My Rebirth: A Billionaire's Sweet Vow

and stepsister stole my c

t a lavish ball, Christian publicly humiliates me,

evieve even steals the one proposal that could save my m

force my hand, falsely announcing we're

he one man who could change everything: t

ian grabs me in a rage, a

een us, his voice like ice

oom and makes an announcement t

is my

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was the familiarity of the scene. The whispered taunts, the sneering faces of his friends, the way his gaze, once

hough, I kne

just loud enough for the small circle around us t

s-on, the social climbers who fed off drama. They saw a woman being publicly chastised by

had once brought me to my knees. My breath caught, but I didn't gasp. Inst

isingly even. "I believe I was simply

ed Mark, cut me off. "Clarify what, Eliana

much makeup and a condescending smirk, chimed in. "He's just

hame for me, but from the humiliation he felt by association. He hated bein

nd?" he repeated, his voice dangerously low. "You want to talk

expensive cologne and something subtly predatory, filled my senses.

ering slightly past my shoulder, "we both

ine had shifted. He was moving more quickly to discard me, driven by an urgency

eld a strange, unsettling excitement.

vibrant red dress seemed to sag around her, and her eyes, wide and glistening, stared at Christian and me wit

amatic flourish, she lifted her chin, meeting my gaze with a practiced fragility.

h Eliana! I know... I know it's hard for her. But you two... you really should be together. For the company." Her words, meant to sound lik

his eyes blazing at me over her shoulder. "See what you've done, Eliana?" he snarled

tantly. "It's okay, darling. Don't worry about her.

h. The sheer audacity, the public display. It was a punch to the gut, even when I k

to Genevieve, pulling her even tighter again

omfort, and felt a cold fury begin to simmer ben

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