Ryan and Claudia made their way through the corridor side by side. Claudia’s hand was looped casually through Ryan’s arm as they walked. She looked ahead toward the large, frosted glass door at the far end of the corridor, the one marked in clean, bold letters “Chief Executive Officer.” As they ne

Elizabeth stood frozen for a moment, her breath caught somewhere between disbelief and outrage. Her eyes darted between the black access card in Ryan’s hand and the door that had just swung open without hesitation. It wasn’t just any door. It was the door to the CEO’s office. “What…” she gasped,

The room was so quiet you could have heard the faint ticking of the clock on the far wall. Ryan hadn’t moved since the second-in-command revealed who he truly was. He sat there, calm and unbothered, watching Elizabeth lose her strength and composure. Elizabeth’s body felt rooted to the spot, h

Elizabeth’s lips curled into a bitter smile, imagining how fast her downfall came. “So tell me, Julian… he’s not just above me now, he’s above you too. And I didn’t even know how far he’d gone until today. He crushed me without saying a word.” She shook her head slowly, her voice dropping into some

“It is the truth,” she cut in quickly, her voice cracking. He inhaled slowly, grounding himself before he spoke again. “If that’s the truth, then I’m glad you left him. You did what you had to do. So… why does this feel like something bigger? You’re divorced, he’s out of your life… or at least he s