Chapter 11 - Tyler And Vanessa Watch From The Shadows
Uninvited and desperate, Tyler and Vanessa stood near the rear service entrance of the grand ballroom.
Tyler gripped a glass of scotch so hard his knuckles turned white as he watched Emily laughing at Vincent’s remark.
“She looks like royalty,” Vanessa murmured bitterly, regretting every cruel word she had ever spoken to the waitress.
“She’s a nobody playing dress-up in borrowed clothes,” Tyler muttered through clenched teeth, his pride wounded beyond repair.
“Look around, Tyler! Half the investors in this room just pulled their capital from your family accounts to fund DeLuca initiatives!” Vanessa yelled.
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“Shut up and let me think,” Tyler growled, watching Vincent lean down to whisper something into Emily’s ear.
The sheer public humiliation was worse than bankruptcy; it was total erasure from the society they worshipped.
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