Chapter 2 - The Final Document Shakes The Grand Ballroom To Core
The crystal chandeliers overhead hummed softly, casting a brilliant yet freezing glow across the silent American ballroom.
Victoria stood tall in her plum-red dress, her silver clutch held tightly as she looked down at the stunned wedding guests.
Chloe trembled beside the multi-tiered wedding cake, tears blurring her vision as the weight of the betrayal sank in.
“You haven’t even seen the worst of it yet, Chloe,” Victoria whispered, her voice cutting through the heavy silence like glass.
Julian’s face turned pale white, his tuxedo collar suddenly feeling like a tight noose choking off his breath.
“Victoria, don’t you dare open that envelope,” Julian choked out, taking a frantic step forward across the polished floor.
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Victoria ignored his desperate warning, sliding her hand back into her silver clutch with slow, deliberate precision.
She pulled out a final, thick parchment document bearing an embossed golden seal from a high-security Swiss bank.
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