Chapter 10 - The Charity Gala
The annual City Lights Charity Gala was the biggest event of the year.
Mateo had bought tickets months ago, hoping to network with elite investors.
He desperately needed new clients to replace the money he had lost.
He arrived alone, telling everyone that Elena was recovering at a wellness retreat.
He spotted his boss, Mr. Harrison, across the ballroom and rushed over.
But Mr. Harrison gave him a cold, disgusted look and turned his back.
Whispers followed Mateo everywhere he walked.
He didn't know that Elena had anonymously mailed the foreclosure notices and his mistress's eviction papers to the entire board.
Beatrice arrived shortly after, trying to save face by wearing her most expensive diamonds.
But nobody would make eye contact with her.
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They were toxic, and they didn't even know it yet.
Suddenly, the grand ballroom doors swung violently open.
