Chapter 55

"That's why I told Miss Brown I didn't mind the background. I will be your background in the future. I will defend you, and she should leave you alone."

Luna was taken aback by his reaction. "Are you serious?"

"You can ask her if you don't believe it."

For some reason, her face flushed. "Well, then, she's probably pissed."

"I'm not responsible for that."

She fixed her gaze on him. "There is one question in particular that piques my interest. May I inquire?"

"You may proceed."

"Why do you like me when you have so many other women at your side? Is it because I'm poor and different from the other women? Or do you think I'm a wuss and you're acting sympathetically? If this is correct, you may have misunderstood something. I'm not as unhappy as you believe. I simply enjoy money."

"To that question, I have two replies. Which do you prefer to hear?"

"Is it true or false? You can then tell me both."

"Both are correct, but there are two ways to state it. To put it politely, I talked a lot when