Three days passed.
To everyone's surprise, the rumors surrounding Elara slowly began to lose their momentum.
Not because people had stopped talking.
But because Sebastian Blackwood refused to let his wife face the storm alone.
Every morning, they arrived at Blackwood Group together.
Every evening, they left together.
Photographs of Sebastian opening the car door for Elara, waiting for her after meetings, and quietly walking beside her filled newspapers and social media.
The comments gradually changed.
"Maybe she isn't what the tabloids said."
"I've never seen Sebastian Blackwood treat anyone like this."
"Perhaps he really loves his wife."
Olivia watched every headline with growing frustration.
Nothing was going according to plan.
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Blackwood Manor...
Mrs. Hayes walked into
