arded her like she was nothing. Her chest heaved as sobs racked her body, each one ripping through her like a sharp blade. She sat frozen in

another. One man, the lead organizer, hesitated before speaking, his voic

macking his arm. "Can't you read the ro

nto the room. Her heels clicked against the hardwood floor, the sound sha

," Jenna announced, her voi

lurry from the tears clouding her eyes. Sh

said to turn this into a romantic dinner instead of a

, boiling over in an instant. She stumbled to her feet, her voice raw with fury. "He's not

ittering 12-carat gold band on her finger as she moved aside the invisible strand of hair. The diamond sparkled cr

of emotion crashed over her. Anger, despair, humiliation-it was too

at's the matter, Mia? Feel

a dramatic cry before she collapsed to the floor,

essed the scene

oomed from upst

aircase, his face etched with worry. He rus

ded, cradling Jenna in hi

ust wanted to sympathise with her but- but s- she... she

es blazing with fury. "What the hel

s. "No, Ethan, I didn't-" she stammered. "You can a

hetic. I gave you everything, and this is how yo

tears streaming down her face

oved a hand into his pocket, pulled out a pen, and pointed it at

d racing. "What...

gning your mother's death certificate instead. I'll cut

r mother, the one who had warned her against this marriage

floor. "Ethan, please," she sobbed. "I have now

yed your welcome." He turned to the housekeepe

's crumpled form. "Sir, it's storming outs

lenced him. "Who

ered his head. "I'l

he arms and dragging her toward the door. She kicked and

do this!" she begged

carried Jenna up the staircase, his voice

was nothing more than garbage. The car sped off into the sto

d road, one of the men opened the door and yanked h

n growled before s

d into the night. Her fear of the dark clawed at her, threatening to pull

haotic mess of memories and pain. Ethan's betrayal, her mother's desp

er legs wobbled, her vision blurred, and her breaths came in shallo

med her was the warm glow of the hotel light