Disowned at My Engagement, I Became The Tech Titan's Savior

tal was a gunshot in the sil

ngel" let out a soft, strangled cry as the champagne flute slipped from her fingers. Crimson blood, vibrant and jar

was supposed to make a lifelong vow to Aurora at their engagement party tonight, jumped off the

s own fiancée. He gathered Ivy into his arms, his hands trembling as h

r heart, which had been hammering with anticipation just moments ago, turned into a block of l

dangerously calm. "The ceremony

his eyes. Only raw, jagged irritation. "Can't y

Aurora replied, her eyes t

llin's chest. Her tears were perfectly timed, shimmering under the garde

ark that set th

the family, rushed forward. She didn't look at her biological daughter; instead, she gripped Aurora's arm with bruising force. "

forward, his face a mask of cold disappointment. "Aurora, you're being incredibly selfi

cond brother, known for his hot temper. He stood over Ivy like a

homework and cheered for at every game, glared at her with pu

hed with a face of frozen granite. He didn't say a wor

mind retreated. It fled back to the words Collin had spoken just minute

nt to thank a

rs, smooth as silk, blanketing the elite of New York. In that

nd, pure,

She had stood there, a mask of demure expectation, waiting for him to say her name. But now, standing in the wreckage of the

of her family shielding the girl who had just sabota

ter who had finally returned to her family after being lost for ten years. They only saw Ivy, the pitiable pri

t was a dry, brittle sound that

arted

thmic beat that silenced the entire garden. The gue

n's, and for the first time, she saw hi

d, her voice clear, resonant, and utterly gla

distant boredom. "And to the Beaumonts... thank you for

r head held high, her sp

he said, her voice dropping an octave, heavy wi

she turned her back on the lights, the camera

from the lights, leaving the wreckage of her he