DEREK’S DESPERATION.
Emma's POV.
The next morning arrived with a fresh wave of chaos because Joel’s audio recording was just the beginning of Derek’s final, desperate attempt to salvage his failing reputation, and by noon, my laptop screen was flooded with alerts about a private television studio downtown where my ex-husband had sneaked Gina through the back doors for a live, unannounced broadcast. I was sitting at the dining table finishing breakfast with Pearl when Nathan walked in with his phone pressed to his ear, his face completely dark as he listened to his security team explain how Derek had hired a cheap tabloid crew to film a highly emotional interview, claiming that I was a heartless woman who abandoned my own sick child just to climb into a billionaire's bed.
"Your ex-hus
