The sting of betrayal was sharp and bitter, but beneath it was a gro
the time for sentiment. She wiped the last of the tea
neck. This was not the little sister he knew, the one who threw tantrums and dem
temples. "That 'nightmare' you had... were there other
nting the seeds for the future. "Just fragments. About
her, every meeting, every conversation, now viewed through a new, harsh lens. He remembered how she always "accidentally" let slip his name to report
ber had been blocked. In a fit of rage, she hurle
wrapping his arms around her from behind. "Is he r
ing venom. "You don't understand! I wa
ce was all business. "Don't panic. If the engagement plan failed, we move to plan B. We'l
Sit there and cry. I'll have someone 'happen' to see you, take some 'candid' photos. I've already got the
iped her face, reapplied her makeup
ew's phone began to buzz in
ingCancelsProposal. CruelHeiressChloe
roken victim, and Chloe as the vicious, spo
He couldn't believe Sloane's audacity,
ding. This was exactly what she had described from her "nightmare." Sloa
reen, her voice filled with feigned panic. "Brother,
mare" evaporated. It was replaced by a chilling, terrifying c
ts attacking his sister. "How dare they write that about you
me the head of PR. I want every single ar
moved against Sloane to protect his sister.
gaze now steady and resolute. "Chloe
other was no longer a pawn in
t off all contact with Sloane. All of it.
w said withou
eginning. The real crisis, the one that had destroyed their fami
newfound trust to start pre
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