#Chapter 59: Questions and Apologies

Ella POV I barely touched the tea in my hands. My nerves were too frayed to enjoy it. The idea of standing beside Alexander while he made his statement to the press felt overwhelming. Even though I wouldn’t be speaking, I knew people would be staring at me, judging my every expression and my body language. I knew that David would be watching. I was convinced now that he must be involved in this. It was intense, almost nauseating to think of him watching me, hoping to see signs that I was hurt by the accusations against my new boyfriend. Would he stop at nothing to hurt me? Maybe it was because I knew what we risked if Alexander didn’t win the election. In the original timeline, this scandal had been the thing that caused him to lose. I only hoped we had time to mitigate the damage now. And Alexander seemed so confident. He believed he could handle it. I should trust him—he had followed through on every promise he’d made to me so far. There was no reason