Page 21 of Daddy's Billionaire Broker

I could feel many eyes on me, probably trying to figure out who the heck I was.

Just as the music was starting to fade and the stage lights were coming on, Mom sidled over. "You two look very good together," she said, giving me a knowing glance.

"It just sort of happened," I said. "It's still pretty early, though."

She patted my arm. "I'm so proud of you for getting such a rich man."

"His money has nothing to do with it," I said, turning to her. "I like him. He likes me. We are amazing together."

She laughed. "And the fact that he's a billionaire honestly has nothing to do with that?"

I froze. "He's a…what?"

Mom's eyes widened. "You really didn't know?"

"No. I mean, he practically runs the company and has a nice car, so I assumed he's, you know. Vaguely wealthy, I guess. But that still has nothing to do with it."

Mom shook her head. "Unbelievable. You don’t remember your father going on and on last year about Jack becoming a billionaire? They wanted to throw him a party, but he refused."

Yikes. A Welcome to the Billionaire Club party would have been incredibly tacky. I was glad that Jack wasn't the kind to rub people's noses in his success.

"I guess I missed that," I said.

"Still, I'm so proud of you," Mom said, patting my arm again. "You're adorable together, and now you can stop being stressed out about a career."

"Why would I—"

Mom swooped away, seeing someone she knew across the room.

My hands were shaking as I found a dark corner to stand in. Everyone was going to assume that I was after Jack's money. That I was after a life of comfort, like Mom, instead of being my own person.

My stomach lurched. Would they also think that Jack was only after me as a young trophy wife?

Maybe we didn't complement each other as perfectly as I thought. Here I had been hoping that we brought out the best in each other. Perhaps all we were was a string of clichés. Yikes. If the match pleased my mother, of all people, then we were definitely not meant to be.

Maybe we looked good on paper for now, but we definitely weren't real.

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