Lexi turned to him, her voice hushed. “Aren’t you going to say something to her?”
Julian gave a tired sigh and leaned back in the seat. “Emma’s never been the type to play nice. She didn’t get it from her mother.”
Emma smirked from the other seat, scrolling through the now-viral footage of Eliza’s meltdown. “This is so going to break the internet.”
Lexi looked between the two, suddenly understanding something deeper—Emma wasn’t just reckless. She was strategic. And Julian indulged her a lot.
Lexi thought about Camden. His career, his smile, his perfect image—gone in seconds.
Just like that.
And Lexi knew something now she hadn’t known before.
Being close to Julian didn’t just mean wealth, power, or secrets.
It meant survival.
The drive home was heavy with silence.
The only sounds
