He Laughed and Asked What Money I Thought I Was Leaving With Since I “Didn’t Even Have a Job” – He Never Knew the Dependent Wife He’d Built a Cage Around Was Sitting on Sixty-One Million Dollars

“I don’t need you to lie about everything.

I just need you to tell the board that you knew Camila and I were close.

That you were aware.” “Close,” I repeated.

“You want me to pretend I knew about your affair, so that it looks like you didn’t conceal a conflict of interest.” He couldn’t meet my eyes.

“Are you going to be fired?” I asked.

“Yes.

My job’s on the line.” “Then tell them the truth.” He dragged both hands down his face.

“I’m terrified of losing everything.” And for the first time since the video, he sounded genuinely, nakedly afraid — and I found, a little to my own surprise, that I could answer him honestly, without cruelty and without mercy.