For a moment, silence fell across the hall, as everyone was left in shock. Then, an outburst of murmurs and laughter erupted. It was then that I realized that some people were recording the entire scene.
“Did Asher just dump his golden girl?”
“This is liquid gold.”
Julia's lips thinned, and her fingers trembled as she struggled to maintain her composure while feeling the heat of everyone’s eyes on her. It would be the first time she had been ridiculed publicly, and with the way her eyes welled up with tears, she didn’t seem like she could handle the hate.
"Get up!” Asher growled, ignoring the rising tension around us. He dragged me up with my shirt and started to pull me away from the crowd. “I’ll show you the consequences of your stupid little actions.”
"Please," I muttered, bar
