Lily POVThe headlines were everywhere, and they were brutal.

"FROM VICTIM TO VILLAIN?: Lily Morrison's Suspicious Rise to Power"

"Did Abuse Survivor Manipulate Billionaire to Commit Fraud?"

"Tony Stark's Latest Scandal: Corporate Fraud or Love Gone Wrong?"

I sat in the penthouse living room, my laptop open, scrolling through article after article. Each one felt like a knife twisting in my chest. They were questioning everything, my abuse, my trauma, whether I'd manipulated the entire situation ...