“Jasmine, have you seen this?” Gabriel's voice was low, sharp, and tense.
I was in the kitchen, pouring Lily a bowl of cereal when his call interrupted the quiet morning. I could hear the panic threading through his usual controlled tone.
“What’s wrong?” I asked, grabbing the remote from the counter.
“Turn on Channel 5,” he instructed. “It’s everywhere.”
With a knot forming in my stomach, I switched on the TV. The screen flickered to life, revealing a polished news anchor with a stern expression. Beside her was a photo of me and Gabriel from the gala, frozen in a frame that made me look desperate and clingy, and him aloof and indifferent.
“Billionaire Gabriel Knight and single mother Jasmine Evans at the center of a scandal,” the anchor announced. “Sources claim Evans orchestrated her
