Chapter 1: The Broken Promise
The silence in the foyer was deafening. Darian held Lia tightly against his chest, feeling her tiny frame tremble. Years of buried grief surged back all at once. Victoria, Darian’s ruthless fiancee, stood paralyzed as the guests whispered in hush tones. She had promised to treat Lia like her own, yet the moment she thought Darian wasn't looking, her true colors emerged. Darian looked Victoria dead in the eye and spoke in a voice cold as ice: ""The wedding is off."" Victoria’s face drained of color as Darian carried his daughter upstairs, away from the toxic luxury.
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