Chapter 6: She's With Damian Knight
328 Words
Jason Whitmore slammed his phone onto the table.
"What do you mean she's at Knight Group?"
His assistant swallowed nervously.
"Sir... the photos are everywhere."
Jason grabbed the phone again.
The headline flashed across the screen.
WHO IS THE MYSTERY WOMAN BESIDE BILLIONAIRE DAMIAN KNIGHT?
There were already thousands of comments.
"She looks beautiful."
"Is Damian finally getting married?"
"Poor Jason... wasn't she his fiancée?"
Jason's face darkened.
"No..."
"This can't be happening."
Sophia, the woman he had secretly planned to marry, walked into his office.
"Why do you look so angry?"
Without answering, Jason shoved the phone into her hands.
Sophia's smile disappeared.
"Ariana?"
"With Damian Knight?"
She stared at the photo again.
Then her expression changed.
"Impossible."
Jason clenched his fists.
"She couldn't even afford lunch yesterday."
"How did she end up beside the richest man in the country overnight?"
Before either of them could speak again...
Jason's phone rang.
It was his father.
"Get to the office."
"Now."
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Meanwhile...
Inside Knight Group.
Ariana sat quietly across from Damian.
She was still overwhelmed.
"Mr. Knight..."
"You can call me Damian."
She shook her head.
"This still feels unreal."
Damian slid a small velvet box across the desk.
"Open it."
Inside was a breathtaking diamond ring.
It sparkled under the office lights.
Ariana gasped.
"It must be worth millions."
"It is."
"I can't wear this."
"You have to."
He stood.
"In thirty minutes..."
"My grandmother is expecting to meet the woman I claim is my future wife."
Ariana's heartbeat quickened.
"What if she doesn't like me?"
Damian's expression remained calm.
"She will."
"And if she doesn't?"
For the first time...
Damian hesitated.
"Then everything we've planned..."
"...falls apart."
Outside the office...
Neither of them noticed the woman standing by the glass door.
She watched Ariana with cold, hateful eyes.
Then she whispered,
"So..."
"You've taken my place."
She slowly removed her sunglasses.
It was the woman everyone believed had disappeared.
Damian's missing fiancée...
...had just returned.
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