her families. Beyond their relatives and friends, the guest list brimmed with influential

th impeccable poise, h

t churned in quiet turmoil, emotions ripplin

Did the power cut out?" someone as

rther, the screen flickered back to

d decade shimmered across the screen, each

d from Zoie's face. Her eyes darted to

alm and unreadable, she

's being cruel on purpose," Zoie whisper

screen, his jaw tightening before he

," he murmured, voice

Camila like a blade. With his jaw clenched and hi

you gone com

slicing through the chatter unt

lifted her gaz

s eyes had vanished-only cold dist

imes not to feel anything, yet a du

smile. "No, I'm not crazy," she said, her voice calm but laced with

ank card from her pocket, she tossed it at Aydan's feet. "Aydan, I never touched the money you gave me. And I'm g

moment to hand the money back,

many watching eyes-brought her a fierce, aching satisfaction, as

more about his public i

her self-esteem beyond repair, lea

ation-to watch him lose face in front of everyone-a

Aydan's expression d

snapped, his voice slici

on't worry. I'll leave right now,"

in humiliation-she would walk

ts turned to watch, murmuring behind raised

oom, "Camila, that's enough! Everyone knows Aydan's heart belongs to Zoie now. Who are you

ating car crash. He fell into a coma and

urned-faces, names, memories-but not Camila. He

, all-consuming passion. Yet after the acc

to Zoie until no trace of his former love remained. To him now, Camila was nothing more than

tried everything to rekindle what they'd lost. Ignoring the ridicule and the pitying stares, she de

habit of playing its

ne, her efforts only tightened t

ce then, and reality was no lo

way still cut deep. Lifting her

spoiling such a beautiful occasion. But Miss Butcher insisted I be present to admire thei

ady and unflinching, a quiet sincer

momentarily speechless, tongue-ti

e tension like ice. "Camila, what kind of scheme is

grew up without a family, and when Aydan was still trying to figure things out in life, you seized the chance and made him believe he l

ising just enough to comm

is mine now. You were nothing more th

Everyone knew how fiercely Aydan a

fortune after catching the eye of the Hewitt family's heir, had nearl

desperate schemes to reclaim the man who'd already moved on, even if

ted her head, a soft, startling l