Page 60 of Billionaire Unforgettable: Tanner

I regretted that, and I planned on making that happen from now on.

“Accept it,” I advised. “I plan on spoiling you outrageously in the future.”

Hell, I wanted to make sure she never needed or wanted another man except…me.

I’d screwed up once.

I was a smart guy.

Maybe it had taken me a while to get my head back on straight again, but I knew what my priorities were now.

That wasn’t going to happen again.

I’d been living half a life without Hannah.

A big part of me had died when she’d left me.

I’d been going through the motions for years, but I hadn’t really been fully living my life.

Probably because I wasn’t capable of doing that withouther.

When Hannah had sauntered back into my life, I’d remembered what it was like to be alive again, and I wasn’t fucking up a second chance.

“Money isn’t that important to me,” she said softly. “Don’t get me wrong, I want to make a good living. I got used to having the money to take care of myself, and I liked it. I also like being successful. But having more money than I know what to do with isn’t my priority. I just want to be happy doing something I love.”

I knew that, and it was one of the many things I’d loved about her. Hannah wanted to love and be loved, and I’d been that lucky bastard who had been a recipient of that love.

And, fuck me, I wanted that back again.

I’d probably never realized just how lucky I was until I wasn’t the center of her life anymore.

“Money can’t buy happiness,” I agreed gruffly. “But it doesn’t hurt.”

She let out a genuine laugh that made my gut ache.

“I supposed it doesn’t if that money doesn’t rule your life,” she answered, amused.

“It doesn’t,” I assured her. “Not anymore. But you can do good things with that money sometimes, too.”

“You and your brothers donate a lot of money,” she said approvingly. “I’ve read about some of your charities, and I know you give a lot to make Crystal Fork a better place to live.”

“There’s no point in being obscenely rich if you can’t better other people’s lives with that money somehow,” I answered.

“I really admire the fact that you feel that way,” she said as she shot me an adoring smile.

Hell, that smile did it for me.

I’d give away a lot more money if it meant she’d keep looking at me like she adored me for the rest of our lives.

“Somehow, we managed to get off the subject of you accepting my offer,” I reminded her. “I’m not going to leave this alone until I have the answer I want.”

I was determined to get that acceptance before we left my jet.

“I’d have to be an idiot to decline the offer,” she said, her tone serious now. “Besides the fact that it isn’t really fair to you, maybe I’m also a little nervous. One step at a time seems a little safer. I’ve never done this without partners, Tanner.”

“You’re perfectly capable of doing it without partners,” I assured her. “I get that hesitation. I’ve always had my brothers as partners. But in this case, you’ll have me, Hannah. Maybe it might be hard to believe, but I’ll be there for you this time.”

“Fifteen percent,” she ventured.

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