Скачать или смотреть SHE WAS SHAMED AND MOCKED AT THE BARON'S GARDEN PARTY — THE COLD DUKE SHUT IT DOWN AND CLAIMED HER

They mocked her beneath blooming roses and painted skies, their laughter light as champagne yet sharp as glass. At the Baron’s lavish garden party, she stood alone—an uninvited reminder of a scandal society refused to forget. Fans fluttered. Smiles curved with cruelty. Her past was whispered like entertainment.

She kept her chin lifted, though humiliation burned beneath her composed expression.

Then the air shifted.

The Duke—known for his glacial reserve and merciless standards—stepped onto the marble terrace. Conversations faltered as his gaze swept across the crowd and settled on her. Not with pity. Not with doubt.

With deliberate calm, he crossed the lawn and removed his gloves, as though preparing for battle. “This ends now,” he said, his voice quiet but absolute. He took her hand before all of them.

“She stands with me.”

And in that moment, the laughter died—replaced by something far more powerful than scandal.

Belonging.

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