Real Rich Man

Kaelen reached for the front doorknob, his fingers brushing the cool metal. Miriam practically jumped from her seat at the dining table, desperate to break the suffocating silence left by her own bold claims. Her palms sweat. She had just bragged to the worst gossips in Maridia, and now she had no way to back it up.

"Lena, are you guys heading out?" Miriam called out, her voice strained as she s