The Ruse that Bounds

hardly could add in another word but "Thanks

ught up in this," Emma said with a mor

"But I have no other option. I can't

ssibly disastrous decision, but this was the first time all day that I f

ep. I could see nothing ahead, only a storm brewing. But until then, it was

l. I woke up in my penthouse, with the city skyline outside my windows, as a reminder of how

en was a tsunami of notifications, texts, emails, and social media alerts. And my stomach dropped as I

bly more made-up nonsense. But when I open

Alexander Westfield

outside her bakery, Sweet Crumbs. It was not the photo that has s

s move but rather a romantic gesture towards his fiancée, Lily Monroe. The two, previously spotted t

settling in. I had barely spoken to Lily let alone proposed to her. We exchanged pl

cture of me as some sort of romantic hero, one who had bough

yond the basics, and yet the media was co

d racing. "This is ridiculous," I mutter

entirely what it was abo

owing a blend of concern and professionalism. Never much fazed by an

" he asked, waving his tablet

mples. "Everyw

ng with it, bringing in mainstream media. The story a

ng a hand through my hair. "This

ll be tough to control. The media will paint you as a savior in a love

just within that one tabloid that misrepresented this story-it was the enti

arcus said. "You need to get it, and you need to get it very

lly need to hurry and get in front of this before it comp

rst picked it up, and then it must have been leaked to them from the town. You're going

t a time when I had more important things to worry about. My company was going through

stated, "But you would have to face Lily. She'

to say that. "What do y

need to talk to her. There's no way around that. This is either

ad. "I don't even know what to say to

w. But you're going to have to sort

to find Lily, confront her, and attempt to persuade her into undoing the mess she had created. But deep