Chapter 6

As long as Benedict secured the North Suburb land, the Page family would cover his debts. But I wasn’t a housewife, and he grossly overestimated the power of the “Mrs. Page” title.

He conveniently ignored everything I had done for him.

Before the auction, I heard another rumor: Benedict had been detained for a week after getting into a brawl with a wealthy businessman, supposedly over Yancy. The story even trended online for a while before being quickly suppressed.

A close friend, linking arms with me, was laughing so hard she could barely speak.

"Lucia, I have to admit, Yancy has some tricks up her sleeve. She’s got Benedict wrapped around her finger."

"The guy's wife caught them red-handed on the film set—her husband and Yancy making love, but Benedict still believed Yancy when she said she’d been forced into it after being plied with alcohol. And what did he do? Like a fool, he stormed into the guy’s office and beat him up!"

"Anyone with half a brain could tell Yancy was lying, but