Chapter 2 - The Arrogant Threat
The air in the room turned to absolute ice.
Marcus slowly turned his head away from his daughter. He glared intensely at the man in the white tuxedo. The older man didn't scream. He didn't lunge forward. His cinematic restraint made the burning fury in his eyes infinitely more dangerous.
"This wedding is over," Marcus stated, his voice ringing with firm, unyielding authority.
Julian didn't even flinch. He let out a dark, patronizing chuckle. He stepped closer to the father and daughter, entirely unthreatened by the older man’s command. He swirled the champagne in his glass, admiring the bubbles.
"You don't want to make a scene, Marcus," Julian said, his voice dripping with venomous arrogance. He looked Elena up and down like she was a piece of property he had just purchased at an auction. "She belongs to me after today."
Julian believed he held all the cards. He believed he had the entire family trapped in a cage of his own making, and that this marriage was his ultimate victory lap.
Marcus stared back with cold, unwavering authority. His posture didn't shift an inch.
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"She never belonged to you," Marcus replied coldly.
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