Chapter82:

Chapter 82 Sara's Point of View The morning sun filtered through the sheer curtains, but its warmth did nothing to soothe the cold dread pooling in my chest. My phone buzzed incessantly on the bedside table, the vibration rattling against the wood like an unrelenting alarm. Groaning, I grabbed it, swiping across the screen to silence the noise. My breath caught the moment I saw the notification. "Sara Brown’s secret exposed! Scandal rocks the movie industry!" I frowned, the headline glaring back at me like a taunt. Hesitation gripped me, but curiosity won. Clicking the link, I stared in disbelief as the article loaded. There it was a damning photo of me and Eric Franklin, the married director of Where Love Shines. The image showed us entering a hotel together late at night, his hand lightly brushing against the small of my back. The caption beneath the photo hit harder than any slap ever could: "Sara Brown, lead star of Where Love Shines, lands her role through a romantic affair with d