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

t, her heart soaring. Tonight, she wasn't the lost daughter who had spent ten years trying to find h

rystal cracked through the sile

gile "angel"-let out a soft, strangled cry. A champagne flute had slipped from her fingers. Crimson blood, vibrant and

Aurora's fairy

onight, didn't even hesitate. He dropped the microphone. It hit the stage w

eath catching in her throat as she watc

ryone, he's lea

ced by an icy dread that seeped into her ve

shown for his own fiancée. He gathered Ivy into his arms, his hands tremblin

oven shroud. Her heart, which had been hammering with anticipation just moments ago, turned into a block of lead. Forcin

p her voice dangerously calm. "The cer

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

Aurora replied, her eyes t

In fact," he sneered, his voice carrying enough for the front row to hear, "if Ivy hadn't begged

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

d forward, his face a mask of cold disappointment. "You're being utterly pathetic, Au

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

urora turned her back on her blood family and walked away into the dark