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She turned to her daughter, seething. “Sienna, get a divorce. You don’t have to stay in a marriage like this. We’ll support you. You don’t need him.”

A car was parked a few feet away.

Inside it, Adrian sat watching, his sharp jaw clenched, broad chest rising with every breath. The moment Pamela mentioned divorce, something flared in his dark eyes. He leaned forward, excitement flickering across his face. His fingers moved to unbuckle his seatbelt, eyes locked on Sienna.

Sienna shook her head. “Mom, I’m not getting a divorce.”

Pamela’s face turned red with disbelief, she was beyond furious. “You’re still defending him? After everything he’s done?!”

Sienna shook her head. “He’s been good to me throughout our marriage. This was just... a mistake. A small one. We’ll get through it together.”

She turned to Theo, looking him straight in the eyes. “You won’t repeat this again, right? It’s one mistake. We’ll recover from it.”

Pamela lost it. “Are you seriously letting him off with a promise? That’s it?!”

“Yes, Mom,” Sienna said gently. “Trust me. I know Theo. He won’t do it again.”

“You’ve lost your damn mind!” Pamela shouted. “He’s already been fired from his CEO position! Staying with him will only drag you down further. Even his own parents have disowned him after learning he’s with the same woman they once refused to accept! If I had known he was in love with someone else, I’d have never let you marry him!”

“I know, Mom,” Sienna whispered. “But I also know this is temporary. He’s their only son. They’ll come around. Everything will settle.”

Inside the car, Adrian’s patience snapped. Every word from her mouth only added fuel to the fire burning inside him.

He slammed his fist against the steering wheel, jaw tight with rage. His voice was low and dangerous. “She’s still standing by him? After everything?”

His chest rose and fell sharply as jealousy burned through him. “Why the hell does he get your loyalty and not me? I made one fucking mistake, and you walked away. But him? He cheated and you’re still staying?”

His knuckles cracked as he gripped the wheel tighter. “Fine,” he growled. “If you won’t leave him, then I’ll destroy everything he has. His business. His name. His future. He won’t even be able to stand next to you when I’m done with that fucking bastard!”

***

For the next week, every major news outlet ran the same footage: Theo’s affair, the images of him and Rosie, the scandal, again and again. Photos. Headlines. Harsh words. He was humiliated, dragged through the mud, and nothing could undo the damage.

“You have no position left in Montgomery Corporation. Get the hell out!”

The voice boomed through the building as Theo was thrown out of the company’s headquarters. He stumbled back, catching himself just before hitting the ground. Security didn’t even look back.

Mocking laughter echoed around him as employees walked past, sneering. The same people who once bowed before him now treated him like trash.

"Serves him right."

"A cheater who betrayed his own wife."

“He looked so decent, always pretending to be the perfect gentleman. But this is who he really is.”

The mighty CEO was now just a disgraced man with nothing left.

The whispers echoed through the building, each word sharper than the last. The employees didn’t even bother hiding their mockery anymore.

"The Montgomerys already disowned him," someone scoffed. "He’s neither our boss nor their son now. Just a disgraced nobody."

Theo’s eyes blazed with fury as he glared at them. But the man who had been speaking just smirked and laughed.

“What are you looking at? You’re not in charge anymore. Hell, you’re below all of us now. We’re your bosses now. But if you’re short on cash, let me know. I might toss a few pennies your way just to make you feel important again.”

The group of men chuckled, but it died instantly the moment Sienna appeared, her eyes pure fire. She walked straight to Theo and slid her arm through his. They all fell silent, stunned.

Everyone looked at her in shock. Then at each other.