Chapter 5 - Clara Trembles As Security Guards Approach The Doorway
Clara’s heart hammered against her ribs like a trapped bird desperate to escape a cage of iron bars.
“Please, Mr. Sterling... I didn't mean any trouble, I was just serving champagne,” Clara whispered, her voice barely audible.
Alexander looked down at Clara, noticing for the first time the raw, overworked condition of her slender, trembling hands.
“You are not going anywhere tonight, Clara,” Alexander said firmly, his gaze locking onto hers with intense scrutiny.
Lady Victoria’s face twisted into an ugly sneer of pure disbelief at her son’s unprecedented public declaration.
“Have you lost your absolute mind, Alexander? She is a nobody! A penniless orphan from the wrong side of the tracks!” Victoria spat.
“She is the person my son chose, Mother, and in this house, Noah’s choice is final,” Alexander replied coldly.
The security guards hesitated, glancing nervously between the furious matriarch and the unyielding billionaire CEO.
“Get out of my sight, all of you!” Alexander shouted to the stunned crowd of elites filling the grand ballroom.
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Slowly, the uncomfortable murmurs began again as guests started collecting their designer coats and exiting toward the valet.
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