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“Oliver was caught outside of a club in Vegas by paparazzilast night.”
“Okay.” Acid climbs up my throat.
“I think the whole thing was staged.”
“What was?”
“I don’t know how to say this.”
I feel like I swallowed a rock. “What’s going on?”
“He eloped.”
“I’m sorry.Whoeloped?”
“Oliver.”
I squeeze my eyes shut as I’m hit with a dizzy spell.
“I’m sorry, Dahlia. I wish I didn’t have to be the one to break the news to you, but I thought you deserved to hear it from someone in your corner.”
My breaths come out in short bursts. The tingling in my left arm has me debating whether I’m going into cardiac arrest or suffering from another panic attack.
Jamie shuffles some papers on the other side of the phone. “According to the article in theGolden Gate Gazette, he was reunited with his high school sweetheart during a family trip to the Swiss Alps a couple of weeks ago.”
“Olivia Carmichael?” I’m surprised I can manage a single word.
“Yes, but—”
I stop hearing her. It’s an impossible task anyway with the way my ears ring.
Oliver’s mother wouldn’t shut up about how Olivia was the one who got away. With the way the Creswells spoke of the Carmichaels’ daughter’s perfect pedigree, one would assume the family was breeding horses rather than people.
I betshecan give him the perfect kids he and his mother want.
Rage quickly replaces the shock. My emotions rise to the surface, more chaotic and dangerous than a riptide.
Surprisingly, I’m not upset with Oliver.
I’m angry atmyself.
“Thanks for the update, Jamie,” I say despite the tightness in my throat.
“I’ve already got my people on the phone managing PR. There are many fans rallying behind you on social media.”
“That’s good.”
Her long pause reminds me of a death knell. “But because of everything going on in the media…”
The pounding in my ears can’t drown out her next sentence.
“The network is pulling out. They don’t want to get involved in all this drama.”
“But...” My voice cracks.
“I’m so sorry. I tried my hardest to save the deal, but they thought it was best for you to pursue other options.”
“Of course. I totally understand.” I try to keep my tone light.
