Genuine Love Found

My whole life had been a meticulous climb.

Every blueprint, every award, every late night was for one person.

Isabelle Vance, the golden daughter of a political dynasty, my childhood sweetheart I swore to marry.

Winning the prestigious Thornton Prize was supposed to be our moment, the culmination of years, the validation I needed to finally propose.

But at the gala celebrating my success, she arrived on her cousin Spence' s arm.

Her eyes barely met mine, and when I confronted her, she delivered a chilling public dismissal.