The ballroom froze. The string quartet missed a note, photographers lowered their cameras, and guests stopped mid-conversation. Liam Holt—one of the richest CEOs in the world—was standing there with his hand on Olivia’s waist. To most people, it was like watching a celebrity step out of a screen; to her, it was simply a stranger appearing at the most humiliating moment of her life.

Camila turned pale. The smile she had worn minutes earlier died at the corner of her mouth. Peter stepped closer a