Chapter 16
The absolute and total destruction of the Vanguard hostile takeover,
sent massive and highly explosive shockwaves through the business world,
cementing Jacqueline and Alexander as completely untouchable corporate royalty.
To celebrate their massive and highly publicized strategic victory,
they decided to attend the highly prestigious annual charity gala,
held at the massive and incredibly opulent grand city museum.
Jacqueline wore a breathtaking and incredibly expensive custom red gown,
that hugged her curves with completely flawless and lethal precision,
paired with a massive and completely priceless diamond necklace.
Alexander wore a perfectly tailored and sharp black tuxedo,
looking like a dark and incredibly dangerous modern prince,
with his arm wrapped fiercely and proudly around her small waist.
They walked down the long and crowded red carpet together,
completely blinding the paparazzi with their massive combined star power,
answering questions with completely calm and highly polished smiles.
Inside the massive museum the atmosphere was incredibly electric and loud,
filled with the city's most incredibly powerful and highly wealthy elite,
all completely eager to congratulate the massive victorious couple.
Jacqueline drank expensive champagne and laughed at polite terrible jokes,
playing the complex and highly demanding corporate social game perfectly,
until she felt a sudden and highly uncomfortable prickle on her neck.
She turned her head slightly to scan the massive crowded room,
and her eyes immediately locked onto a completely pathetic sight,
standing near the massive and highly polished marble pillars.
Julian Vance was standing alone in a highly wrinkled cheap suit,
holding a glass of cheap whiskey with completely shaking hands,
staring at her with a highly toxic mix of pure hatred and deep regret.
He had somehow managed to sneak into the highly exclusive private event,
likely desperate to beg for his completely destroyed professional life back,
or to cause a highly embarrassing and completely massive public scene.
Alexander immediately noticed the sudden and drastic change in her posture,
and he followed her cold gaze directly across the large crowded room,
his jaw clenching tightly with immediate and highly violent protective rage.
Do you want me to have security completely throw him out,
Alexander asked quietly in a low and highly dangerous soft growl,
his body completely tensing for an immediate physical aggressive confrontation.
No,
Jacqueline replied calmly,
taking a slow and highly deliberate sip of her expensive champagne.
I want to completely crush whatever pathetic and tiny hope he has left,
and I want to do it directly to his miserable and cowardly face.
She handed her half empty glass to a passing busy waiter,
and she began to walk slowly and purposefully across the massive room,
with Alexander walking completely solidly and heavily right beside her.
Julian saw them approaching and completely stiffened in total sheer panic,
his pale face losing whatever tiny amount of color it had left,
looking like a highly terrified and completely trapped small rat.
Jacqueline,
Julian stammered weakly as they finally reached him,
I can explain absolutely everything about the Vanguard situation,
it was completely and totally not my absolute fault at all.
Jacqueline stopped exactly three feet away from his shaking form,
looking him up and down with completely raw and unadulterated pure disgust,
refusing to let him speak another completely pathetic and useless lie.
You are a completely pathetic and totally broken little man Julian,
she said in a voice that was completely cold and totally empty,
and you are completely lucky that I do not destroy you further.
I loved you once,
he completely lied with a highly desperate and totally fake whine,
trying to completely manipulate her absolutely nonexistent remaining emotions.
You only ever loved yourself,
May you like
she corrected him sharply with a completely lethal and cold tone,
and now you have absolutely nothing and completely nobody left.
