The meeting ended hastily, and the elders and shareholders filed out of the conference room. Soon, only Raffaele, Alice, and I remained.She met my eyes guiltily, then immediately put on an act, looking as though she were about to cry herself unconscious.Raffaele, clearly worried about her, scooped her into his arms. He shot me a look of disappointment. "Gabriella, you'll regret this. You'll get down on your knees to beg me for forgiveness one day." I shook my head. The moment I realized he had given my arms deal to Alice, I had already seen him for who he truly was."I'll never kneel before a man who betrays me. In my playbook, I don't beg."Raffaele's patience ran thin when he saw that I had no intention of backing down. Frowning, he carried Alice out of the room.30 minutes later, I returned to my private estate.As soon as I sat down, my phone pushed a notification—Alice's livestream. Her eyes were red, and she looked utterly wronged. It instantly drew a flood of viewers.
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