The silence in the ballroom was so heavy it felt like a physical weight, broken only by the sharp, ragged breaths of Eva Flynn. Dominic Mylod stood perfectly still, his heart swelling with a profound, aching pride. He had expected her to be shocked, perhaps even tempted by the sheer gravity of the power being offered, but to hear her renounce the world’s most powerful man for the sake of a "failed" husband—it was a testament to a soul that no amount of diamonds could ever buy. At that moment, he knew he had won more than just a war; he had won the devotion of a woman who was truly peerless.
"Sienna, don't be a fool! This is your destiny!" Nanny Flynn shrieked from the sidelines, her voice cracking with desperation.
"Destiny?" Sienna countered, her eyes flashing with a cold, righteous fir
