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“Miss Sienna, is it true that you arranged the live broadcast, or was it a hoax? Did someone secretly record you?” one reporter asked.

Sienna didn’t hesitate. “I did,” she said, her voice steady, with no shame. “I broadcasted it.”

The reporters exchanged glances, surprised by her honesty. They had expected her to deny everything, to call the video fake in an attempt to save her reputation.

Another reporter pressed on. “Mrs. Montgomery, can you tell us about your relationship with Mr. Adrian Vaughn? Was it just a fling, or was there something more? Were you in love with him?”

The questions came fast. “Is Mr. Montgomery not good in bed? Is that why you left him and slept with another man?”

“Mrs. Montgomery, how long has this been going on? It’s clear from the way you act that it’s not a recent affair. Can you tell us the truth?”

The barrage of questions didn’t stop. “Is it true that you cheated on Mr. Montgomery first, and that’s why he found someone else?”

“Yes, it was me.” Sienna grabbed the mic from one of the reporters and announced it loudly. The camera flashes intensified, blinding everyone around her. “I’m the one who betrayed my husband. I was sleeping with another man before my marriage and after. I hurt him, and I ruined his reputation.”

She took a deep breath before continuing. “It’s all my fault. I couldn’t stand seeing Theo badmouthed for something I did. That’s why I’m now revealing it all publicly.”

The reporters were silent for a moment, then fired more questions.

“Does that mean Theo Montgomery is the victim, and not the bad guy?” a reporter asked quickly.

“He was plotted against by me,” Sienna answered. “Yes, he does have a girlfriend now. But I was the one having an affair. He is in love with Rosie. He started a family with her.”

Sienna paused, her voice wavering slightly. “I ruined him. Not the other way around.”

The mic was suddenly yanked from her hand, and she looked up to see Adrian standing in front of her. His face was a mask of anger, but there was something else in his eyes, something raw and vulnerable.

“It’s not Sienna,” he said, his voice loud and clear. “It’s me. I’m the one at fault for everything that happened.”

The reporters gasped, their cameras snapping even faster.

“I’m the one at fault. I didn’t give her a choice. I forced her to sleep with me five years ago, and we got caught in a cycle of intimacy without ever defining what it was. I forced her to submit to me from the very beginning. All of this was my doing. I manipulated her into being with me.”

The reporters were shocked. Adrian was known for his cold demeanor, for never having any rumors about relationships, for being a perfect, cold, and indifferent gentleman to women. To hear this from him was a complete shock.

“Mr. Vaughn, are you trying to save Mrs. Montgomery’s reputation, or is this the truth?” one reporter asked cautiously.

“Yes, there’s never been any rumors about you and Ms. Donovan before. So believing your words is a tough call,” another reporter added.

Adrian’s expression hardened. “It’s the truth. I’ve always wanted her. In any way I could, I wanted her.”

His gaze shifted to Sienna, who turned her eyes away from him without a word. She then turned and started walking away.

Adrian immediately followed, grabbing her arm, his breath heavy in his chest.

“Sienna,” he breathed, his voice desperate. “Please, don’t walk away.”

She turned to face him, looking into his eyes. There was nothing left to hide. Everything was out in the open now.

Her eyes were empty, the spark of emotion gone.

"Our secret relationship is over now,” she said flatly. “There is no relationship between you and me anymore, Mr. Vaughn."

Her breath trembled as she took a deep breath, her voice growing louder. “Let’s never meet again.”

And with that, she turned and walked away, leaving Adrian standing in the chaos of the press, her words ringing in his ears like a death sentence.

Adrian stood frozen, panic and fear coursing through his veins. The sadness that washed over him was deep and dark, and for the first time, making it hard to breathe.