I Married My Friend’s Wealthy Grandfather for His Inheritance – On Our Wedding Night, He Looked at Me and Said, ‘Now That You’re My Wife, I Can Finally Tell You the Truth’

After that, Rick talked to me. He asked questions, remembered the answers, and noticed I always saw the price of things before their beauty.

“Because price decides what gets to stay beautiful,” I said once.

Rick looked straight at me.

Rick leaned back. “That’s either wise or sad, Layla.”

“Probably both.”

He smiled a little. “You say hard things like you’re apologizing for them.”

I looked down at my plate. “Habit.”

No one had ever said my name like it mattered.

***

Violet noticed my bond with Rick quickly. “Grandpa likes you more than the rest of us,” she said one night.

“That’s because I say thank you when he passes the potatoes.”

“Grandpa likes you more than the rest of us.”

“No. It’s because you argue with him.”

“Only when he’s wrong.”

She laughed. “Exactly.”