Chapter 3
The tension in the luxurious suite thickened to an unbearable degree as Julian stood up slowly, his tall frame towering over the terrified socialite.
His face was an emotionless mask carved from granite, devoid of any warmth or mercy as he stared directly into Vanessa's panicked eyes.
"Julian, you can't be serious! We have three hundred guests arriving for the rehearsal dinner tonight!" Vanessa cried out, her voice cracking in absolute disbelief.
"The wedding is canceled," Julian stated with a deadly calm voice that cut through the air like a razor-sharp surgical blade.
Vanessa gasped, stumbling backward until the back of her legs collided heavily with the edge of the king-size mahogany bed.
"Canceled? Are you out of your mind? My father's corporate merger depends on this alliance! You can't just walk away!" she shrieked hysterically.
"Watch me," Julian replied flatly, turning his back on her as he guided Sarah and Maya toward the private hallway exit.
"If you walk out that door right now, you will never see a dime of my family's fortune or our real estate holdings!" Vanessa threatened wildly.
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Julian paused at the threshold, glancing back over his shoulder with a look of utter, unforgiving disgust that froze her blood.
"Keep your fortune, Vanessa; your money could never buy the basic human decency you are so entirely incapable of possessing," he stated coldly.
