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“What the hell is this? A resignation letter?” Ethan’s eyes went wide with shock, his voice cutting through the silence like a blade. “First, tell me the real reason you want to resign so I can even consider it, Selina.”My heart slammed against my ribs, each thud echoing in my ears. My stomach twisted, a sick knot of dread forming as if some hidden part of me already knew he had begun to suspect the truth I was desperate to keep buried.I forced myself to stand tall, even as my knees trembled, and handed him the envelope.My decision was final. I couldn’t stay here, not when my body was betraying me day by day, changing in ways I could no longer disguise.“I won’t open your resignation letter or approve it, not until you tell me the truth,” he said firmly, his tone sharper than the steel of a knife.“What do you mean? If you won’t even open it, then you’ll never know my reason. Just read it,” I snapped, irritation slipping into my voice no matter how hard I tried to stay calm.“I kno

It had been weeks… 4 weeks to be exact, yet that one mistake still clawed at me like a shadow I couldn’t outrun. No matter how hard I tried to shove it aside, it lingered. It tainted everything. I knew I had crossed a line, and the regret weighed on me more with each passing day. I wanted so badly to erase it from memory, to believe it hadn’t happened at all. But reality never loosened its grip.The only small relief came from the fact that my boss seemed to have no recollection of it. Probably because he’d been too drunk to even stand, and I had slipped away before the morning sun touched his windows. He woke up to nothing, as if I had never been there. As if it was only me who had to live with the memory.“Good afternoon, Selina. Same order?” the counter clerk asked, smiling with her usual cheer.I managed a polite nod. My mind was elsewhere.Ethan had told me to pick up his lunch today. Ingrid had canceled on him again, and I could tell the moment I walked into the office how much

“Shit! Shit! Shit!” My mind screamed, but my body wouldn’t move.I froze, unable to process what my boss was doing, his mouth crashing into mine like a storm I didn’t know how to withstand. His lips were hot, relentless, stealing every ounce of reason I had left.By the time my senses caught up, my trembling hands found his shoulders. I tried to push him away, but the effort was weak, more a plea than resistance.“Mr. Blake, uhmp! Hold on, hmm…” I turned my face desperately, gasping for escape. “Ethan!”But Ethan only tightened his grip, his hand cradling my head as if he owned me, forcing me to take every inch of his kiss. His tongue brushed against mine, and slowly, frighteningly, I felt myself drown in him. My resistance faltered, crumbling like sand against the tide.A fire spread through me, starting from the place his mouth claimed me and spilling recklessly through every nerve. My body, dormant and obedient moments ago, betrayed me. It was awake now, alive, craving something I

“Mr. Blake, congratulations on the surprise proposal. Ms. Ingrid was over the moon. She even cried from happiness,” I told him, forcing a bright smile that almost hurt to hold. “And she absolutely loved the diamond ring.”Ethan’s lips curved into a smile, and for a brief moment, it was easy to pretend he was smiling at me instead of at the memory of her. If it weren’t for me, he might still be waiting for the perfect moment. I had orchestrated everything flawlessly. I picked the venue, coordinated with every person important to his fiancée, and made sure the night went exactly the way she deserved.Everything fell into place, and in the end, he got that sweet, unforgettable “yes” from the woman he would marry.“Don’t forget my bonus. I’m not satisfied with just a thank you,” I teased lightly, though my voice wavered more than I wanted.He chuckled, that warm, deep laugh that always made my chest ache. Shaking his head, he replied, “Alright, Selina. I’ll wire it to your account. As a t