The Jilted Bride's Strategic Upgrade

My engagement party to Preston Hawthorne III was meant to be the social event of the season, a strategic fusion of my family's political power and his corporate empire.

The grand ballroom of the Four Seasons glittered with D.C.'s elite, all gathered to witness my seemingly perfect future.

Then, a trashy tabloid reporter ambushed me, thrusting a phone displaying a dramatic suicide note from Chloe, Preston' s supposed "fragile" childhood friend.

"Ellie, is it true Preston has been having an affair with his adopted sister?" the blinding camera flashes and relentless questions began.