From Betrayal To Billions: Her Return

r the disastrous gala. I was begging him for help, for a loan, for just a word of support. He had looked at me with that same impatient pity. "Ava, it' s

ast flicker of sentiment

oe' s shoulder. Then I look

sed my hand and slapp

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to his cheek, his eyes wide

e the son of a textile supplier. Your family' s fortune depends on contracts with hou

used to the gentle, accommodating Ava, not this woman who

their complete attention. Now was the time to solidify my posi

rity, "the bylaws of the House of Laurent, established by my grandfather, are very clear. The unauthorized

word that carried weight, a word

from every major fashion council in the world and the pursuit of full financial

ed by the immense power of the Laurent empire. No one wanted to be on the wrong side of that. The few who might have been inclined to defend Chloe,

essfully i

y voice leaving no room for a

. Chloe looked around wildly, her eyes begging for someone, anyone, to help her

ious voice roared from the back of the hall, cuttin

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He was tall, impeccably dressed, and he radiated an aura of angry power