Back at the hotel, Amelia's phone buzzed with a notification.
A transfer—five hundred thousand.
She stared at the screen a few seconds before tapping open the trending news.
Sure enough, the headlines had changed.
"Vivian, Simon's First Love" had replaced the one about some mystery man spotted with her.
Underneath, the comments were blowing up like fireworks—people swooning, sending good wishes, even guessing if the two had patched things up.
Amelia's grip on the phone tightened a little.
Then she let out a low laugh.
Well, guess everyone got what they wanted.
That's probably what Vivian was aiming for from the start.
And Simon? He just laid all the cards out on the table.
As for her—she'd never been more than someone on the sidelines, just there for the
