"Briony."

Stewart grew impatient when she didn't answer right away. His voice tightened with urgency. "As compensation, I'll add another ten million to the agreement. You

"That's not necessary." Briony cut him off, wiping away her tears with the back of her hand. “The agreement doesn't need to change. I'll help you clear things up."

Her heart was numb, colder than ever. All she wanted now was to end this marriage as quickly as possible, to get as far away from Stewart and Rosita as she could.

She was done being the fool in their love story.

On the other end, Stewart was silent for a moment, then tried again. "Or you can ask for something else. Anything."

"Other than getting this divorce finalized," Briony replied, her voice icy, "I want nothing from you. Nothing at all."

With that, she hung up the phone.

Her hands trembling, Briony opened Facebook and logged in.

But Facebook offered her no refuge, either.

The very first post on her feed was from Rosita.

She clicked in-

all, thank you to all my fans and everyone who's reached out with concern. Mr. Wentworth and I are both doing well. As for the rumors and wild stories being spread based on photos, I

to take up public space, but seeing so many unfair

turned into gossip fodder just because he's with me. I hope my fans can give him some space, just as you've always supported

me, please care

posted her lengthy statement, the story

flooded the comment

posted a screenshot of a statement released by Stewart

a formal statement-complete with

That was classic Stewart.

Stewart, flooding her comments with praise for their "brother-in-law" and messages of

social media, hashtags about “Rosita's fiercely protective boyfriend” began trending, and the buzz only intensified. Rosita's fans were

and

the page and returned to the registration

new personal account was tedious, but she forced

was finally set up, she made a single

only professional colleagues. Attorney Wentworth and Ms. Lockwood

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