Chapter 10

In the dead of night, I lay wide awake in my room. My thoughts were tangled in fear that Dad, driven by the heat of the moment, might do something he couldn't take back. The light in his study stayed on, and aside from Armand, a constant flow of people came and went. I stayed put in my room, gripping my phone, compulsively refreshing the screen. An hour later, the media dropped another bombshell. "Breaking: Searle Group's Chairman, Connor, Exposed in Affair with Lanier Family's Daughter-in-Law, Sienna Lycett—Proof Confirmed!" "Connor's Assistant Comes Forward: Chairman Personally Orchestrated Torment of Mrs. Searle!" "'Heartless Monster': Connor Shows No Mercy to Pregnant Wife—Public Outrage Erupts!" In a flash, Connor was all over Jorvaska's headlines. Half an hour later, the media released another update. "Disgraced Connor Attempts to Flee, Cornered and Beaten by Angry Mob at Searle Group Building Entrance!" The news came with a flood of photos and videos. I clicked on one w