The Mistress Spilled Wine on His Wife’s Dress — Then the Wife Revealed Who Controlled the Family Empire
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Chapter 7 - The Dramatic Version
Years later, people still told the dramatic version.
The glasshouse restaurant.
Chicago rain against the windows.
Adriana in a burgundy satin gown holding the empty wineglass.
Oops. White silk stains so easily.
Daniel smiling with his arms crossed.
Margaret watching with cold approval.
Eleanor in the ivory gown, red wine dripping down the silk.
Spill wine on my dress one more time, Adriana.
The contract page appearing from her clutch.
And you’ll learn whose signature keeps this empire alive.
Daniel stepping forward.
Eleanor, don’t make a scene.
Then Eleanor pressing the gold pen against the stained gown and looking him in the eye.
I am the scene.
May you like
It sounded like revenge.
And yes, part of it was.
