Serena sat in her office at Rocky’s Designs, leaning back in her chair with a smug expression, her fingers scrolling through headline after headline on her phone. The scandal had exploded far beyond what she had anticipated. Every media outlet, gossip blog, and high-profile forum was talking about it.

Across from her, Emma was grinning like a Cheshire cat, flipping through different online articles on her laptop.

“This is golden,” Emma laughed, shaking her head in pure delight. “You ...