I looked down, my gaze fixed on the patterns in the carpet. "Alexandra did everything she could to tarnish my reputation. She spread rumors, twisted facts, and painted me as the villain in our breakup. She wanted to make sure that if she couldn't have me, then she'd ruin me."

Emma shook her head in disbelief. "I can't believe someone could be so vindictive."

"It was a public spectacle," I admitted, a sense of shame creeping in. "The woman I loved, who I thought loved me, turned ...