Public Betrayal: My Husband's COO

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ained from his cheeks as he saw the damning figures, the flagrant misuse of funds, the blatant disregard for every financial protocol we had established. He kn

nviction. He swallowed hard. "It's just creative accounting. Every startup does i

d hauled him into his office, his face a mask of furious disappointment, and fired him on the spot. "Integrity, Hazel," he had preached to me afterwards, his voice ful

We won't. The rules apply to everyone, Bryon. Even to your 'soulmat

re smugness. Only raw, unadulterated terror. She saw it. She saw the comprehensive, irrefutable evidence of her disastrous fin

" She lunged, trying to grab the tablet back, her movements wild and desperate. Her hand clawed a

d to the floor, but it was already too late. The damage was

, hysterical. "She's always hated me! She's jealous! She's trying to ruin me!" She burst into tears, a thea

o me. His face was contorted, black with rage. He took a step towards me, his hand raised as if to s

She's fragile! She's been nothing but loyal to me! You're just jealous that I finally found someone who understands me, someone who actually cares!" His words were like venom

yon I had learned to fear, the one who turned toxic when challenged, the one who always found a way to make me the villain

loving you. I regret every sacrifice I made for this company, for us. I regret every time I let you gaslight me into believi

To play the dutiful wife, even now. He had expected me to beg for his forgiveness, for his permission to st

red, his rage momentarily eclipsed by confusion

rawn up as we speak. My lawyers will be in touch." I watched his face crack, the shock finally setting in. "Consider this

eyes, fixed on mine, were now filled with a dawning horror. He final

im. "You think you can just walk away with my company, my team? You're nothing without me, Hazel! And without AuraTech, you're just Griffin Day's

ven bother to look back. He was so confident. So arrogant. He truly believed he held all the cards. That I would even