Victor Ignis frowned as he stared at the headlines splashed across the screen of his phone. His fingers itched to hurl the device at the nearest wall. The scandal he had orchestrated—meticulously planned down to the last detail—had crumbled into dust before his eyes. How had this happened? He had ensured every element of the situation was controlled. He had confirmed the woman Rafe had escorted to the hospital had been planning an abortion. But now? She had turned the narrative on its head, publicly announcing her marriage to him instead.
And her name—the detail gnawed at him like a persistent thorn. She was a Frost? How had he overlooked such a critical fact? He had dismissed her as just another woman Rafe had carelessly entangled himself with after being drugged. Yet, here she was, not only evading his trap but standing as part of one of the most influential families he knew. His elaborate scandal had not just failed; it had backfired spectacularly.
