The photos hit the internet while I'm in the courthouse bathroom, twenty minutes before I'm supposed to take the stand.
Harper bursts through the door, face pale, phone in her hand. "Vi. We have a problem."
My stomach drops. Of course. Of course there's a problem. Nothing about this trial has been straightforward, why would today be different?
"What now?"
She shows me her screen. It's a gossip site, the kind that traffics in blurry photos and inflammatory headlines. And there I am, sitting at an outdoor cafe table with a man. We're leaning close, he's touching my hand, and from the angle it looks intimate. Romantic.
The headline reads: Violet Carter's Secret Affair: Billionaire Liam Knight Dumped for Mystery Man
"What the hell?" I grab the phone, zoom in on the photo. "That's, that's
