Chapter 2 – The Price of Greed
Chapter 2 – The Price of Greed
News traveled faster than anyone expected.
By the following morning, every business network carried the same headline.
"Whitmore Heiress Abandoned at the Altar—Former Fiancé Faces Business Fallout."
Investors began asking questions.
Companies quietly canceled meetings with Daniel's family.
Partnerships disappeared one after another.
No one wanted to trust a man who had publicly betrayed the future leader of the Whitmore empire.
Desperate, Daniel drove to Sophie's estate.
He stood outside the gates for hours before she finally agreed to meet him.
"I'm sorry," he said, his voice shaking. "I made the biggest mistake of my life."
Sophie smiled sadly.
"No, Daniel."
"You made a choice."
"You didn't leave because you stopped loving me."
"You left because you believed someone else was worth more."
Daniel dropped to one knee.
"Please... give me another chance."
Sophie looked at the engagement ring still in his hand.
Then she gently closed his fingers around it.
"You fell in love with money."
"But you never truly loved me."
She turned away without another word.
The gates slowly closed between them.
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This time...
She was the one walking away.
