VictoriaPOV
The night sky stretched over the city like black silk, rain streaking the glass of Victoria’s penthouse windows. She stood there, barefoot, swirling wine in her glass as city lights shimmered below. Her phone buzzed on the counter for the third time, but she didn’t move. She already knew what the headlines said.
“.CEO Damien Cole Defends Wife in Emotional Press Conference.
“Cole Enterprises CEO Protects Gold-Digger Bride.”
Gold digger. The irony almost made her laugh.
She’d been the one beside Damien when no one believed in him back when his name meant nothing outside a few boardrooms. And now, he stood before cameras defending a woman who barely knew how to breathe his air.
“Pathetic,” she muttered under her breath, draining her glass.
She’d thought feeding the press wo
