The ballroom went silent when he stepped forward.
Everyone thought they already understood who she was and what kind of life she had chosen. But he looked the woman straight in the eyes and destroyed the rumor with one sentence.
“She isn’t married to a poor man. She is my wife.”
The confidence in his voice changed everything.
For a second, she could not even speak. Her face dropped, her eyes filled with shock, and all she could say was:
“That’s impossible—”