Victoria had never been this afraid before. She sat in the corner of her luxurious apartment, staring at the legal papers spread across her coffee table. Her perfectly painted nails trembled as she read the bold words: Cease and Desist. Fraud. Defamation. Intent to harm reputation and career. She swallowed hard. It felt like the world was crashing in around her. For years, she had lived in power. In control. Always the one who people feared. But now? Everything had flipped. Her name was being whispered in shameful tones around the company. Her reputation…the very thing she had built from scratch…was falling apart. And Richard was the one leading it. Victoria had never believed he would go this far. She had assumed, even after everything, that he’d protect her. That he’d at least keep her
