Chapter 2
Back at the luxury wedding venue, the grand ballroom had dissolved into absolute, chaotic pandemonium.
The guests whispered frantically among themselves, their eyes darting toward the empty altar where the groom had vanished seconds ago.
Jessica, the abandoned bride, stood frozen in her stunning white designer gown, her face turning crimson with incandescent rage.
"Find him!" Jessica shrieked at her father, her voice slicing through the shocked murmur of the high-society crowd.
"Find out what peasant girl or what ridiculous trick made my groom walk out on our multi-million-dollar wedding!"
Her father, industrialist Arthur Sterling, gripped his cane tightly, his face contorted with dark, threatening fury.
"Nobody walks out on a Sterling alliance and gets away with it," Arthur growled, signaling his private security detail.
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"Track down Steven Vance immediately, and find that wretched little girl who ruined this ceremony."
Outside on the manicured lawn, little Lily stood clutching her torn photograph, her small heart hammering against her ribs.
