CHAPTER 84

VARYA’S POV

The constant beeping from my phone on the nightstand jolted me out of a restless sleep. I reached over and squinted my sleepy eyes at the TV. I kept seeing headline after story, each one more dramatic than the last.

Everything in its path was being consumed by the scandal, which had taken on a life of its own.

"Mrs. Cassian Caught in Hotel Scandal: Cheating on Husband?"

"Cassian Family Business Suffers as Scandal Erupts!"

"Is CEO Kylo Divorcing His Wife Over Recent Scandal?"

That last blow really hit me hard. I threw down the phone on the table and dropped my head into my hands as if I hoped this might bring some peace from everything surrounding me.

My life had become a huge joke in public with all media taking up the news about it. My reputation was ruined and there were serious losses incurred by the Cassian family business because of that nasty incident.

With great difficulty, I made myself get up and face the day, even though I wanted nothing more than to hide under t