g-not from fear, but from rage. The humiliation she had endured moments ago still burned in her veins, hot and
rian's betrayal wasn't just a fleeting heartbreak-it was an orchestrated, deliberate destruction of ever
years, who had laughed with her, cried with her, and held her
She wanted to throw it across the room, wanted to shatter something beaut
he di
ildish gestures. She needed cla
eded a
confidence had faltered, replaced by disbelief. Her heart twisted at the sight-part of her wanted to scream, to throw herself at hi
we
ng Selena couldn't quite name. Guilt? Fear? Or the bitte
" he said finally, voice tigh
en your fiancée for three years. I know exactly what I think. And you...
Selena didn't let him. "Don't lie to m
. But she quickly composed herself, her lips curling into a smug smirk. "Selena, you'
You've said enough. You've stolen my life, my happi
a didn't care. Their judgment was irrelevant. What mat
is, a warning glinting in their depths. "You didn't just betray me," she said
he same arrogance that had convinced him he could
the whispered phone calls, the distant look in his eyes that she had assumed was stress. Every overlooke
had trusted him, had loved him with everything she had, and he had repaid her with dec
ed to collapse. To let the tears fall and the wor
spite the storm raging inside her. "Do you know what this means?" she as
ir, and the room fell s
ightly. "I loved you. And you... you gave my heart to
into a thin line, bu
" Selena whispered, her tone cold as ice, "pretended to be my friend while plotting my destruction. You watche
wered slowly, cameras paused. The ten
s presence was commanding, a silent reminder that this was a man who could destroy anyone who dared c
ad been humiliated, yes. But humiliation could be turned into a weapon
is time tinged with awe. She was no longer just the abandoned bride-sh
with questions she didn't yet have answers to. How long had Adrian
was a carefully orchestrated, calculated move. And if she wanted to reclaim her life, her h
re in her eyes communicate what words could not. "You've lost m
n. She walked past him, past Lila, past the stunned guests. Her heels cli
ky breath. Her hands trembled slightly, but her resolve had never been strong
uld not le
t
ev
. It would be slow, precise, and merciless. She would regain everything-her dignity,
er clutching hand. A messa
w ever
ryptic, and terrifying. Who could possibly k
as far more dangerous than she had ever imagined. And
cold and determined.
revealed. But the ultimate re
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