Rise of Robert,the youngest student billionaire.

CHAPTER 196

Now, they had to face the reality that they had not only lost control of their daughter but also their place in the future that was unfolding before them.

"That should’ve been Jonathan," Mrs. Hartley whispered bitterly, glancing toward their former suitor, who looked equally devastated by the night's turn of events.

Robert, catching the whisper on his way out, gave a brief, almost imperceptible smirk before turning back to Lily. In that moment, as the final guests departed, he whispered to her, “I told you, they’d regret it.”

As the wedding ceremony concluded and it was time for the grand photographs, the elites and dignitaries in attendance lined up to capture the moment.

The air was thick with prestige, and photographers scrambled to get the perfect shots of the powerful figures who had gathered. The lights of high-end cameras flashed incessantly, creating a sea of glitter and glamor.

Robert and Lily, standing at the center of it all, exuded a magnetic elegance. The world's most ex