Then he looked directly at Andrew.
“I’ll give you forty million dollars today.”
The entire wedding gasped.
Claire’s face lit up instantly in disbelief.
But Charles continued:
“On one condition.”
Andrew stared at him silently.
Charles pointed toward me.
“You cancel this wedding.”
Dead silence.
Claire actually laughed once.
“You can’t be serious.”
“I’ve never been more serious in my life.”
Andrew looked stunned.
“Charles…”
“You are about to marry someone ashamed of the woman who made you possible.”
Claire snapped immediately:
“This is insane!”
Charles ignored her completely.
“Because let me explain something clearly.” His voice sharpened. “Anyone who humiliates Judith Langley in public is not fit to build a future beside my investments.”
Claire’s father stepped forward angrily.
“You’re trying to destroy this wedding over seating arrangements?”
Charles looked at him coldly.
“No. I’m exposing character.”
The silence afterward felt enormous.
