PART 3: He Didn’t Come Back for Revenge… He Came Back to Show Her What She Lost
The doors opened slowly.
A woman in a simple black evening dress stepped inside.
No diamonds.
No arrogance.
No fake smile.
But the moment Marco saw her, his cold expression softened.
Giulia noticed it instantly.
Her heart dropped.
The elderly tycoon smiled and said,
“Miss Elena, we’ve been waiting for you.”
Giulia’s eyes widened.
Elena.
The quiet girl Giulia used to mock.
The waitress she once called invisible.
The only woman who had defended Marco when everyone else laughed at him.
Elena walked to Marco’s side without fear.
She didn’t look impressed by the chandeliers, the champagne, or the powerful men around her.
She simply looked at Marco and asked softly,
“Are you okay?”
Marco gave a small smile.
“Now I am.”
Giulia’s face collapsed completely.
Because in that moment, she understood.
Marco didn’t come back to prove he was rich.
He came back to show her what she had lost.
Not money.
Not status.
Not luxury.
But a man who had once truly loved her.
Giulia whispered,
“I made a mistake…”
Marco looked at her one final time.
“No, Giulia. You made a choice.”
Then he took Elena’s hand and walked out of the banquet hall.
Behind them, the music continued.
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But Giulia remained standing alone…
surrounded by everything she wanted,
and missing the only thing she could never buy.