raight to the
against the cold stone and
m the staff entrance, adjusting his cuffs. He looked perfec
different set of doors. Her lipstick was freshly
ed onto Ayla standi
Kristal's face. She grabbed a glass o
her. She dramatically flippe
alwood and crushed r
ce, but her posture rem
so incredibly boring for you," Kristal
ly knows how to shop couldn't possibly understand the A
ing nearby stopped talking. They turned their h
of her martini. The g
you skip the training on basic social etiqu
shed with irritation. She took a step
el loves a woman who can fight alongside him in the boardroom. Not
eaction, Kristal deliber
tto down hard onto the delicate t
expensive fabric rippin
p and threw her hands up, pretending t
. She didn't step
into slits. Her wrist snapped
e-cold martini directly into Kri
l hit Kris
blood-curdling, ea
t. The music seemed to stop. Hundre
face. The sticky alcohol dripped down her
tal shrieked, pointing
Axel shoved his way to the fro
ring. A flash of genuine panic
d and shoved Ayla
utally into the sharp edge of the marble bar. Pain
acket and wrapped it tenderl
un around t
ed, his voice booming across the silent ballro
ologize to her right now, or g
. The elite crowd was openly mocki
s willing to destroy his wife's dignity in front
chain holding her
ini glass and slammed it d
dozen pieces. The sharp cra
g pain in her back. She looked around the room o
Her voice wasn't loud, but it cut
gathered the ripped fabric of her dress in one hand,
d hit her face as she push
ked Axel's number, hailed a yellow
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