Chapter 6 - Wedding Guests Whisper About The Family Scandal
Prominent business leaders, wealthy socialites, and local politicians standing around the reception tables whispered frantically among themselves.
“I can’t believe the great Victoria Sterling would stoop to framing an innocent bride with fake surveillance footage,” a prominent investor whispered.
“Her stock holdings in Sterling Industries are going to plummet the second Wall Street opens tomorrow morning,” a corporate lawyer added quietly.
Several guests who had spent the evening flattering Victoria slowly backed away toward the exit doors to distance themselves from the fallout.
Nobody wanted to be associated with a criminal matriarch whose financial crimes and domestic sabotage were now public record.
The glittering illusion of high-society perfection had utterly disintegrated into a chaotic spectacle of scandal and disgrace.
Julian leaned against the altar table, watching the fleeing guests with a satisfied smile playing across the corners of his mouth.
“Looks like your guest list just shrunk significantly, Victoria,” Julian noted sarcastically, gesturing toward the rapidly emptying ballroom.
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Victoria glared daggers at him, her chest heaving as she realized her social standing in New York City was permanently ruined.
“This isn't over; I built this empire, and nobody throws me out of my own society without paying a heavy price,” Victoria muttered.
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