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Dolores met her gaze with startling indifference. If she had truly grasped the consequences, she wouldn’t have gone through with it in the first place.

Leon was going crazy. “The Ruiz Group’s reputation is in ruins. Your brother’s latest project is now on the verge of collapse. And you?” His glare bore into her. “Your own name is in the dirt.”

“So?” Dolores shrugged. “If Lowell’s handling it, then let him. What’s the big deal?”

Leon’s eyes darkened with something colder than anger—disgust. “The big deal, Dolores, is that the entire elite circle now knows exactly what kind of woman you are. Your reputation is in shreds. Forget about Shaun—no respectable man will ever want you now.”

At the mention of marriage, Dolores’s composure finally cracked. She had spent years sculpting herself into the perfect wife material, poised to marry into a family much more esteemed than hers.

Confidence had always been her armor—she believed she could secure a prize husband. And she nearly had. Shaun wasn’t her only prospect; other distinguished men had considered her a match.

scandal had obliterated everything. Not just Shaun—all of them. Gone. Vanished like smoke in

marrying into a family of equal standing to hers

full weight of her downfall slammed

remember any reporters being in my room,”

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too many aphrodisiacs. You were so… consumed by the effects that you

over,” she whispered, a hollow emptiness creeping into her tone. “My life is over. I was photographed. How will I ever find a

sight of his daughter’s despair, but rage overpowered sympathy. His voice thundered through the room. “Disgraceful! You’ve shamed our family! Look

gently, attempting to soothe her. “It’s alright, Dolores. Even if marriage doesn’t happen, we’ll take care of you. You’ll always have a home with

struck her. “I will get married! I’ll go on dates, I’ll find a

you now? If you were so eager to get married, why did you do such a

clutching her burning cheek, tears streaming down her face. “That’s the second time you’ve hit me… How could you? How

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