Contract Marriage: The Heiress Returns
She drew in a slow breath, willing her voice not to crack, willing her shoulders not to sag beneath the weight of every eye in the room.
“Funny thing about crowns,” Lisa said suddenly, her tone calm but cutting. She straightened, letting her voice project across the ballroom. “They’re not given by rumor, Dane. They’re earned. And unlike you, I don’t need to sneak in the shadows to prove my worth.”
A ripple moved through the crowd, surprise, curiosity. Even amusement.
Dane’s smirk tightened, just a shade. He hadn’t expected her to bite back.
Lisa lifted her glass, every inch the poised leader she was fighting to be. “To the future of this company,” she said, her eyes never leaving Dane’s. “An
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