I spent two weeks recovering in a private hospital.
Lucian's company had collapsed out of nowhere, and the news blew up all over the media. On top of that, reports of his sleazy behavior and a mysterious severe illness were splashed across every news outlet, with pundits and regular people alike picking apart every detail.
Victoria, the woman he'd cheated on me with, had developed depression and tried to kill herself. She was currently in the hospital receiving emergency care.
All of that was just a public-facing drama, though.
Two weeks later, I was cleared to leave the hospital and returned home. As for Lucian and Victoria? My parents had already dragged both of them back to the family property and locked them up in the dungeon.
That was when I learned what my parents had done in th
