Chapter 18

An hour later, Avery and Julian had their marriage certificate in hand. Julian held out a black card. "This is all my savings. If you ever need to spend on anything, just use this. The PIN is your birthday." "I don't need it," Avery said, shaking her head. "I have my own money." Julian tucked the card into her hand anyway. "You're my wife now. It's on me to take care of you." His gaze dipped to her still-flat belly, and a quiet smile tugged at his mouth. "And not just you. I'll take care of our baby, too." "I didn't marry you for your money," she said, frowning. After marrying Damien, Avery had quit her job at his insistence and run the household. But before Catherine passed, she had transferred her shares in the Langford Group to Avery, and the annual dividends alone were no small change. Avery studied animation in university and kept up a webcomic on her own platform, where she built a large following and had steady earnings. The bottom line was that she didn't need a man t