Exit the Catfights Enter the Empire novel Chapter 10

His face hardened into a scowl as he closed his eyes.

Evelyn didn't know when she finally drifted off. When she woke up, it was to the frantic pinging of notifications on her phone.

Half-asleep, she reached for it. Every single news app on her screen was blasting the exact same headlines:

[BREAKING: A-List Starlet Caught Wrecking a Marriage!]

[EXPOSED: Vickie Fulton Caught Red-Handed Playing the Mistress, Face Slashed by Legal Wife!]

[THE TRUTH: Who Is Vickie Fulton's Secret Sugar Daddy?!]

The scandalous headlines spread like a virus, dominating every single trending list.

A jolt of sheer panic shot through Evelyn’s chest. She bolted upright in bed.

The moment she rushed into the living room, she saw Xavier standing perfectly still. He had just ended a call, his phone still gripped tightly in his hand.

"Xavier!" She hurried over, her voice frantic. "Something happened! Vickie's scandal is plastered all over the news. Do you need to call PR to pull the articles?"

"Pull the articles?" he sneered, his voice dripping with venom. "Are you absolutely sure you want me to do that?"

She froze, finally registering the terrifying look on his face.

His jaw was locked tight, his features twisted in pure, unadulterated rage. The way he looked at her was filled with naked, burning hatred.

She fell silent for a moment. "You think I leaked it?"

"Didn't you? You ruined Valerie, and now you want to ruin her sister too. Isn't that the whole point? Your sheer malice never fails to impress me."

Every word he spat felt like a jagged knife carving directly into her heart, leaving it bleeding and mutilated.

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