The tabloids hit three days after the white lotus arrived.
"Drake's Barren Bride: Emily Chen's Hidden Medical History"
"CEO's Wife Concealing Fertility Issues? Sources Say Alexander Drake May Never Have an Heir"
"From Criminal's Daughter to Childless Wife: The Curse of Emily Chen"
Emily stared at her tablet, at the headlines spreading across every gossip site and tabloid. Someone had leaked medical records—falsified ones, but convincing enough that media outlets were running with the story. Details about supposed fertility treatments, failed procedures, doctors' consultations that had never happened.
All of it lies. All of it perfectly crafted to humiliate her and validate Eleanor's cruel note.
"They're fabricated," Julian said, standing in Alexander's office where they'd gathered for crisis management. "We can prove they're fake. Sue every outlet running the story."
