Chloe realized her mistake immediately. Her eyes widened as she looked around at the staring crowd, all whispering in utter disbelief at her sudden outburst toward a child.
Chloe: "I... I didn't mean that... Daniel, she's turning you against me!"
Daniel: "She didn't turn me against you, Chloe. You showed your true colors all by yourself."
Chloe: "I've been nothing but good to her! I bought her clothes, I took her out, I tried to be a mother!"
Daniel: "You acted like a mother when I was watching. But behind closed doors, you treated her like an obstacle."
Richard: "Daniel, think about your career! Our firm invested three million dollars into your development project last month! You break this marriage, and that capital is gone!"
Daniel: "Take your money, Richard! My daughter's safety is worth more than any business contract you could ever offer me!"
Eleanor: "You're throwing away your entire future over a childish misunderstanding!"
Daniel: "Threatening to send my child away to a boarding school isn't a misunderstanding, Eleanor! Threatening her puppy isn't a misunderstanding!"
The crowd broke out into heavy murmuring. Chloe's face turned pale as she looked around at her socialite friends and wealthy family connections, all looking at her with disgust.
Chloe: "Daniel, please... I love you! We can go to counseling! I'll do whatever you want!"
Daniel: "You don't love me. You loved my estate, my late wife's family trust, and the status this marriage gave you."
Chloe: "That's not true!"
Daniel: "I spoke to my legal team yesterday because I had a bad feeling. Did you really think I wouldn't check the financial changes you tried to make to Lily's trust fund?"
Chloe gasped, her hands shaking so violently that her bouquet dropped onto the marble floor, scattering flower petals everywhere.
Daniel: "You attempted to remove Lily as the primary beneficiary of her mother's life insurance policy last week. You thought I wouldn't notice?"
Chloe: "I... I was just reorganizing our family assets for our future children!"
Daniel: "There is no 'our future.' There is no wedding."
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