“For your information, I’m flush. I’m an only child and inherited my parents’ house, which I spun into an investment account. I had no debts and owned my own flat, which is now being leased and generating a monthly income, thank you very much.” Kal relished the uncomfortable look on Amity’s face. Not the sort to brag, speaking about her financial success made her uneasy. She wasn’t rich, but she had pulled a decent salary, lived below her means, and invested the money from her parents. She didn’t need Merit’s money and had no plans to spend any of it. “I did not come here a pauper, looking for a sugar daddy to take care of me.”
“What is a—”
“The point, Amity, is that you assumed the worst about me from the start. It must end. I’m not going anywhere.”
Amity’s ears relaxed, despite her ta
