Chapter 169

The next morning, Valerie’s expression was twisted with fury as she stared at her phone. She had gone to bed the night before satisfied, convinced she had finally toppled Roman Ashford’s name with the flood of scandal splashed across every media outlet. But this morning—everything was gone. Wiped clean. Not a single article remained.

“What the hell is this?!” she gasped, her voice trembling. “No…