Today's Scoop: She Cheated on Me

My boss, Lisa Donica, looked at me like I'd completely lost my mind and tried to pull me away.

But I could only stare at the two figures leaning into each other.

Elaine Crowley and I had been together for eight years, but she'd kept our relationship hidden to the extreme. She never held my hand or kissed me in public. In fact, she'd barely even smiled at me.

Yet now, she was looking at Brian Clancy with such tenderness, and even her eyes seemed to burn.

I fought back the sting in my nose and called her.

She glanced down at her phone, her brows instinctively knitting together. After a long beat, she finally answered.

"Where are you?" I asked, forcing my voice to stay calm.

"I'm busy."

"Busy where? You promised me—"

She interrupted my questioning coldly, "Who gave you the right to question my schedule? You should know your place, Luke Tilghman."

She promptly hung up. Then, as if to soothe Brian, she leaned over and kissed him on the cheek.

I clenched my fists so tightly my knuckles cracked.

Eight years. Nearly 3,000 days and nights.

I'd asked her for an interview countless times, but every single time, she was "busy".

Even though she knew the station was deciding between Brian and me for a promotion to producer and that this interview was the final test, she was still "busy".

Busy with what? Busy doing Brian's interview? Busy flirting with him in public?

I pulled my hand free of Lisa's grip as a mocking smile curled across my lips.

"You love watching me compete with him, don't you? Well, enjoy the show!" I hissed to myself.

I grabbed a decorative piece from the lobby reception desk and dragged it straight across the hood of Elaine's car.

A harsh screech—enough to make my teeth ache—cut through the air. The two of them, just about to step into the elevator, stopped in their tracks.

"Luke Tilghman! What the hell is wrong with you?"