The scent of caramelized white truffles and searing Wagyu beef always brought Julian back to earth.

The next afternoon, hundreds of elite guests filled the Grand Elysium ballroom.

Media cameras lined the back wall.

Everyone expected a fairy-tale wedding.

Isabella walked down the aisle smiling confidently.

She believed victory was only minutes away.

When she reached Julian, she squeezed his hands.

"You look nervous."

Julian smiled.

"I am."

The officiant began.

Everything proceeded normally until the moment objections were requested.

Julian raised his hand.

Gasps spread through the room.

"What are you doing?" Isabella whispered.

Julian turned toward the giant video screen.

"Showing everyone the truth."

The screen came alive.

The ballroom fell silent.

Guests watched security footage, financial records, phone transcripts, and hidden recordings.

Isabella's face turned white.

Victor's image appeared.

Then their conversations played for everyone to hear.

"He thinks Marcus is the billionaire."

"We'll control everything after the wedding."

"Once we have access to his companies, we're gone."

Shock swept through the audience.

Reporters immediately began recording.

Isabella staggered backward.

"No... no, this isn't what it looks like."

Julian looked at her calmly.

"Then explain it."

She couldn't.

At that exact moment, two federal investigators entered the ballroom.

Victor Kane had been arrested less than an hour earlier.

The wedding dissolved into chaos.

Guests whispered.

Cameras flashed.

And Isabella realized her plan had completely collapsed.

Then Julian revealed one final secret.

Marcus wasn't the billionaire.

Julian was.

The owner of the Grand Elysium.

The owner of dozens of companies.

The man she had tried to manipulate from the beginning.

The entire ballroom exploded with disbelief.