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Chloe’s POV Her eyes flickered.“You raised him,” I continued quietly. “Maybe you should ask him why he is obsessed with me.”She slammed her palm on my desk. “Do not mention my son.”“Then do not accuse me,” I replied.Silence filled the room. Thick and sharp.“You think you are clever,” Margaret said. “You think hiding behind rules and contracts will save you.”“I am not hiding,” I said. “I am working.”“You will ruin my family,” she snapped.I straightened fully. “Your family was already broken before I walked into it.”Her breathing grew shallow. “You think Drake will choose you?”“I am not asking him to choose me,” I said. “I am asking you to stay out of my space.”She laughed coldly. “You are delusional.”“Maybe,” I replied. “But I am also not scared of you.”That stopped her.She studied my face like she was searching for a crack. Fear. Guilt. Shame. She found none.“You should leave this company,” she said. “While you still can.”“I will not,” I replied. “I earned this role.”

Chloe’s POV I sank back into my chair, relief and fear crashing into each other. Whoever sent that message knew exactly where to hit me.I looked back at the email.This was not Jack. He was too reckless. Too emotional.This was calculated.Margaret.I closed my eyes briefly and took a slow breath. She was testing me. Letting me know she could reach into my life whenever she wanted.I straightened and typed a reply.Do not involve my family.I hit send before I could overthink it.The response came almost immediately.Then stop involving yourself with mine.My jaw tightened.I did not reply again.By the end of the day, my body was exhausted but my mind was alert, sharp with adrenaline. I packed my things carefully, scanning the office before I left. Jack was nowhere in sight. That did not comfort me.As I stepped into the elevator, I caught my reflection in the mirrored wall. I looked calm. Controlled. No one would guess how close everything felt to falling apart.The doors closed.

Chloe’s POV She stopped in front of me. “You erased yourself the moment you forgot your place.”My chest rose and fell sharply. “My place is right where I earned it.”She laughed softly. “Earned?” Her gaze dropped to the file in my hands. “Do you know what this means? This amount qualifies as grand financial fraud. Prison time.”The word hit me like a slap.Prison.My hand instinctively moved to my stomach before I could stop myself. The gesture was small, unconscious, but her eyes followed it.Her gaze sharpened.“What is that?” she asked.I froze.“Nothing,” I said quickly, lowering my hand. “I’m just shocked.”She studied me for a long moment, like she was filing that reaction away for later use. Then she turned and pressed a button on her desk.“Security will escort you to HR,” she said calmly. “You are suspended pending investigation.”Suspended.My ears rang. “You can’t do that without proof.”She met my eyes. “This is the proof.”Two security officers stepped in. My mouth went

Chloe’s POV I stiffened completely.His words hit me harder than his touch. Not because of the desire in them, but because of the timing. Everything was on fire around us and all he could reach for was my body, like it was the only thing he knew how to control.I pushed against his chest firmly this time, creating real distance between us. My voice came out sharper than I intended.“Stop.”He paused, surprised, his breathing uneven. The room felt tense, charged, uncomfortable.“This is not the time,” I continued. “My life is falling apart. Your wife is framing me. Your son wants me destroyed. And you think sex will fix it?”He ran a hand through his hair, frustration written all over his face. “I’m trying to hold myself together.”“And I’m trying not to break,” I shot back.I stepped away from him completely and picked up my jewellery again, my fingers shaking as I placed them on the table. I refused to look at him for a moment because I knew if I did, my resolve might crack.“This i

Chloe’s POV I will investigate this myself if I need to. I will. I swear. This administration's leave will not go just like that. I will do everything that I can. I will work with a private investigator if I need to.And everyone caught won't go unpunished. I vowed.The moment I stepped out of that room, the decision settled inside me like steel.I was not going to sit at home and wait for them to finish destroying me. I was not going to trust a board already poisoned by lies. Administrative leave or not, I would not be idle. If they thought removing my access would weaken me, they were wrong.I walked out of the building without looking back.Outside, the air felt different. Sharper. Like the world had drawn a line and dared me to cross it. I got into the car Drake had sent and stared out of the window as the city moved past. My mind was already working. Dates. Systems. Names. Access levels. Someone had moved money using my identity, which meant they had access to internal systems I