We returned from the trip to find the media in chaos.
Melissa had posted a blog — exposing everything.
"The man I was meant to marry was stolen by my sister," she wrote.
Photos. Videos. Screenshots of private messages.
Adrian was furious. "She's desperate."
"Or calculated," I said. "She knows how to twist the truth."
Our phones wouldn't stop ringing. Reporters. Lawyers. Family.
Then came the worst part.
Her final demand: "Divorce Claire. Or I take the scandal to court."
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Adrian looked at me, torn.
"I'm not afraid of her," I said quietly.
"I am," he admitted. "Afraid she'll destroy what we built."
I held his hand. "Then let's build something she can't break."