Chapter 5

Mason called before I reached the press room exit.

I stepped into a side corridor and answered once.

"Tell me you did not just announce our divorce to the entire country."

He did not ask where I was.

He did not ask why I had left.

"The announcement is already public, Mason."

"Then issue a correction and fix this."

"Which part? The marriage you hid or the divorce you earned?"

"You blindsided me."

I almost laughed.

"You looked directly at me before thanking Serena for my work."

"That was one interview. You are turning it into a war."

"No. You…