There was someone there the entire time, watching, and remembering, and quietly keeping her professional skills sharp beneath the milk-stained cardigan.

And when the moment came, she was more than ready.

Chapter 14 — The Corporate Dossier

Julian left that night assuming the worst was over.

He assumed he could retreat to Chloe’s apartment, lick his wounds, weather the divorce, and rebuild.

He had lost his marriage and his house, but he still had his career, his salary, his reputation, the executive position that made him who he was.

He did not know that the audit was not finished.