He needs a wife. She needs the money. Just maybe they can find happiness together.
Abigail
I swallowed thickly and took a step back from him. The tie looked nice, and I admired how good he looked when he was properly dressed up. Why couldn’t I have a guy like that? It always ran through my mind when I looked at him. Piero could be a hard ass, but he was strong, loyal, and even, I knew, a bit dangerous.
Piero
If she thinks I'm going to go chasing after her, she's delusional. I sat back down in my chair and stared at the doorway as I stroked my hand over the coarse dark hair on my jaw. Abigail would be back. Even if she didn't need the money, and she did, Abigail wasn't the type to walk away from me and mean it. I would give her some time to cool off.