By ten o'clock that morning, the entrance of Cross Entertainment looked less like the headquarters of one of Milan's largest entertainment companies and more like the center of a media storm.
News vans lined the street.
Camera crews occupied nearly every available space.
Reporters stood behind barricades while photographers adjusted their equipment repeatedly, unwilling to miss even a single moment.
The scandal involving Adrian Cross and Evelyn Hart had dominated headlines for nearly twenty-four hours.
Instead of fading, the discussion had only grown larger.
Every entertainment platform seemed to have its own theory.
Some claimed Adrian and Evelyn had been secretly involved for years.
Others insisted the photographs were proof of a hidden relationship.
A few argued that Evelyn's sudden rise in the luxury industry could only be explained through Adrian's influence.
The rumors had become so widespread that remaining silent was no longer an option.
