pte

Kaelthorn walked into the house without knocking. She was wear

coldly. "Go get dressed. We h

rom her coffee. "

s. Kaelthorn said. "Tonight at the Grand

ck wants me there,"

ou're coming. But the Kaelthorn family must present

apped. "What

id dismissively. "You don't want to e

ppropriate. She chose a navy blue dress that was elegant but not flas

eautiful everything looked. The room was decorated with white flow

the front of the room in a black tuxedo, look

at sparkled under the lights. She looked like a princess.

ctoria was Jack's date

red beside her. "Come. Let me

instead of introducing Elena as Jack's wife, she

thy women. "You remember the orphan girl who saved J

pity and curiosity. Elena's f

woman said. "Not many men wo

wn good," Mrs. Kaelthorn replied. "But thankfully,

who was laughing with a group

"From the shipping family. She's the kind of wo

ryone was looking at her like

k children. Jack walked onto the stage and the cr

icrophone. "The Children's Hospital is close to my heart

hey were precious gifts. But he couldn't even look at Elen

ack continued. "Someone who has brought joy back i

ped. Was Jack goi

ack said with a warm smi

. Jack called Victoria onto the st

efully. She looked like she belonge

ren's charity," Jack announced. "Her passion for helping other

ith pride and admiration. He had neve

n all future charity events," Jack continued. "I

Victoria his partner

one. "I'm honored to work with such an amazing ma

They were

Elena felt invisible standi

e. Elena tried to approach Jack, but he was surrounde

Elena turned and saw three women from

you here," one of them

d. "We heard he's been spending time with

eaks five languages and has a business

ly, feeling smalle

an continued. "Being married to someone

est," Elena

y, your best isn't enough for a man like Jac

tarting but tried

the room. "She's networking with the city's most powerfu

althy women, all laughing at her stories. Victoria

eserves better," the fi

a whispered, walk

Jack and Victoria move through the party like the perfect c

a again. "See how well Victoria fit

Elena sa

thorn continued. "In front of all the most important p

k was publicly choosi

said coldly. "Divorce Jack before he divorce

moved together perfectly, like they had been partners their whole

or them. Everyone could see that Jack and Vic

Jack's legal wife, but Victoria was the w

anyone. She drove home to their empty house and sat i

ext to Victoria's gold gown and perfect

res from the charity event were already online. Photo a

made Elena'

ictoria Ravencrest, t

aelthorne City's mos

found someone

. She had been completely er

until she fell asleep on top of the e

was starting to think it wouldn't matter. Jack had al

wasn'