Chapter 6
Back inside the bridal suite, Victoria was tearing down floral arrangements and throwing crystal vases against the wall. Her mother stood by the doorway, wringing her hands in helpless frustration as the wreckage piled up.
"You ruined everything with your arrogance, Victoria! Julian was the best catch in the entire tristate area!" her mother scolded. Victoria stopped throwing things, her chest heaving as mascara ran down her flushed cheeks in dark streaks.
"It was just a harmless joke to keep the staff in their place! Everyone does it!" Victoria screamed defensively. "Not to billionaires who hold the mortgages on your father's development projects, they don't," her mother muttered bitterly.
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The harsh reality of their financial exposure hit Victoria like a physical blow to the head. Without Julian's corporate backing, her family's real estate business would face immediate bankruptcy within forty-eight hours.
She slumped into a velvet armchair, realizing that her cruelty had cost her everything she ever cared about.
