Chapter 28

• “The shame is the point! It’s what Taylor wants you to feel!” Camila insisted, kneeling beside Renee's chair, grabbing her hands. “Listen to me, love. You’ve just described a deliberate, orchestrated campaign to destroy you. The indefinite leave? That’s proof. The twenty million offer? That’s proof. Taylor’s arrogance, his threat about owning the bank? That is all evidence that this wasn’t some drunken, mutual mistake. This was intentional.”
• She squeezed Renee’s hands tightly. “The recent turn of events—your job ruin, the escalating bribes, the fact the rapist is now your boss—all of this is enough to show Kelvin that you did not intentionally cheat on him! You were set up, Renee. You were preyed upon. This wasn’t just a drunken lapse of judgment; this was an attack that started with someone spiking your drink, which we still don't know the specifics of, and has ended with a billionaire attempting to silence you.”
• Tears welled up again in Renee’s eyes, but this time, they were tears of fear mixed with a terrifying flicker of hope.