The next morning, Evelyn automatically checked the news. Ivy's scandalous photos with seven men were everywhere.
Her hand tightened around her coffee cup, her stomach roiling with disgust.
Sebastian snatched her tablet. "Stop. That's Daniel's handiwork—another desperate stunt to win you back. Trash like that isn't worth your attention."
Evelyn's eyes were calm. "After winning Lily's case, I think I can face this now."
Sebastian paused mid-peel, staring at her.
"After what happened five years ago, I forced myself into a fake recovery because of Daniel. I believed no one would want me except him."
"So I tried to love him, live normally, but the shadow never left." Her gaze drifted beyond Sebastian. "Nightmares haunted me. I rejected every s****l assault case at the firm."
"But you gav
