Chapter 1 - The Cruel Invitation
The grand American luxury hotel ballroom in Chicago was a breathtaking, cinematic display of absolute, old-money wealth. Massive crystal chandeliers cast a flawless golden glow over the highly polished marble floors. The room was packed with elegantly dressed, incredibly wealthy guests sipping expensive champagne and discussing multi-million-dollar corporate mergers.
But in the dead center of the opulent ballroom, the pristine elegance was violently shattered by a sickening display of toxic cruelty.
Audrey, a beautiful woman in her twenties with her blonde hair styled in a flawless updo, sat completely frozen in a manual wheelchair. She wore a simple, elegant dark green dress and classic pearl earrings, radiating a quiet, dignified grace.
Standing directly in front of her was Tyler.
Tyler was a twenty-eight-year-old high-society heir, wearing a wildly expensive, custom-tailored black tuxedo. He possessed a handsome face completely ruined by a malicious, deeply arrogant sneer. Stepping right into the middle of the crowded dance floor, Tyler looked down at the paralyzed woman and dramatically, mockingly bowed at the waist.
"May I have this dance?" Tyler asked loudly, intentionally projecting his voice so the entire ballroom could hear his cruel joke.
May you like
The surrounding wealthy guests erupted into vicious, apathetic laughter.
👉 Audrey desperately gripped the armrests of her wheelchair, completely unaware that the man who was about to save her life was watching from the shadows.
