Chapter 1780

If Silas succeeded and someone caught him and Nicola doing it, the entire estate would come running to watch the spectacle. The estate was crawling with reporters and TV crews filming the show. Her shame would be broadcast worldwide. She had finally rebuilt her life, only to become a woman despised by all again. She would be known as the shameless contestant who tried to sleep with a judge to secure the grand prize. The International Perfume Competition she'd dreamed of and held sacred would be tainted because of her. Her beloved twins, Marshall and Stanley, would be mocked by everyone. She certainly would never recover from this. "Silas, stop this madness! You're a judge. If someone catches us, you won't walk away unscathed either!" "So what?" Silas dismissed her threat. "You think I care what others think?" If he cared about reputation or money, she might have found leverage. But when he lost control like this, he cared about nothing. Those were the most dangerous, terrif