“Have you seen the news this morning?” Sandra’s voice was tense on the other end of the phone.

Evelyn had just opened the curtains of her apartment when her phone screen lit up with notifications from various business news portals.

“Diamond Scandal: Hartford Family Charity Project a Total Failure?”

“Evelyn’s Design Under Scrutiny Again: When Ambition Outpaces Competence”

Her face was everywhere—flashes from the gala night, blurred images outside the company’s headquarters.

She tapped on a video from a major news site. A female anchor read in a dramatic tone:

> “A source claims that the diamond collection designed by Evelyn—former wife of Julian, and now reportedly close to William...