According to my sources, which were excellent and well-compensated, the wedding had continued after I left.
Julian and Victoria had gone through with the ceremony in front of a crowd that could talk about nothing else.
The reception had been tense, strained, with whispers following the bride and groom everywhere.
They had cut the cake, done the first dance, gone through all the motions.
But everyone knew the marriage was doomed before it even began.
You could not build a future on a foundation of secrets and abandoned children.
Arthur Sterling released a statement through his lawyers.
It was full of legal language and carefully worded non-denials.
It did not admit the children were Julian’s.
It did not deny it either.
It threatened legal action if I continued to spread “false and defamatory statements.”
I responded with a single tweet from my company’s official account.
“Truth is an absolute defense to defamation. I look forward to proving the truth in court. – NV”
The tweet went viral.
Within hours, #SterlingScandal was trending worldwide.
People were taking sides.
Some called me a gold-digger, a home-wrecker, a woman seeking revenge.