TWO DAYS LATER Two days had slipped by. The mansion had remained quiet, almost like it was holding its breath for what was coming next. And now, the day had arrived. Today, Olivia would make the public statement that would change everything. People would be watching, judging, picking apart her every word, her every gesture. One wrong move, and it could destroy not just Christopher’s image, but her only chance at saving her brother. She hadn’t slept much the night before. Even though she’d closed her eyes, her mind had been awake, restless, circling the same thoughts over and over again. But when morning came, she got out of bed. There was no turning back. Nathan had remained in the house the entire time. He hadn’t said anything about leaving, and somehow, his presence remained like sm

