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Julian's brother, Brett, suddenly started speaking in French at the party. "So, Julian," he slurred, "when's the big day with Seraphina?" Julian, cool as a cucumber, replied in French, "Family's set the date. Two weeks from now." The whole private room erupted in laughter, their eyes twinkling with amusement as they glanced at me. "What about your little Cinderella girlfriend here?" someone else piped up in French. Julian wrapped an arm around me, his voice a lazy drawl, "Seraphina gets the title, Elara gets my love." My fingertips clutching the glass turned stark white. They had no idea. They saw me as some impoverished girl, but I was actually the only daughter of the world's richest man. I took a deep breath, then turned to call my billionaire parents. "I'm ready to come home and inherit the family fortune." After the party, I followed everyone out of the private room. I hadn't walked more than a few steps when a voice I didn't recognize called out, "Miss Sterling!" I turned. It was Mr. Davis, a business partner