He Married Her For A Bet—But The Night She Collapsed, Everything He Thought He Controlled Fell Apart P2
“Tonight, they’re going to see exactly who you are.”
The moment the ballroom doors closed behind them, Maya finally released the breath she’d been holding.
For a few seconds, she simply walked beside him.
Neither of them spoke.
Then she stopped.
“Taylor.”
He turned.
“What?”
“Why did you bring me there?”
He looked at her carefully.
“Because I wanted you to stop believing them.”
“Believing what?”
“That you don’t belong.”
Maya shook her head.
“That isn’t an answer.”
“I know.”
He reached inside his jacket.
Maya watched as he pulled out a small envelope.
He handed it to her.
“What is this?”
“Open it.”
She hesitated.
Then she opened the envelope.
Inside was a document.
Her eyes moved across the page.
Once.
Twice.
Then she looked up.
“This is…”
“The foundation.”
Maya’s voice became barely audible.
“My name is on this.”
“I know.”
“Why?”
Taylor stepped closer.
“Because I want you to run it.”
She stared at him.
“I can’t.”
“You can.”
“No, Taylor. I don’t know anything about this world.”
“You know people.”
He paused.
“You know what they need. You notice people everyone else ignores. That’s more valuable than knowing how to sit at a table and pretend to care.”
Maya looked down at the papers again.
“You planned all this?”
“For months.”
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
“Because I knew you would say no.”
She almost smiled.
“You do know me.”
“Better than you think.”
Silence settled between them.
Then Maya looked at him.
“Is that the only reason you brought me tonight?”
Taylor didn’t answer.
And that was when Maya noticed something.
His hand was shaking.
Just slightly.
The same way hers had shaken inside the ballroom.
“Taylor?”
He looked away.
“I need to tell you something.”
“What?”
He took a slow breath.
“When we made that agreement, I thought I knew exactly what I was doing.”
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