Chapter 5 - Marcus And Beatrice Realize They Insulted A Titan
Beatrice staggered backward against her chair, her face turning an alarming shade of pale chalk. The woman who had just demanded Valeria hand over her paycheck and bow down to family rules had stepped on a landmine. She realized with sickening clarity that the modest girl her son had married was the sole heiress to a multi-billion-dollar empire.
"Valeria... sweetheart, it was all just a harmless joke, a mother's playful teasing!" Beatrice shrieked hysterically. Valeria turned around, her expression as cold and immovable as a glacier carved from granite.
"You told me a married woman needs to understand what sacrifice means, Beatrice," Valeria said evenly. "I suppose you'll be the first one to test that theory now."
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Marcus lunged forward, grabbing at the edge of Valeria’s wedding gown with desperate, pleading hands. "Valeria, please! We can fix this! Don't let a misunderstanding ruin our lives!" he begged, tears pooling in his eyes.
Arthur stood up slowly from his seat, towering over Marcus with an aura of supreme, terrifying authority. "Take your hands off my daughter," Arthur commanded in a low, lethal growl that commanded instant obedience.
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