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How could such pure, passionate feelings possibly be fake? 

But he’d let himself be blinded, believing Amber’s half-truths and developing suspicions about me. He’d actually convinced himself I was only interested in him for his family status and wealth. Yet he should have known better than anyone-this wasn’t who I was at all. 

Drake had felt regret and self-reproach, even locking himself in a bar to drink himself into oblivion. But every time he closed his eyes, all he could see were memories of our time together. 

“Violet, I won’t break our engagement! It was arranged since we were children, and I promised to marry you! I—” 

I cut him off before he could finish: 

“The engagement was between the Sullivan family and a Parker daughter. I’ve severed all ties with the Parker family. If you really want to honor the engagement, you can go find Amber.” 

“After all, isn’t that what you’ve wanted all along?” 

Drake’s breath caught sharply as he rushed to explain: 

“That’s not true! It was all Amber’s deception that made me misunderstand you for so many years. If not for her, we would already be married!” 

“Violet, you’re the only one I’ve ever loved. I would never marry someone as cruel as Amber!” SLAP! 

A resounding slap landed on Drake’s face. 

Amber stood there, disheveled in her gown, her ruined makeup making her twisted expression even more grotesque: 

“How dare you talk about me like that, Drake Sullivan?” 

“You call me cruel? Weren’t you the one who suggested postponing the wedding to Violet? Weren’t you the one who kissed me first? You were the one who said Violet wasn’t good enough for you and wished I had been your fiancée instead. You’ve been playing both sides, keeping your options open, and now you call ME cruel?” 

“Drake Sullivan, have you no shame?” 

Several people nearby had turned to watch the scene. Drake felt deeply embarrassed and 

instinctively moved to cover Amber’s mouth. 

But before he could reach her, Amber grabbed a bottle of red wine from a passing server and smashed it against Drake’s head. 

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Wine’splattered everywhere as blood began to trickle down Drake’s forehead. 

He collapsed helplessly to the floor, his gaze still fixed on me even as his vision blurred. He struggled to reach out his hand: 

“Violet, Violet…” 

But didn’t spare him even a glance as I followed Alexander out of the venue. 

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News of Amber’s fraud with the “Wild Rose” account quickly became the top trending story onling. The second trending topic was Master Montgomery filing attempted murder charges against my 

father. 

Next came the announcement that the Sullivan family had broken all marriage arrangements with The Parkers. 

The Parker company stock plummeted, nearly hitting the daily limit, while several business partners publicly announced they would sever all financial ties with the Parker family. 

I hadn’t expected the Parker empire to collapse so quickly. 

“The Parker business has actually been declining ever since Robert Parker took control,” Olivia explained.