The gala afterparty was winding down when @AshwickSecrets posted again, their first major revelation since Julian's apocalyptic scandal compilation. I was with Alexander in a quiet corner, both of us trying to enjoy rare peaceful moments when my phone exploded with notifications. The post showed grainy security footage allegedly from several weeks ago—me in what looked like the academy's chemistry lab, handling equipment in ways that suggested dangerous experimentation. The caption was devastating: "PHARMACEUTICAL HEIRESS CONDUCTS ILLEGAL EXPERIMENTS: Isabella Virelli caught on security footage creating unstable chemical compounds in academy lab after hours. Multiple safety violations, potential explosive materials, endangering student lives. But when you're worth 12 billion, who's going

