Chapter 82: Exposed

The early morning was disrupted for Giselle by the buzz of her phone. Twisting around, she reached out to silence it. When she activated the screen, it lit up with a slew of missed calls—all from Megan Shaw. But hadn’t Megan recently gone abroad? Why the sudden barrage of calls? Concerned that Megan might be in trouble, Giselle was instantly on edge and quickly redialed. The call connected after just one ring, and Megan's voice came through, high-pitched and urgent. “My God, Giselle, why did it take you forever to answer?” Rubbing the sleep from her eyes, Giselle’s voice was scratchy as she replied, “What’s happening? What’s so urgent?” “Huh?” Megan’s voice carried a hint of surprise. “You haven’t seen Instagram? The entire community is buzzing about you—it’s going viral.” “About me?” Giselle grabbed her iPad from the nightstand and logged into Instagram, her heart sinking as she saw the flood of notifications. Scandalous headlines swirled across the screen: “The Youngest Mafi