The Billionaire's Proposal

I paced the narrow floorboards of my bedroom, my remaining shreds of dignity draining away with every single blink of Gideon's ominous text message illuminating the screen: *"Our conversation isn't over, sweetheart."*

The digital letters felt like a heavy, invisible chain wrapping tightly around my neck. I rubbed my trembling hands over my exhausted face, muttering the completely absurd reality a