The morning sun broke through the sheer curtains of Sophia's room like a spotlight, but she wasn't asleep. She had been awake for hours, lying still, her thoughts spinning uncontrollably since she left Alexander’s hotel room. Her phone was already buzzing on the nightstand.She sat up slowly, her muscles sore and her heart conflicted. 40 missed calls. And then came messages – screenshots, news, headlines. She scrolled through them with trembling fingers.“Burnett Heirness Spotted in the Hotel With Beaumont Tycoon” “Sophie Burnett’s Scandalous Night”The footage was grainy, but it was unmistakably her. Dressed in last night’s cocktail dress, hair dishevelled, stepping into a hotel with Alexxander Beaumont.“Damn it, Alexander”, she muttered under her breath.Just then the door swung open. her mum, walked in holding a tablet, a grave expression plastered on her face.“Sophie.” Sophie braced herself.her mum handed her the tablet. “It’s everywhere”. “I know,” Sophiw replied, her voice dr
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