Chapter 7 - Elias Annuls The Engagement With Absolute Public Finality
Sienna walked into the sunlit conservatory, expecting to find Elias resting in a motorized medical chair near the glass windows.
Instead, Elias Marchetti stood upright by the indoor fountain, wearing a bespoke charcoal suit and holding a thick manila folder.
“Elias! You’re out of bed—is your leg feeling stronger today?” Sienna asked, rushing forward with open arms.
Elias raised one hand slightly, stopping her in her tracks with a single, freezing glance from his dark eyes.
“Spare me the theatrical performance, Sienna; I heard every word you said in your mother’s kitchen two nights ago,” Elias stated flatly.
Sienna froze, her arms dropping slowly to her sides as the blood rushed violently away from her face.
“What... what are you talking about?” she stammered, desperately searching his unreadable face for any sign of mercy.
“You told your mother you refused to spend your life pushing a wheelchair, and you removed my engagement ring,” Elias recited coldly.
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He tossed the manila folder onto the marble table between them, letting the printed transcript lie open for her to see.
“Our engagement is permanently annulled, and all financial backing from Marchetti enterprises to your family is hereby revoked,” he declared.
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