The Billionaire's Rescue novel · Chapter 19 of 24
Chapter 19: What It Cost
At six I rode the elevator down in my coat, with Agnes behind me in her slippers.
She had said she wasn't letting me go alone, and I hadn't had the strength to say otherwise.
The doorman held the glass door and kept his eyes on the sidewalk.
He looked weary, unable to pretend otherwise any longer.
Torben stood where Margot had said, under the streetlight.
Frost had settled on his shoulders and the top of his shaved head.
His lips were a bad color.
He held a leather folder against his chest with both hands.
"You told me not to ask," he said.
"I did."
"I'm not asking." His voice cracked from the cold. "I'm giving you something. Then I'll go."
He held out the folder.
I opened it with fingers that were already freezing.
The top page was thick and legal, and my name was on it.
"It assigns every dollar of the Stroud paper to a trust," he said. "You're the only trustee."
He swallowed.
"I'm not on it, my fund isn't on it, and nobody can overrule you."
I turned a page.
The rest of this chapter is part of the paid portion of the series. Chapters 1–12 of The Billionaire's Rescue are free to read — start from the beginning, then unlock the rest with coins in the app.
← Chapter 18 · All chapters · Chapter 20 →
Want to keep talking to characters like these? Chat with AI romance characters: AI Boyfriend · AI Girlfriend · Dark Romance · Fantasy Romance · BL (Boys’ Love) · Billionaire Boyfriend · Mafia Boyfriend · Possessive Boyfriend · Hockey Boyfriend · Older Boyfriend · K-Drama Boyfriend · Anime Boyfriend · Vampire Boyfriend · Werewolf Boyfriend · Demon Boyfriend · Fae Romance · GL (Girls’ Love) · Anime Girlfriend · Goth & Alt Girlfriend · Gamer Girlfriend · Tsundere Girlfriend · Fantasy Girlfriend