Aria stood frozen, her soaked dress clinging to her trembling body. The taste of confusion still clouded her mind as she tried to make sense of Damian’s furious words.
“Damian, please… I don’t understand what happened. I swear, I didn’t mean—”
“Didn’t mean to?” Damian snapped, his voice sharp enough to cut through steel. “You think that matters now, Aria? You humiliated me in front of the entire city.”
“I didn’t know, I was just feeling dizzy, and then everything went blurry—”
Before she could finish, a dramatic gasp echoed from behind.
“Oh my God,” Lyla exclaimed, holding her phone up. “It’s all over social media now.”
Aria’s head whipped around. “What?”
Damian’s eyes narrowed. “What did you say?”
Lyla turned her screen toward them, pretending to be shocked. “Someone already uploa
