Chapter 4
"I don't need your approval, Julian, and I certainly don't need your tainted money," Victoria replied without breaking her stride toward the waiting vehicle. "Consider our marriage officially dissolved."
The driver hopped out swiftly, rushing to open the rear door and taking her black leather suitcase with practiced efficiency. Victoria slid into the plush leather interior, her posture rigid and unyielding.
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Martha peered through the sidelights of the front door, watching in absolute disbelief as the taillights of the town car dissolved into the pouring rain. "She actually left us, Julian. The Sterling name is going to be a laughingstock."
"Not for long, Mother," Julian murmured, his eyes narrowing into cold slits as he stared at the empty driveway. "She took nothing, and in twenty-four hours, I'll ensure every bank account she ever touched is frozen solid."
