Chapter 481 Billionaire's Lies

• She wished to believe him. She wished to trust him. But her heart was still too shattered, still too closed off from the betrayal of her past.
• "I'm afraid, Saben," she said quietly, her voice shaking. "I'm afraid I'll get hurt again. That I'll be foolish. I don't know if I can do this."
• Saben reached out next, his hand sweeping lightly along her arm. The heat of his contact was stabilizing, a soothing reassurance in the tempest of her feelings. "You don't have to be alone, Jenny," he spoke softly now, filled with compassion. "You don't have to be afraid with me.