She understood what Lucas meant—he wanted to protect her. But she wasn’t someone who would always stand behind a man. Besides, this was between her and Joseph. It needed an ending. On the other side of the venue, Grace had already been informed about what was going on between Aurora and Joseph. Someone asked if she wanted to step in, but Grace stopped them. "This is Aurora’s business. I believe she can handle it." At tonight’s banquet, with so many eyes watching, this was Aurora’s first real moment in the spotlight—a bold debut. Tessa stood among the crowd, enjoying the drama. The messier it got, the happier she was. She was counting on Joseph, useless as he was, not to let her down. Julian watched quietly from the sidelines. Ever since Aurora had exposed that recording, what little affection he had left turned mostly into resentment. What did beauty matter, if a woman’s mind was always calculating? A woman like her, even if he married her, would never give him a
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