Aria's POVThe shock on his face… It was exquisite.For a long, satisfying moment, I simply stood there and watched him.His lips parted, yet no words came out. His grey eyes remained fixed on me, wide with complete disbelief, as though his mind had forgotten how to function.That expression alone made every sleepless night worthwhile.Since the wedding preparations began, I had been anticipating this exact moment. Not because I wanted revenge, not because I wanted to humiliate him, but because I wanted him to understand everything he had forced me to live with.I wanted him to feel, even if only for a few seconds, what it was like to have the ground disappear beneath his feet. To experience the confusion, the betrayal, and the helplessness that came when the one person you trusted most became the one who broke you.As I stood before him, I felt no anger, no hatred, no pain. Only peace—real peace. The kind I hadn't known in years.Around us, the ballroom descended into complete chaos.
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