OPHELIAThe elevator doors opened, and just like that, hell descended upon us.A flash of light exploded in my face, followed by the chaos of fractured, overlapping voices. All I could see was a lot of paparazzi, newspeople, and exicited bystanders alike standing before the building like vultures that had smelled blood."Ophelia, are you conceding that the relationship is not genuine?""Ms. Wren, do you believe your company is worthy of public confidence after this?""Alessandre! Was that an act, or are you really that careless?""Smile for us, Ice Queen!"I hesitated in my step, one of my heels quivering on the marble. The clamour pressed in from every direction, hot and suffocating.Charlotte nudged me firmly in the side with her elbow. "Move on. If you stop, they'll eat you alive," she whispered through a strained smile.I kept moving, taking each step at a time, though my hands clutched the lapels of my blazer too tightly—the only thing keeping the hastily wrapped sheet below me i
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