The board's decision lit up the company fast.Yvette and Kevin? Blacklisted.Wiped off the system, names basically cursed. No one in the biz would touch them now.Weeks later, I got a random call.Yvette.She wanted to meet at that coffee shop near HQ. Said it was important.I showed up. Not for closure, just to end it clean.She looked wrecked. Bloodshot eyes, zero trace of that go-getter energy."Dylan..."She fumbled hard."I'm sorry. I messed up. It was Kevin—he pressured me. Said his family was broke and he needed that job. I panicked... He's a snake, Dylan. He made me file that report, told me to start the rumors. I never wanted it to go this far."She scrambled to dump it all on Kevin, acting like she'd been dragged along.Then came her last shot."Don't you remember our three years? I loved you! Can't we try again? I swear I'd never hurt you..."I let her talk. Watched her twist herself into knots, reaching for any exit.It was kinda sad. Almost funny.Any lefto
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