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He pauses.

“You’ll come back.”

My knees almost fail.

I whisper, “You’re too confident.”

He smiles. “I’m right.”

He walks away.

And I stand there in the street, heart pounding, breath shaking, absolutely ruined.

Because he is right.

And that is the problem.

Ruby’s Emotional Support Billionaire

SEXY NINE GROUP CHAT

Ava renamed the chat

Ava:

RUBY.

ARE YOU ALIVE?

DID HE FEED YOU?

DID HE RUIN YOU EMOTIONALLY?

WHAT HAPPENED.

Ruby:

I need a second to process.

Sienna:

NO SECONDS.

DEBRIEF NOW.

WE ARE ON LIFE SUPPORT.

Trey:

I PUT MY DINNER DOWN FOR THIS.

SPEAK.

Ruby:

Okay.

We had dinner.