**Chapter 52: Public Storm**The clink of crystal and low murmur of elite conversation in *Le Jardin d’Or* shattered like fine glass the moment Asher Brownish’s voice cut through the air.“Chloe!”Heads turned. Silverware paused mid-air. Chloe’s fork slipped from her fingers, clattering against the bone-china plate. Across from her, Alvin Jake went utterly still, his hand tightening around the stem of his wine glass until the crystal threatened to snap.Asher stood two tables away, frozen in the center of the opulent dining room. His tailored charcoal suit was impeccable, but his face—God, his face—held the raw devastation of a man who had just seen a ghost carrying his own children. His eyes locked first on Chloe, drinking in the sight of her like a dying man. Then they dropped to the three six-year-olds seated between her and Alvin.Elias, Ava, and Leo stared back with wide, curious eyes. They looked so much like him it hurt.“Chloe,” Asher repeated, voice breaking as he took anothe
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