Patron Saints of Scandal. Sugar Mom, #47

Lily Ashcroft has spent her life preserving the past. As the billionaire founder of the Ashcroft Heritage Foundation, she has restored priceless landmarks, protected forgotten history, and dedicated her fortune to saving cultural treasures around the world. But behind her success is a woman who has buried her own loneliness for years. Theo Bennett is a gifted restoration artist who believes every damaged thing deserves a second chance.
Coming from a humble background, he has no interest in wealth or fame-only in protecting the beauty and stories hidden inside forgotten places. When Lily discovers Theo's talent, she offers him the opportunity of a lifetime: leadership of an international preservation initiative. Their professional partnership soon becomes something deeper, but their unexpected romance attracts unwanted attention.
The world sees only the age difference. The media questions Theo's intentions. Critics accuse Lily of losing control. And someone inside her own foundation uses the scandal as a weapon to destroy everything she has built. As Theo and Lily fight to expose corruption and protect the foundation they love, they discover that their greatest restoration project is not a cathedral or a historic landmark.
It is their own hearts. Through betrayal, public judgment, and impossible challenges, they learn that love does not follow society's rules. It arrives unexpectedly, asks for courage, and survives when two people choose each other.