Chapter 3 - Chloe Abandons the Sinking Ship
Chloe recoiled as if she had just been struck by physical lightning, her emerald-green silk gown rustling sharply against the marble.
“You stole charity money meant for sick children to fund our engagement party?” Chloe demanded, her voice dripping with sheer venom.
“Chloe, listen to me, I can explain everything if you just give me five minutes in private!” Brandon pleaded, reaching for her wrist.
Chloe yanked her arm away violently, glaring at him with eyes full of absolute disgust and bitter betrayal.
“Don't you ever touch me again, you pathetic fraud,” she hissed, turning her back on him without a second glance.
She gathered the heavy fabric of her expensive dress and stormed toward the private exit doors before the paparazzi could trap her.
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Brandon watched his high-society dream evaporate into thin air within a matter of terrifying seconds.
The glittering crowd parted around him like the Red Sea, leaving him completely isolated in the center of the devastated ballroom.
