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CHAPTER 54
SONIA’S POVThe moment Greg and I stepped out of the banquet hall, I felt as though I could finally breathe again, but even the cold night air did nothing to calm the humiliation boiling inside me. My chest still rose and fell unevenly as the events that had just happened replayed endlessly in my mind.My heels struck the wet pavement sharply as Greg and I walked away from the entrance of the hall, but suddenly, I slowed down.Then I stopped completely.Right there ahead of me, under the bright lights near the entrance checkpoint, I saw my parents arguing with one of the security guards.My eyebrows furrowed instantly.The guard stood firmly in front of them while my mother spoke aggressively, waving her hand and pointing toward the hall with visible frustration. My father looked equally irritated, his expression dark and impatient as he tried to reason with the man.For a moment, I simply stared at them in confusion.“What now?” Greg muttered beside me in annoyance before following
CHAPTER 53
The atmosphere inside the banquet hall remained unbearably tense after the President of Cardinia ended his phone call with George Whitmore. With nothing more than a single phone call, the president had suspended Greg Winchester’s company from operating for three entire months.That was not some light punishment that could simply be ignored and forgotten after a few days. In the business world, three months was enough to destroy contracts, ruin partnerships, shake investor confidence, and cripple an entire company financially. Everyone in that hall understood the weight behind such a decision, and judging by the pale expression on Greg’s face, he understood it better than anyone else.I stood there calmly while the president slowly lowered his phone and slipped it back into his pocket. His face remained composed, but there was a coldness in his eyes that made it clear he was no longer tolerating any nonsense from anyone.Then he looked directly at Greg and Sonia.“You should both l
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The president glanced briefly at Greg again before lowering his gaze to the phone in his hand. Then, without hesitation, he pressed the call button.The line rang only once before someone answered from the other end.“Good evening, Your Excellency,” a mature male voice greeted respectfully from the speaker.“Good evening,” the president replied calmly.The moment he spoke again, however, the atmosphere changed instantly.“Mr. George Whitmore,” the president said clearly.The instant that name was mentioned, I saw Sonia’s entire expression change. It was as though someone had drained the blood from her face in one swift motion. Her eyes widened dramatically, and her lips parted in horror.Beside her, Greg’s body visibly stiffened. The reaction was immediate and intense.The name George Whitmore clearly carried tremendous weight in Denark.Sonia quickly leaned toward Greg, her voice lowered into a hurried whisper, though the panic in it was impossible to hide.“We are doomed, George Wh
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Sonia was still frozen in front of the President of Cardinia,.Then, without any hesitation or warning, the president raised his hand not toward me, not toward anyone else, but toward her, and the sound of his palm connecting with her face rang out sharply across the room.Slap!!It was not a light slap meant to simply reprimand her.It was firm, sharp, and filled with unmistakable authority.Sonia gasped as her head snapped to the side from the force. Her hand hovering near her cheek where the impact had landed moments ago, her mind clearly struggling to catch up with reality.Her body tilted dangerously, and for a brief second, it looked as if she might lose her balance completely. The shock on her face was immediate and overwhelming, not only because of the pain, but because of the humiliation and disbelief that followed. This was not something she had anticipated, nor something she had ever imagined would happen to her in a room full of powerful individuals.Before she could eve
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“Excuse me,” Greg continued, his voice cutting through the silence with force. “I think there has been a serious misunderstanding here.”The man standing on the platform turned toward him, maintaining a calm and professional demeanor, as interruptions of this nature were not entirely unexpected in gatherings such as this.“And what misunderstanding might that be?” the man asked evenly.Greg let out a short, humorless laugh before gesturing in my direction.“That man,” he said, his tone sharp and dismissive, “is not who you think he is.”A ripple of murmurs spread through the hall immediately, as his statement had struck a chord among the audience.“In fact,” Greg continued, taking another step forward as his confidence grew, “he is nothing more than a nobody. A man of no importance whatsoever.”He paused briefly, allowing his words to sink in before pressing on.“He does not belong here, and he certainly does not deserve to be treated as a VIP talk more of a VVIP ,” he added firmly.T
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Then, without hesitation, she began walking toward me.Her heels clicking softly against the floor, yet carrying enough force to draw attention. The distance between us closed quickly, and before long, she stood directly in front of me again, her eyes fixed on mine with irritation.“You must really think you’re clever,” she began, her tone cold and filled with restrained anger. “Let me guess, you bribed the guard outside to let you in, didn’t you?”A faint murmur rippled through the audience at her accusation, but she did not stop there. Instead, she folded her arms across her chest and tilted her head slightly, studying me as she was trying to dismantle whatever composure I had.“But then again,” she continued, her lips curling into a faint, mocking smile, “that wouldn’t make much sense either, would it?”She paused briefly, allowing her next words to carry more weight.“Because you don’t even have the money to bribe anyone in the first place, or is it that you are so obsessed with
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