Chapter 21
The booment that interview aired. Milo had tracked down every detail about Elana’s new life. She was in LA, and just like she’d always dreamed, she’d built her own
ed in the
Be it obsesanvely researched everything almut Lumina Studios, discovering what Eliana had accomplished in the two years since leaving him
she hada en aparte he had. Instead, she’d become more brilliant than ever, transforming from nothing into one of fashion’s most respected names
Now, watching her glow under the ballrooms golden lights, Milo could barely restrain himself from running to her and begging for forgiveness.]
list as he started moving toward her. Harper grabbed his arm desperately
Milo, please.” Her voice was pathetic, pleading for him to stay, but he shook her off without even looking
Harper’s manicured nuds dug into her palus, fury and panic warring in her chest.
After their explosive public breakdown, Mio had spent three days on his knees before his grandfather, laterally begging for another shot at the Blake inheritance. He’d worked like a man possessed ever since, completely differem from the lovesick fool who’d once thrown away his birthright for Harper’s attention.
Meanwhile, Harper’s world had imploded. Without Milo’s protection, the internet had destroyed her. Lumiere was exposed as a safely nightmare, protesters showed up at her apartment, and even her dsastrous first marriage became tabloid entertainment
Facing that level of public humiliation for the first time, she’d been forced to crawl back to Main, Gone was her entitled princess set–she’d literally gotten on her knees in front of rolling cameras sobbing apologies to both him and Eliana
Watching the woman who’d once manipulated him reduced to begging at feet, Mils had felt nothing but revulsion, Like discovering a beautiful toy was half maggots.
He d wanted to cut Harper off completely–she’d created this mess and deserved to burn in it. But he hadn’t found Eliana yet, hadet been able to orchestrace a proper apology to show Eliana how desperately sorry he was. So reluctantly, he’d kept Harper around as a tool for his redemption
But their dynamic had completely flipped. Harper now existed at his mercy, terrified of his moods. He’d burned every memento of their college relationship while she watched, kinwing she had nowhere else to go
For two years, with Elias gone, Harper had thought she was safe, just when she started breathing easy, Elians had reappeared–more successful and radiant than ever.]
She was about to lose everything again
Harper followed Milo across the ballroom, her perfectly appled makeup barely concealing her desperation as he approached the golden couple.
“Eliana Milo’s voice cracked with two years of pent–up longing finally found you.
broken man who d
Two years of rebuilding had made him more powerful than ever–he now controlled the entire Blake empire. ut facing Eliana again, he felt like that broken lost everything. He stared at her with desperate intensity, terrated that if he blinked, shed disappear again ||
Hearing that achingly Lumiliar voice, Ellana turned with cool indifference. Where Milo radiated desperate hope and regret, she showed absolutely zeru emotion–like she was looking at a mildlyinteresting stranger
“Mr. Blake.” Her voice was perfectly polite and completely cold.
The formal addres: hit him like a physical blow. His desperate excitement crashed into devastation. The woman who’d once loved him with her whole soul nuwe looked at Jumor he was nobody
“Eliana, please don’t call me that. We used to–I mean, can’t we
He was scrambling, panic making him incoherent as he tried to invoke their shared past ||
Elana con him off with obvious inter, like she had better things to
“Mr. Blake, were divorced. I’d hate for you to keep disappointing your girlfriend her “||
Her diandae glance at Harper sent Milo to a frenzy of explanation ||
“No! You’ve got il completely wrong. Harper and I aren’t together–I only fought her bare so she could apologize to you properly. Show you how sorry Fam for everything
His fare twisted with disgust as he whirled on Harper (
“Do it now. Apologize to her for everything you dat “||
Harper’s face went white. She shot Eliana look of pure hatred before reluctantly dropping her gaze, clutching her designer parse like a lifeline
I’m sorry, Ms. Hart. Everything that happened was my land. Hease forgive Mil–hea a good man who made mistake because of me.“]
The apology was clearly rehearsed, delivered with the sincerity of a bad actress. Huper mly cared about antaling her acces MU’s money and darus ||
Miko stane În up with pathetic hope. Theret Sbe apologized. Eliana, can you forgive me now? Can we start over?“]
Rat Ellana’s expression didn’t change even slightly. She looked vaguely amused, the she was watching an entertaining but predictable performance.]
Str. Blake, I think you’re misunderstanding something fundamental here. We ended two years ago. An apology doesn’t magically undo everything that happened –
Milo’s brief hope shattered completely. He couldn’t accept what she was saying, his whole body starting to shake with desperation |
|| anything_“]
- se. I know I backed up everything. I know I was the worst husband imaginable. But Eve changed–rve completely changed. Can’t we really try again? I do
His voice was breaking, desperate and raw. This powerful man who commanded billions was falling apart in front of her.
But Eliana jus looked bored
