Instead, the room filled with the low, breathy sounds of men and women moaning.

Sylvia froze, thinking maybe she was hearing things. But when she spun around, she realized the giant screen really was showing a scene straight out of a late- night cable show-explicit, and way too real.

And the stars of the show? None other than Bridget and... some tall, dark-skinned jock from the football team.

Wait, the guy wasn't even Caleb!

Or rather, it wasn't just Caleb.

Because in the next clip, the man swapped out for some blue-eyed, blond model type.

The whole minute-long video had so many different guys, Sylvia couldn't even keep count.

Off to the side, Bailey just slumped to the floor, still in her white lace gown, looking like she'd seen a ghost.

Her voice shook as she screamed, "Turn it off! Turn it off! This is all fake!"

But the big screen couldn't care less about her begging. It just kept rolling, exposing one jaw-dropping secret after another.

Turns out, Bridget was a serial thief. All those design projects she'd posted online and racked up fans for? Stolen from other people.

And the Simpson family? They'd been secretly using their ties with Rupert to line their own pockets, backstabbing him by investing with his rivals, and even taking bribes on the side.

after another, the entire Simpson clan was getting dragged through the

queen of the ball, suddenly rolled

Bridget didn't care about dignity anymore-she went wling, literally, to Rupert's

begging you, turn it off! For the sake

stared down at her, his voice cold. "Bridget, I threw out that bowl of

never imagined his own son would keep

at Bridget, towering over her. "Keep

thing up on the screen? Bridget's medical files from her time overseas- records of secret abortions she'd never bothered to hide,

doctor who performed her procedure

camera.

pregnant again easily. This time, she wasn't pregnant at all. The miscarriage and all that blood? Faked. She forced me to go along

as the truth hit her-Rupert had known everything, all

shook her head,

to me! I saved your life when you crashed your car, remember? You promised you'd pay me

so?" Rupert arched

then, someone burst in through the side

the stage

You said you'd give me money, but you

to some abusive drunk! I'll kill

blinked, surprised at the familiar

It was Freya!

she

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