She Left She Thrived She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 530

Preston delivered the ultimatum with absolute, chilling finality, turning on his heel to leave.

"Wait!"

Elara cried out, panicking.

Preston paused and looked back at her. Her eyes were red, and genuine fury was beginning to crack through her innocent facade.

"Do you really have to treat me like this? You know I snuck out tonight specifically just to see you..."

Her voice trembled, thick with tears, playing up the illusion that Preston had broken her heart.

But Preston's perfectly sculpted face remained entirely devoid of emotion. Even if she had dropped to her knees and sobbed uncontrollably, he wouldn't have blinked.

"I just promised to get you justice, Miss Bennett. What exactly is the problem?"

"You!"

Elara was so enraged she could barely breathe.

All he cared about was pulling the security footage, which would immediately expose her malicious lie.

"Forget it... I'll be the bigger person and let his immaturity slide."

Seeing Elara desperately scramble for an exit strategy, Gabriel couldn't hold back a mocking snort.

"Talk about digging your own grave."

Elara knew exactly what Gabriel's laugh meant, but she didn't regret her psychotic stunt for a second.

Because...

If she hadn't dragged Gabriel into a public scene, Preston wouldn't have even acknowledged her existence.

That was just how cold and merciless he was.

"Preston..."

This time, Elara dropped the formal titles, using his first name to forcefully manufacture a sense of false intimacy.

"Will you at least take a picture with me?"

"No."

But immediately after, she opened a different chat thread and forwarded the photo to someone else.

Back at Crescent Ridge Estate.

Aria was scrolling through her phone.

When she had accepted the friend request from someone claiming to be Elara Bennett, she wasn't entirely sure if it was a fake account.

Aria didn't know much about Elara personally.

But she did know the rumors: Elara was Preston's former fiancée.

There was no way Aria was going to ignore a request from a woman with that kind of connection, even if there was a chance it was an imposter.

But Aria had a gut feeling.

Whoever this was, they had sought her out for a very specific, malicious reason.

Sure enough, moments after accepting the request, a message popped up. The contact named Elara Bennett sent a high-resolution photo with absolutely zero context.