The press conference ended with public opinion completely flipped.
Not only was my name cleared, but I also gained a flood of public sympathy.
When I got back to the villa, Sterling was sitting in the living room watching the news. "Nice move. Smarter than I gave you credit for."
Sterling stood up and gently tucked a loose strand of hair behind my ear, his touch soft and tender. "Truly the perfect Mrs. Holt, handpicked by me. How should I reward you?"
But before I could even think of a reward, Clara Lawson — Sterling's so-called childhood sweetheart and the eldest daughter of the Lawson family — returned from abroad.
The Holts threw her a grand welcome banquet.
At the banquet, I wore an expensive custom gown Sterling had prepared for me, walking arm in arm with him, looking every inc
