Chapter 4 - Melissa Loses All Her Color
Melissa’s face drained of every drop of color, turning a sickly, translucent shade of white that matched her pearl necklace.
She leaned over to Janet, her hands trembling violently as she tried to comprehend the sudden shift in the room's atmosphere.
“What is he talking about, Janet? He’s wearing a thrift-store suit!” Melissa whispered in a panic, her voice cracking slightly.
Janet didn't answer; she was staring fixedly at the front altar, her eyes wide with a sudden, dawning terror.
“My name is not Daniel Brooks from the bridge,” the groom announced clearly, his gaze sweeping across the paralyzed pews.
“My legal name is Daniel Brooks-Vanguard, sole managing director and principal shareholder of Vanguard Global Industrial Enterprises.”
The name Vanguard hit the church walls like a physical shockwave, freezing every heartbeat in the building.
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Vanguard Global was a multi-billion-dollar international conglomerate controlling real estate, tech firms, and shipping ports across Europe.
And the man standing before them in a cracked-shoe suit owned controlling shares of the entire corporate empire.
