I spent five years helping my husband build his empire.It took him less than five minutes to make me disappear from it.The worst part? He did it while smiling at me.I was sitting at table twelve, wearing the champagne-colored dress Adrian had picked out for me that morning. Around me, the grand ballroom of Aster Tower glittered with crystal chandeliers, expensive jewelry, and people whose names regularly appeared in business magazines.Tonight was supposed to be our night.After five years of sleepless nights, canceled vacations, and countless arguments over architectural drawings, Aster Tower was finally complete.Forty-eight floors overlooking the Port Meridian waterfront.My greatest achievement.Or at least, that was what I believed until my husband stepped onto the stage."Ladies and gentlemen," Adrian began, adjusting the microphone. "Tonight, we celebrate more than the completion of a building. We celebrate a vision."I smiled.Those words sounded familiar.I had written som
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