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MABELDamian emerged from the study an hour later.He'd been on calls all morning. Strategy sessions with Katherine. Legal consultations. Crisis management.He looked tired but focused."I have an idea," he said.Bella, Vanessa, and I were in the living room. Liam was napping upstairs."What kind of idea?" I asked."You go public. Full interview. Prime time television. Major outlet." Damian sat across from me. "You tell your whole story. From the beginning. Everything.""I thought we were already planning that…""We were planning a defensive response. Answering Hailey's accusations. Correcting her lies." He leaned forward. "I'm suggesting something different. Offensive, not defensive. You take control of the narrative.""How?""You tell your story. Not as a response to Hailey. As your story. The complete truth from your perspective." Damian pulled out his tablet. "Katherine's been in contact with major networks. Three of them want interviews. We choose the right one, the right journal
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MABELBy noon, I'd stopped checking my phone.Each notification was another hit. Another client reconsidering. Another sponsor pulled out. Another wave of hate on social media.I sat in the safe house living room, staring at nothing.Vanessa had taken Liam to the backyard. Keeping him away from the tension inside.Damian was in the study on calls. Damage control. Crisis management. Trying to salvage what he could.The front door opened.Bella stormed in. Lily trailing behind her."Where is she?" Bella's voice was sharp.David gestured toward the living room.Bella came straight to me. Fury written across her face."Have you seen this?" She held up her phone. Hailey's interview playing."Yes. I've seen it.""And you're just sitting here?""What else should I be doing?""Fighting back! Responding! Defending yourself!" Bella's voice rose. "She's destroying you and you're doing nothing!""Damian's team is…""I don't care about Damian's team! I care about you!" Bella threw her phone on the
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MABELBy eight AM, my phone had seventeen missed calls.My assistant in LA. My business manager. Three different clients.I called my assistant first. Nicole."Mabel, thank God. Have you seen—""The interview. Yes. I've seen it.""It's everywhere. Every outlet is covering it. Entertainment news. Fashion blogs. Even mainstream media." Nicole's voice was strained. "And clients are calling."My stomach dropped. "Who?""Jessica Carmichael called at six this morning. She's pulling out of the March campaign."Jessica Carmichael. A-list actress. One of my biggest clients."Did she say why?""Her team cited 'brand alignment concerns.' They don't want to be associated with the controversy.""Anyone else?"Nicole was quiet."Nicole. Who else?""The Riverside Hotel Group. They're canceling the spring styling contract. And Miranda Chen's team sent an email an ho
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MABEL I couldn't sleep. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw Hailey's carefully arranged expression. I Heard her voice. The calculated emotion. *Homewrecker. Manipulator. Troubled woman.* At two AM, I gave up. Went to the kitchen. Damian was still there. Laptop open. On a conference call with my publicist Katherine and her team. He looked up when I entered. Muted the call. "You should be sleeping," he said. "Can't." I poured water. "How bad is it?" "Katherine's team is working on a response. We'll have something by morning." "That's not what I asked." Damian closed his laptop. "It's bad. But manageable." "How bad?" He hesitated. Then pulled up his phone. Show me the trending topics. #MabelJames w
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MABELI stayed on the porch a while longer after Damian went inside.The night air was cool. Clear.For the first time in months, my mind was quiet.Not empty. Never empty. But quiet in the way that felt productive rather than anxious.Things were moving in the right direction.Claire in jail. Liam knowing the truth. Andrew rebuilding. Elena James Designs nearly ready to launch.And Damian.Patient, steady Damian.Willing to wait.I picked up my cold tea. Smiled to myself.Maybe things were actually going to be okay.My phone buzzed.I assumed it was Damian. Forgotten something. Or a goodnight message.But the name on the screen was Rose.Vanessa's assistant.Strange. Rose rarely called me directly.I answered. "Rose? Everything okay? Is Liam…""Liam's fine. He's asleep." Rose's voice was tight. Urgent. "But Ms. James, you need to see something.""What is it?""I don't want to explain. Just watch it." She paused. "I'm sending you a link now."My phone buzzed again. A link to a celebri
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MABELThe kiss lasted only a moment.But it changed everything.I pulled back first.Not dramatically. Not suddenly. Just gently. Creating space between us.Damian let me. Didn't reach for me. Didn't close the distance I'd created.Just watched me. Patient.The porch was still quiet. Still private. The crickets still singing somewhere in the dark Westchester grounds.Everything the same as five minutes ago.Except nothing was the same.I stood. Walked to the porch railing. Looked out at the dark garden.My heart was racing. My thoughts louder than the quiet night."Mabel." His voice was soft. Not demanding. Just present."Give me a second."He did.I stood at the railing, sorting through the noise in my head.The kiss had been good. That wasn't the problem.Damian was good. That wasn't the problem either.The problem was everything else.Liam learning the truth two weeks ago. Still adjusting. Still navigating two mothers and a new reality.Bella and Andrew rebuilding something fragile
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