My Secret Crush Wants to Keep Me

"Audrey Loring's teenage crush came to nothing. Her love interest graduated and went overseas, while her family fell apart: a car accident killed her father, left her mother vegetative, and her uncle stole all their wealth. Once wealthy, she dropped out, living in a shabby flat and taking odd jobs to cover her mother's medical bills. At 22, the hospital issued a final notice. Desperate, she spotted a black Rolls-Royce. Out stepped Sebastian Sterling, her six-year crush. She grabbed him, striking a deal: one night for one million. Afterward, he erased her contact. Yet whenever danger loomed, he turned up first. Cold in words, he always shielded her. Childhood neighbor Dominic Price approached her like an elder brother, weaving a tangled web of shady businesses and secrets behind her parents’ crash. An old photo kept by Sebastian's mother revealed her alongside Audrey's mother. When all plots unfolded, Audrey learned Sebastian had protected her from the start. She thought her crush was o