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“Maybe you should think about this.”
Luke’s expression hardened. “I have thought about it. And the more power I give to that bastard, the more miserable I am.”
“Wait—so what’s going to happen?”
“I told you. He’s giving it all away. He said he’s calling his lawyer now.”
It would be all my fault.Luke’s miserable smile sent guilt crashing through my veins. “Giving it all away?”
“I told you he’d do it.”
“I can’t let you do that.”
“Why not?” he said in a loud voice. “It’s my choice. My decision.”
We barely knew each other.
I looked at his designer clothes, the rolled-up sleeves of the Armani dress shirt, the ornate hallway echoing with our voices. Would all of this disappear?
“What about your job?”
An uncertain look crossed his face.
“Oh my God.”
He would be fired. I clutched my t-shirt as my heart pounded with the stress of being the sole reason Luke was stripped of his fortune and yanked from his job.
No. I can’t take this.
“This is insane. You will not give up your entire legacy for someone you barely know.”
“What’s the fucking point of it all if I’m unhappy?”
He’ll be unhappy with me.
Maybe I was crazy, but I would have rather left him while there was still a glow in my heart, then months down the line when he would resent me for ruining his life.
“We don't know each other.”
The fire wouldn’t stop blazing from his eyes. “I don’t care.”
“You don’t right now because you’re angry, but in a few months? You’ll hate the sight of me.”
“Jess, that’s not true!”
I avoided the hand that tried to touch my shoulder. “It was fun while it lasted—”
“Don’t do this,” he said in tight voice.
“I’m not that into you.”
He laughed. “You’re a bad liar, Jess.”
I steeled myself so I could stab him in the chest. “You were right about me. I—I don’t want to be involved with you if I’m not getting something out of it.”
“What the hell are you talking about?”
“Let me spell it out for you,” I yelled. “If you’re broke, I want nothing to do with you."
