The next morning, Eileen woke up early and told Declan about the incident.

Declan reviewed the reports and spotted the issue. Taking advantage of a moment when Eileen wasn't looking, he filled Rafael in on the situation.

It didn't take Rafael long to trace the reports back to a single media outlet—CC.

CC was a media company under Gabriel's umbrella, which meant the reports were deliberately released by Gabriel.

"Is Gabriel going too far with this?" Declan could understand his past actions against Rafael as a personal feud, but dragging Eileen into it now was excessive, wasn't it?

Rafael: "You've known him longer than that."

Declan fell silent instantly.

"How...