His Secretary vs. My Exit Strategy

Caspian Lund hadn't even had the chance to speak when his secretary already jumped in. "Ms. Leclair, I know you're older and can't handle alcohol, so I specially prepared this drink for you."I shot her a sharp glare and snapped, "Shut up. This isn't your place to speak."Instantly, Susie Winters shrank timidly behind Caspian. "Cas, why is Ms. Leclair so harsh? I didn't mean anything by it…"At that, Caspian reached out to shield her behind him, his face dark with displeasure. "Giselle, don't be unreasonable. Susie went out of her way to have this milk brought here for you. Even if you don't drink it, you shouldn't humiliate her like this."I let out a cold laugh, my eyes sweeping over the room. Every face carried the same expression—waiting to see a show.Caspian mistook my silence for surrender and put on a magnanimous air. "Alright, that's enough. The party's supposed to be fun. If you keep up this attitude, how's anyone supposed to enjoy themselves? Just drink the milk, apolog

"Who I marry and when I marry them is none of your business."Caspian's voice snapped back, furious and incredulous. "Over? When did we break up?"I sneered in response. "The minute you let Susie provoke me again and again, we were over.""Giselle Leclair, have you no shame?" His temper flared even higher. "Susie and I are innocent—how dare you spread lies about us? You're full of shit…"Before he finished, Jace tried to get a word in, but I clapped a hand over the phone and cut him off. "Don't speak. You're my ace in the hole—keep quiet; you'll come in handy."…At 9:00 AM the next morning, I arrived at the office for the investment meeting on the dot.This was a high-stakes meeting that would decide the company's next moves. Midway through, the projector behind me made a curious noise, and the room's puzzled looks turned sour. I turned to see what was playing. An AI-generated clip flashed across the screen—me in a private room, greedily feeding from a baby bottle.Before I ha

I could tell from Caspian's expression that he had already convinced himself of one thing: I loved him so much that I would do anything for him. What he had forgotten was that all of that was a lie he himself had spun. In time, he had actually managed to fool himself."I'm not stupid, and I'm not broke—why would I give you money? These toy bills are just for humiliating you, got it?"That was all it took to set Caspian off like a bomb. He threw the wallet and lunged for me as if he meant to grab me, but the elevator doors opened at that moment. Officials from the court and the regulator stepped out, carrying the company's financial reports in their hands."Hello, Mr. Lund. Your company is suspected of tax evasion. We are opening an investigation—please cooperate with our work."One crisis rolled into another. Caspian stood there trembling, asking in disbelief, "Tax evasion? That's impossible! Giselle bribed you to trick me, didn't she?!"The court official gave Caspian a flat look

After all their shouting, everyone finally understood what Caspian and Susie really meant. One was after money, the other after sex. Now that things had blown up in their faces, they had turned on each other, throwing blame back and forth.I looked at the two of them wrestling in front of me and suddenly cut in. "So, this is why you've been holding back wages and cutting year-end bonuses?"That instantly snapped the employees out of their daze, and all their attention swung to Caspian."No wonder this month's salary was delayed—I thought it was just being bundled with the bonus.""The truth is that you two spent it on your little affair?! That's disgusting!"With one voice raised, the rest quickly followed, no longer holding back."Pay us! Give us our money!""I've got a mortgage and car loan to pay—I don't have time for your games!""Hand it over, Caspian! The Lund family is supposed to be rich—bring the money out now!"The crowd's voices overlapped, forcing Caspian into a co

"We've already given up on you. From now on, you are no longer a member of this family. The severance agreement has been sent over—sign it quickly and don't even think about fighting your brother for the inheritance."Caspian froze in disbelief, the phone trembling in his hand. "What brother?! You had another child behind my back?!" But the line had already gone dead; no one on the other end could hear his desperate cries.Out of options, he dialed my number. "Giselle, I was wrong. I shouldn't have cheated, shouldn't have betrayed you. But I've already paid the price. I've really changed—please, lend me some money so I can pay my debts, okay?"Hearing the pitiful plea in his voice, I almost laughed. Without a shred of hesitation, I shot back, "What happened to your dignity, Lund? Weren't you so smug, claiming you could run your company without me? And now you crawl to me like this? Let me make it clear—even if you got down on your knees, I wouldn't give you a single penny. Men like