The next hour felt like a nightmare Serena couldn’t wake up from. Videos of Mrs. Winters humiliating her at Rocky’s Design were all over the internet. Every social media platform was flooded with clips, comments, and threads. The headlines were ruthless: “Mrs. Winters Publicly Shames Homewrecker Serena Winthrop!” “Serena Winthrop Gets What She Deserves—Caught and Exposed!” The comment sections were worse: • “Mrs. Winters is a queen! She said everything we were thinking!” • “Serena is nothing but a gold digger. She deserved every bit of that humiliation.” • “Finally! Someone put that slut in her place.” The words cut deeper than any knife. But across town, in a luxury shopping mall, Kate was having the time of her life. She strutted through the high-end boutiques with Rolly by

