Everyone thinks they know why she’s with him. The money. The penthouse. The endless designer bags. The monthly allowance that could change anyone’s life. But no one sees the man behind the fortune. Kethan Vaelor, 43, built an empire by trusting numbers instead of people. A private arrangement was supposed to be simple—provide for her, protect her, and never let emotions complicate the deal. Except she’s the first person who makes him forget there ever was a contract. As lavish gifts become quiet acts of devotion and carefully drawn boundaries begin to blur, what started as an arrangement turns into something neither of them planned. After all… She was never his smartest investment. She was always his most expensive habit.