The Ex's Ruthless Revenge

ashayed into Caleb' s office, a file in

ized the new performance improvement plan policy. It' s important we hav

of triumph in them. "Wouldn' t wa

u understand. It' s for the good of the company. We just can' t have people ta

I' m carrying your boss' s child, a fact I was trying to keep private. A fa

ithout notification," Krystal said, her tone shifting to one of cold formality.

?" I laughed, a harsh, broken sound. "For faint

ou can' t be serious. Tell me you are not let

original incorporation papers. I wrote the core algorithm that Apex is investing fi

her lower lip trembling. "Caleb... she' s ye

in front of Krystal, shielding he

Brooke,"

my decision. Krystal is right. We need to be a well-oiled machin

g twenty-hour days, I single-handedly secured the final pi

ike ice. "The team has been covering for you. You' re emoti

putting you on a mandatory leave of absence. For

stood there, after ripping my life' s w

corner of his desk. And that' s when I saw it. Tucked behind his moni

ing right now. The same shade I had seen smeared on Caleb' s shirt

or months, slammed into place with nauseating clarity. The late ni

l a lie.

absurdity of it all was suffocating. Ten years of love an

The man I knew was gone, replac

s, the shock crystallizing

I said, my voice calm an

stunned face to Kr

e of absence. This is a buyout. You will pay me my full sh

twenty-four hours to wire the money, or my lawyer will be in touch. And by the way,

n from his face. Krystal

without the product," I sa

e, out of the executive w

l out my phone. My fingers flew across the scree