The press conference ended in chaos—Margaret in tears and Sebastian numb with shock.
The media left one by one, leaving only Sebastian, Margaret, and their few friends in the empty venue.
Margaret collapsed to the floor, sobbing uncontrollably. "Sebastian! You ruined me! You made me a laughingstock—I hate you!"
Recalling the reporters' contemptuous glances and the headlines that were probably already spreading across the city, she lashed out at Sebastian, hitting him wildly.
Sebastian's friends stepped in, pulling her away.
"Margaret, that's enough. You saw how much Sebastian has done for you over the years. Helena poured her heart out to him, and he still only has eyes for you," one of them said.
"Yeah, none of this is Sebastian's fault. He's a victim, too—he just lost his job as CE
