trying not to burden them with

I... with everything going on, the

us, you'll never have to worry about money. You shouldn't be stressing about this," Ryan said, clapping him on the shoulder. He shot a sharp

Ryan turned and

gratitude, blinked back

on the other hand, stared at the deed in Ryan's

every dollar she spent was going to be tracked... Ryan was making sure Selena couldn't move any money

And that deed…

would get everything. The house

would cost twenty million