Chapter 4 - Eleanor Confronts The Traitorous Groom With Pure Fury
Eleanor raised her hand and struck Julian across his other cheek, the sharp slap echoing off the mahogany pillars.
“Mom, stop!” Chloe cried out, though her own heart felt as though it had been ripped straight out of her chest.
Julian didn’t even flinch from the blow; he just stared blankly at the floor, knowing his elaborate scam was over.
“For months, you smiled at our dinner table, ate our food, and promised to protect my daughter,” Eleanor wept bitterly.
“It was all business, Eleanor... a corporate takeover disguised as a fairy-tale romance,” Victoria answered coldly on his behalf.
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The wedding guests murmured anxiously among themselves, realizing they were witnessing one of the biggest scandals in New York society.
The American flag hanging proudly near the entrance seemed to look down in silent judgment upon the deceitful groom.
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