The next morning, New York City woke up with her name on every screen.

Amara Hayes-Blackwell.

The once flawless socialite. The perfect wife. The woman who had everything—except her husband’s loyalty.

Her face filled the morning talk shows. Her voice played on radio segments. Her defiant statement from the gala—“I gave my husband everything, and in return, he gave me humiliation”—was already trending under #TheBlackwellScandal.

Every network wanted a piece of her story. Every gossip blogger wanted to know who the mystery woman in Ethan’s office was. Every business analyst speculated how this would affect Blackwell Enterprises’ image.

And somewhere high above Manhattan, in the cold glass fortress of his...