Victoria exhaled quietly.
"Because right now, your father is trying to save the company," she explained. "If those videos get out, we're done for. So for now, we cooperate. You plead guilty. You disappear quietly for a few months. We are all safe from a scandal."
Catalina looked away bitterly. "And Lyvana just wins?"
Victoria smiled faintly. "
No." Her voice turned icy. "This is only temporary."
She reached over and squeezed Catalina's hand gently.
"When you come back, I will still be waiting for you. And so will the company."
"The Master," she muttered darkly. "I swear I'll gut him into pieces for letting this happen to me."
Victoria's expression changed instantly.
"Lower your voice," she warned sharply, her eyes flicking toward the driver before returning to Catalina. "And don't be stupid."
Catalina frowned angrily. "He betrayed us."
"Maybe," Victoria admitted coldly. "But there is very little we can do about it."
