Page 31 of Billionaire Temptations

Surprisingly, she gave them a friendly smile and then proceeded to ask me a question.

“You like High Five?”

“Yeah. We saw them a couple of times in Miami. Great band.”

“They’re one of my favorites. I can’t believe you know of them. That’s pretty cool.”

“If you play your cards right, little sister, maybe Emma can introduce you to the lead singer.” Molly smiled.

“What? You know Lucas Wayne?”

“We talked a few times after the shows back in Miami.”

“Oh my God. That is so awesome. Hey, there’s an extra table next to mine if you’d like to sit there.”

“You mean in the private section?” I asked in confusion as to why she was suddenly being so nice.

“Yeah. When I found out they were coming to New York, I reserved a couple of tables. The Hamilton name can get you anything.”

“Thanks, Fiona. That’s very sweet of you.”

We followed her to the black table and chairs on the stage's side.

“Best seats in the house.” She smiled.

She introduced me to her posse, and she picked up a glass of wine.

“You’re not twenty-one. How did you get that?”

“Like I said, the Hamilton name can get you anything.”

Kara, Molly, and I took our seats at the next table and ordered our own drinks. Fiona and her friends looked way older than seventeen, making me wonder if her parents or Max knewshe was here. As Kara and Molly got up to find the restroom, Fiona sat down next to me.

“Hey, I’m sorry I’ve been such a bitch to you. I know your engagement to Max is fake, and I didn’t want to like you, and then you disappear.”

I was stunned. “Our engagement isn’t fake. Why would you say that?”

“I’m not stupid, Emma. I know my brother, and he will never settle down. He’s doing this to get his trust fund.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” I began to get nervous.

“It’s okay. I won’t say anything to anyone, and if he truly loved you and was going to marry you, why would he have taken Christine to the ballet tonight?”

I couldn’t comprehend what she had said because a feeling of hurt washed over me.

“He went to the ballet tonight?”

“You didn’t know?” She pulled out her phone and showed me a picture she secretly took of the two of them leaving his apartment building. He was dressed in a tux, and she was in a long red gown.

“Does he know you took that?”

“No. I had Lizzy’s driver stop by there on the way here so I could pick up a bracelet that I’d left there a couple of weeks ago, and that’s when I saw him and Christine leaving. I saw the tickets sitting on his kitchen counter and assumed he was taking you.”

“So, who is this Christine?” I asked.

“A girl he’s dated on and off. I’m sorry, Emma.”

I put on my fake smile. “Don’t be sorry. You’re right. I’m doing Max a favor. In return, he’s helping me out. Please don’t tell anyone, and please don’t tell him you saw me here tonight.”

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