His other woman
“I just… this punishment—it’s too much. She made a mistake. Yes. But she didn’t try to hurt her intentionally. Can’t we just fire her or something? Not send her to jail…”
Ace let out a bitter laugh, but there was no humor in it. “One of the problems you have, Megan,” he said, voice now eerily calm, “is that you have a kind heart. You always want to see the good in people. But if you’re not careful, that heart of yours will destroy you—and everything you love.”
Megan blinked, visibly shaken.
“And I won’t let that happen,” he added, quieter now, but dead serious.
Tears streamed silently down my face as I listened to every word. It felt like my chest was caving in—like I couldn’t breathe, could