Billie.
I took a step back, still shaken from the strange man's stare, only to bump into a firm chest. Strong hands curled around my waist, pulling me against a familiar warmth.
"I see you and Mom had a bit of a chit-chat," Lexus murmured against my ear, his voice smooth yet amused. "Don't let her get to you. You feel so squishy, pest."
I turned my head slightly, just enough to see my dad glaring at us from across the room, arms wrapped around my beaming mother. Meanwhile, my grandma was deeply engaged in conversation with Lexus's grandmother—who, thankfully, was nothing like her daughter-in-law. Alex and Daisy already left, they couldn't handle my success at bagging a handsome Billionaire.
"You went over the top with this," I muttered, my lips curving into a fake smile so no one would suspect what I was actually saying. "They all think you'll be making my sheets wet tonight, completely unaware that this is just business."
Lexus chuckled darkly.
