The Woman They Want to Burn

 

Kelly

They wanted a villain, and they had chosen me. Hadn’t I suffered enough?

Every headline, every news station, every gossip blog had my name plastered across their screens like a public execution.  

“Kelly Brook: Liar, Cheater, Gold Digger?”

“Former Anchor Caught in Scandal, Did She Manipulate Her Ex-Husband for Wealth?”  

“Citizens Protest Against Kelly Brook—Demand She Resign.”

I wanted to laugh at the absurdity of it all. Cheater? Gold digger? My undoing was keeping Anderson and my marriage a secret for ten years. Because if only they knew…The money, the investments, the career sacrifices I made for Anderson. How I had stayed in...