Where was the happiness she had felt earlier, when she ran into Benjamin by chance?
All of it had been replaced by fury. By jealousy.
Benjamin had told her to apologize—to his wife.
He had acknowledged Amanda as his wife.
What on earth was going on?
And what about the accusation that her father had evaded taxes?
The answer came soon enough. Because of that video—because she had insulted Amanda—Benjamin had moved against the Tucker family. It didn’t matter who Amanda really was. As long as Benjamin called her “wife,” she bore his mark. Insulting Amanda meant insulting Benjamin himself.
Once she understood, Ella collapsed onto the floor, staring blankly at nothing. For the first time in her pampered life, she tasted despair.
She finally realized how terrifying a careless tongue could
