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nger catching the light, her heart soaring. Tonight, she wasn't the lost daugh
in Foley's fiancée, t
rystal cracked through the sile
ll regarded as their fragile "angel"-let out a soft, strangled cry. A champagne flute had slipped from her fingers. Crimson blood,
Ivy gasped, tears instantly spilling over h
ony. It's just... seeing my sister finally get the love she deserves... I was so overwhelmed with envy-I mean,
Aurora's fairy
to Aurora tonight, didn't even hesitate. He grabbed the microp
remony!" Collin barked. "Someo
erberated straight through Aurora's chest. He jumped off the softly lit
shown for his own fiancée. He gathered Ivy into his arms, his hands tremblin
p her voice dangerously calm. "The cer
oven shroud. Her heart, which had been hammering with anticipation just moments ago, turned into a block of lead. Forcin
his eyes. Only raw, jagged irritation. "Can't y
Aurora replied, her eyes t
h? You have no idea how delicate she is. In fact," he sne
is night, do you honestly think I would
ke a physical blow, steali
were perfectly timed, shimmering under the garden lights. "Collin, please, don't say that," Iv
ark that set th
ily, rushed forward. She didn't look at her biological daughter; instead, she gripped Aurora's arm with bruising force. "Ivy gave up her
ed forward, his face a mask of cold disappointment. "You're being utterly pathetic,
e second brother, standing over Ivy like a shield. "Ivy volun
homework and cheered for at every game, glared at her with p
hed with a face of frozen granite. He didn't say a wor
like a suffocating fog, something insi
red and turned to ash. Not one of them defended her. Not one of them cared that her fiancé had just publicly admitted their engagement was a sham. They
ora was a helpless,
y the Foley family had agreed to
his will, the moment Aurora turned twenty-three, thirty percent of the voting shares in Beaumont Enterpris
ent daughter, enduring their coldness just to see
shred of del
urora's lips. It cut cleanly
erately, she
Clap
llic sound silence-carat engagement ring off her finger, and tosse
cy clarity. "Thank you for letting me see what a pathetic, spineless cowar
iological family, her lips c
unced, her voice ringing across the silent garden. "Because from this seco
uddenly pale faces, her voice dropp
prise when someone goes bankrupt?
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