Salome’s POV
“The engagement contract is real, Tabitha,” I said, pressing my forehead against the cold window. “It was signed years before I ever walked into his life.”
Tabitha didn't skip a beat. Her voice came through the speakers sharp and frantic. “They are twisting the timeline on purpose. The internet is losing its mind. I can’t even look at the comments anymore. People are calling Portia a victim and calling you a homewrecker.”
I watched a raindrop slide down the glass. My chest felt tight, like someone had wrapped a wire around my ribs and was pulling it shut. “It doesn’t matter what the truth is. If everyone decides to believe the lie, the lie wins.”
“Don’t you dare go there,” Tabitha snapped. Her anger was a solid weight over the line. “You have survived too much to let them
