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Around noon, Cleo Lockwood sent a text inviting her to grab a coffee.

Since the online narrative surrounding Winona had flipped, Sienna had been in a foul mood. But it was a massive comfort knowing that within their elite social circle, Winona was still viewed as absolute trash.

She accepted the invitation, and on her way there, she sent a quick directive to her people.

Half an hour later, explosive rumors of Winona's infidelity were blowing up the private group chats of Empire City's elite.

Anyone who was anyone knew about Winona and Zachary's marriage. Back when they first tied the knot, things had actually seemed sweet. Plus, Winona had a habit of loving out loud—when she loved someone, the whole world knew it, especially since she and Zachary had been childhood sweethearts for over two decades.

But now, a photo was circulating in the chat—a shot of a man's back.

People immediately started piling on the gossip.

"Winona is out of her mind. Isn't she still legally married to Zachary Shaw? And she actually cheated? Do you guys know who her sugar daddy is? I heard he just fast-tracked her into a management role at the network."

"Is the guy in the photo her lover? Where's the front view? Does Zachary know? Well, Zachary probably despises her anyway, right? I bet he's dying to kick her out, but word is Elder Shaw ordered him not to."

"A friend of mine saw her abroad. She definitely kept a guy on the side overseas, but she hasn't brought him back yet. Empire City is Zachary's territory—she wouldn't dare be that brazen here."

"Oh please, when has that bitch ever held back? Just wait, she'll go public with her lover soon enough. She's not a Wynn heiress anymore, so now that she's snagged a new cash cow, she's definitely going to lock him down."

Reading the venom in the chat, Sienna smiled. These were her friends, people who constantly kissed up to her, and they all shared a mutual disgust for Winona.

Sienna waited for them to gossip for a solid ten minutes before finally chiming in.

"I just called the network. Winona did get promoted by a backer, but it wasn't Zachary. I have no idea what's going on, and I honestly don't know if I should tell Zach about this."

With that single message, she practically hammered the final nail into the coffin of Winona's infidelity rumor.

It didn't take long for the news of Winona's affair to reach Cynthia Shaw.

After the disaster at the Wynns' last night, Cynthia had spoken with Evelyn, and both women agreed the Shaw ancestral estate needed a spiritual cleansing to scrub away the bad luck.

Cynthia had invited a spiritual advisor over this morning. Before the advisor had even left, she caught wind that Winona had a lover stashed abroad, and that this same lover had just secured her a network promotion days after she got hired.

Winona taking a job at the network was an obvious ploy to fiercely compete with Sienna.

Cynthia was absolutely livid. She immediately ordered her people to dig up everything they could on the man backing Winona!

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