Hot Mic, Cold Heart: The Billionaire's Ruin
Hot Mic, Cold Heart: The Billionaire's Ruin
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When my fiancé’s hot mic broadcasted his betrayal to a global red carpet audience, I didn't cut the audio—I boosted the volume. Julian thought I was just the quiet ghost-designer behind his luxury fashion empire. He thought I’d cry when I heard him promising my life’s work to his mistress. Instead, I smiled for the cameras, ripped up my contract, and walked into the arms of his biggest rival. I don't want his money. I want to watch his legacy burn, one stitch at a time.
Chapter 1
"Hold still, or I'm going to pin this directly to your collarbone," Elena Croft murmured, her fingers moving with surgical precision. The frantic energy of the Met Gala backstage swirled around her like a hurricane, but in the center of it, Elena was a statue of pure, unyielding focus. She bit her lower lip, sliding a silver needle through the delicate, hand-beaded bodice of a panicked celebrity client. "I'm sorry, I'm just so nervous," the young actress gasped, clutching her waist. "Julian said the cameras are going to be brutal tonight.""Julian is the face of Thorne Heritage," Elena replied, her tone smooth and practiced. "He knows how to sell the drama. But I am the one who ensures the dress holds together. You look flawless. Now, breathe."Elena tied off the invisible silk thread and stepped back. As the ghost-designer and the true creative force behind Thorne Heritage’s sudden meteoric rise, she was used to the shadows. Julian Thorne took the bows, Julian kissed the cheeks of Vogue editors, and Julian gave the interviews. Elena stayed backstage, wielding her needles, her sketches, and her endless patience. For three years, she had built his empire from the ground up. She was his fiancée, his secret weapon, and his most loyal asset. "Elena! We need you at the audio board!" Elena turned to see Marcus, the head production tech for Thorne’s exclusive red-carpet live stream, waving frantically from the shadows of the scaffolding. "Keep your posture straight," Elena instructed the actress one last time before briskly walking over to the production deck. She smoothed down her simple, unassuming black dress—the uniform of the invisible worker. "What's the emergency, Marcus?" Elena asked, sliding into the chair beside the massive audio mixing console. Monitors glowed with live feeds of the red carpet outside, where thousands of flashbulbs popped like strobe lights."Julian is supposed to do his live welcome speech to the global broadcast in three minutes," Marcus said, his hands flying over the dials. "He went into the VIP lounge with Gia Vane for a quick touch-up, but his lavalier mic is already hot. Channel four. I can't get his earpiece to connect to tell him he's transmitting to our private deck.""Just mute channel four," Elena said, reaching for the sliding fader. "I tried. The board is glitching. If I pull the master fader down, we lose the red carpet ambiance entirely, and the network will scream at us," Marcus panicked, wiping sweat from his brow. "Just listen. Tell me if they're saying anything we need to bleep before we go live to the main feed."Elena slipped the heavy studio headphones over her ears and pressed the solo button for channel four. Instantly, the crisp, unmistakable voice of her fiancé filled her ears.
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