Outside the window, sunlight scattered across the computer screen in dappled patches. Madeline stared at the photos without expression, her eyes blazing with hatred. They showed Charlotte meeting two men late at night, then snapping compromising selfies in a hotel suite. Ten minutes after the post went live, it had climbed to ninth place on the trending list. #DesignerCharlotteWhitmorePrivateLifeExposed #CantHideItAnymore: Designer's Late-Night Rendezvous With Two Men. Sweet Artist in Public, Wild in Private. Two eye-catching headlines now dominated the feed, pulling in clicks by the thousands. The comments were even worse, packed with every kind of mockery. Madeline tapped the desk lightly with her fingertips, keeping time with the clock. Two minutes later, Sebastian's call final

