Laila’s POV
The article was relentless, attacking my character. It said that I wasn’t just cheating on William, but that I also was trying to break up other families at the same time.
An enemy of happy households, Vanessa Harper would attempt to sink her teeth into any man, married or otherwise. Ladies, watch your husbands!
That was the lightest of the remarks. Some comments called me vile names, and others were forming groups to call my office and have me fired.
“I don’t understand,” I said. “How could they know…?”
Riley looked at me in surprise. “Uh… know? Know what?”
I glanced around. William was out of the room, maybe finding coffee or breakfast. There were only a couple of other people in the room, but neither of them were looking at me.
Keeping my voice low all the same, I to
