Emily sat beside Lyvana openly staring at Julian like he was an exhibit.
"So," she said slowly, "you're the temporary boyfriend."
Julian blinked once. "I guess."
Emily nodded, as if that explained everything. "Hmm."
She leaned closer.
"What do you do?" she asked
"I do a bit of business," Julian replied smoothly.
Emily's eyes narrowed. "Business," she repeated. "That's very… vague."
Julian smiled. "It's a big field."
"And your hobbies?" she asked.
"I travel. A lot. I like sailing when I get the chance. And I collect paintings."
Emily blinked.
"Wow," she said slowly. "Sounds aggressively boring."
Julian raised an eyebrow. "They're not boring."
"Oh, please," Emily said, rolling her eyes. "Sailing? Collecting art? You're like a walking brochure for Sophisticated Billionaires Monthly."
She paused, her eyes narrowing as she did the math in her head.
"Wait a minute. Are you like, a billionaire?"
