Mia

　　New York

　　I sat on the sofa, my emotions still in turmoil, while Bella gently caressed my back in a comforting gesture. Her words offered a glimmer of solace. "It's going to be okay," she reassured me.

　　With a heavy sigh, I replied, "It's not. It's all over the news. Since the day I met Sebastian, my whole life has been turned upside down. Always in the gossip papers, always under scrutiny."

　　Bella glanced at her phone, her fingers ...