Chapter 5

Aria sighed as she pushed herself away from her car. The last thing she needed was a flat tire on her way to the office. She looked around, taking in the secluded private road she was on. It was a route she often took to avoid the paparazzi and their prying eyes, but now it seemed like her luck had run out.

She couldn't help but think back what happened a while ago. She had been at a dinner table with her father, the prime minister, and other government officials. Everything had been going well until she saw something she wished she hadn't. Her father's spokesperson had been caught in a compromising position in the women's bathroom. Aria had screamed in shock, attracting the attention of everyone in the room. The first person to arrive was the prime minister, who was fifteen years her senior.

The image of that moment was burned into her mind, and she could still feel the bile rising in her throat as she remembered the embarrassment of being caught vom