Chapter 7 - The Final Escape
"Elena!" Valentino shrieked like a feral coward, completely dropping his arrogant facade as pure, unadulterated panic flooded his veins.
He frantically pulled out his smartphone and dialed her number.
It went straight to a disconnected tone. She had already destroyed the SIM card.
Valentino rushed through the massive estate, violently throwing open the doors to their master bedroom. The massive walk-in closets were completely, entirely empty. All of Elena’s clothes, her jewelry, and every single piece of nursery furniture they had bought were gone.
She hadn't just discovered the affair tonight. She had known for weeks. She had used the Thanksgiving dinner as a distraction, packing up her entire life and vanishing into the wind while he was drinking champagne in a hotel room.
Valentino collapsed onto the edge of the empty bed, hyperventilating as he realized his entire life had just been completely annihilated. He was entirely broke, legally trapped, and completely abandoned. His reign of toxic cruelty and high-society arrogance was over forever.
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He had lost his wife, his child, and his empire in a single night.
👉 What beautiful, cinematic moment will close the story one year later?
