Chapter 139

The news spread like wildfire. Adrian had taken the fall for Vivian. His actions were the talk of the office, and by the end of the day, it seemed like everyone at the company knew. It was hard to avoid the whispers, the sideways glances, and the way people suddenly “forgot” to make eye contact when Cassandra entered the room. At first, she tried to brush it off. Let them talk, she thought. Let them gossip. She would carry on like nothing was wrong. But as the rumors spread, so did the stares the kind that burned into her skin with judgment. They grew louder, more insistent. And eventually, she had to face it. She was the one everyone was talking about.