The press conference was scheduled for ten in the morning, and I found out about it the same way everyone else did, scrolling through Twitter at three AM because sleep was a joke.
Victoria Brooks to make statement regarding daughter's involvement in Carter scandal. Live at 10am EST.
I stared at the announcement until my eyes burned. Daughter. Victoria was claiming Layla publicly now, no more pretending they were distant. No more society games. This was full-on damage control.
"You should be sleeping," Liam's voice came from the doorway. He looked rumpled, beautiful, worried.
"Can't."
He crossed the room, took the phone from my hands gently. "This isn't healthy."
"None of this is healthy." I pulled my knees up to my chest. "She's going to spin it. Make Layla the victim. Again."
"Prob
