Not An Affair, But A War
ted another lunch. \"To clear th
for business lunches. Ethan was already there. And so was
od ran
ed, keeping my voice low and even, tho
person for any... misunderstanding. And frankly, she's been having a terrib
bracelet caused any awkwardness. Ethan was just being generous. And I
ost childlike. It was a
e isn't just the bracelet. It's about prof
king. She looks up to you. And now your... allies, your friends a
rstand that an assistant shouldn't be accepting thousand-dollar gifts from her married boss,
's young. She made a mistake in judgment, perhaps, accepting the gift. But she didn't
He was gaslighting
e, Ethan. Your behavior, and hers, are the issue. If Chloe is
ed to do a good job," she whispered,
around her shoulder. "See,
if you can't see what's happening here
g there, Ethan looking furious, C
ice. An email landed in my inbox. Unknown sende
nded. I clic
cloud drive. Hesitantl
Photos.
started t
ized it from a recent business trip he'd taken. Ethan was shirtless, a towel around his waist.
ailing. Chloe was stroking his arm, her face close to his, whispering something. It wasn't explicitly s
't just a flirtation, a poor judgment. This w
ted were still in my briefcase. No