Chapter 3 - The Mistress Tries To Salvage Her Shattered Dreams
Vanessa stepped back from Richard’s side, her ruby-red dress suddenly feeling like a heavy, suffocating weight around her frame.
“What is he talking about, Richard? You told me you owned fifty percent voting shares in Sterling Global Industries!” Vanessa shrieked.
“I do own them! Or at least I did as of yesterday morning before the board meeting was called!” Richard shouted defensively.
Vanessa crossed her arms, her meticulously crafted socialite facade instantly cracking under the sudden pressure of impending ruin.
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“If you’re broke, then our entire arrangement is over; I didn't sign up to date a penniless corporate outcast,” she snapped coldly.
Richard grabbed her arm in sheer desperation, realizing that the woman who praised his wealth was abandoning him the second it vanished.
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