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HAILEYI couldn't sleep.All night, I lay awake thinking about what Claire had said.“I've handled it.”But what did that mean? How could she handle DNA evidence? Hospital records? The truth?She couldn't.Which meant she was planning something else. Something drastic.And knowing Claire, "drastic" meant dangerous.By three AM, I'd made a decision.If this was going to come out anyway, and it was, I needed to control the narrative.I couldn't stop Mabel from claiming Liam. But I could make sure the story came out on my terms.Make her look crazy. Opportunistic. Like a desperate ex-wife trying to steal a billionaire's child.I pulled out my laptop and opened a new email account. Anonymous. Untraceable.Then I drafted a message to the New York Post's gossip editor.SUBJECT: EXCLUSIVE TIP - CUSTODY BATTLE BREWING“A source close to the Latham family reports that celebrity stylist Mabel James (ex-wife of Ethan Hoss) is claiming that billionaire Vanessa Latham's adopted son, Liam, is actua

VANESSAI woke up to my phone ringing off the hook.Richard. My publicist. My assistant. Board members.Everyone calling at once."What's happening?" I answered Richard's call first."Have you seen the news?""What news?""Check the Post. Now."I pulled up the website on my tablet.The headline made my blood freeze."STYLIST MABEL JAMES CLAIMS BILLIONAIRE'S ADOPTED SON IS HERS, CUSTODY BATTLE LOOMS"No.No, no, no.I read the article with growing horror. They had details. Specific details about Liam's adoption. About Mabel's DNA claims. About everything."Who leaked this?!" I shouted into the phone."I don't know. But Vanessa, we need to contain this immediately. I'm drafting a statemen…""No statements. Nothing. Not until I figure out what's happening."I hung up and called Mabel.No answer.I tried again. Still nothing.Did she leak this? Was this her plan all along? Get me to trust her, then go public to force my hand?I threw my phone across the room.Rose appeared in my doorway.

MABELI showed up at Ethan's office unannounced.His assistant tried to stop me. "Mrs. Hoss, I mean, Ms. James, Mr. Hoss is in a meeting…""I don't care. Tell him I'm here. Now."She looked nervous but picked up the phone. "Mr. Hoss? Mabel James is here to see you. She's quite insistent."A pause. Then she hung up."He'll see you. Go right in."I walked into Ethan's office. He stood by the window, looking exhausted."Mabel. I was going to call you…""Did you know about this leak?" I demanded."What?""The story. In the Post. About Liam. About my custody claim." I moved closer. "Did you know someone was going to leak it?""No. I found out this morning like everyone else." He looked genuinely shocked. "Mabel, I swear, I had no idea…""Then who did? Who in your family leaked this story?"Ethan ran a hand through his hair. "I don't know.""Don't lie to me, Ethan. The leak came from Hoss Industries. From your company's internal network."His face went pale. "What?""I had it traced. Someon

ETHANI didn't go to my mother's estate.Instead, I drove aimlessly through Manhattan, thinking about everything that had led to this moment.My marriage. My family. My life.All built on lies.I'd married Hailey for the wrong reasons. Because my mother approved. Because she was pregnant. Because it was expected.Not because I loved her.And she'd married me for status. For money. For the Hoss name.Not because she loved me.We'd been playing house for five years. Pretending to be a happy family.But we weren't happy. We barely spoke unless necessary. Slept in separate bedrooms. Led separate lives.Our marriage had been dead for years.I just hadn't admitted it.Until now.I drove back to the penthouse. Hailey was still on the sofa, drinking wine."Did you talk to your mother?" she asked without looking at me."No.""Why not?""Because I needed to think first." I sat across from her. "About us. About this marriage. About what we're doing.""What we're doing is surviving…""No. What we

MABELThe week waiting for Judge Morrison's ruling was torture.Every day, I checked my phone obsessively. Every call from Katherine made my heart race.But finally, on Friday afternoon, she called with news."The judge ruled. We won."I sank into my chair, relief flooding through me. "We won?""Full legal guardianship to Bella. Margaret's petition for custody was denied. The judge also issued a restraining order, Margaret has to stay at least five hundred feet away from Lily.""Oh my God.""Judge Morrison was very clear in her ruling. She said Margaret abandoned Lily during critical years of her development and only returned when financial resources became available. The court found this demonstrated a pattern of self-interest rather than genuine parental concern.""That's exactly what it was.""I know. And the judge saw through it completely." Katherine paused. "Mabel, this is permanent. Margaret can't petition for custody again unless she can prove significant changes in circumstan