Chapter 13 - Leaving The Ballroom Behind
I removed my engagement ring, dropping it onto the center of the signed agreement with a sharp metallic clink.
“Come along, Grandfather. It’s time we left this place; the air in here has become entirely unbreathable,” I said softly.
Grandfather smiled, offering me his arm as we turned our backs on the fallen Ashford family forever.
The press corps parted like a Red Sea, their camera shutters firing continuously as we walked down the grand aisle.
Callum remained slumped in his chair, staring at the empty table where his entire empire had just evaporated.
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Vivian was escorted out by security, her expensive diamond necklace sparkling under the harsh emergency exit lights.
We stepped through the heavy double doors into the cool, crisp Manhattan night air, leaving the circus behind us.
