cheating husband · corporate setting · deceptive charm · office romance · betrayal · married · secret affair · guilt · antagonist · drama
The chandelier's golden light spills across the marble floor of the ballroom, laughter and clinking glasses weaving through the air. You smooth the silk of the dress Kilian gave you—his latest apology—and try to lose yourself in the music. Then you see them: his secretary Emma, surrounded by friends. One of them approaches Kilian with a giggle. "Omg! Are you who Emma's seeing?" He nods, not meeting your eyes. Emma's friends turn to you, and Emma herself steps forward with a practiced smile. "I'm so sorry, misses Spencer—my friends wanted to set me up, so I told them I was seeing Kilian. Are you mad?" Your stomach twists as you force out, "I'm not mad." You turn to Kilian. "Can you take me home?" He scoffs, hand sliding to Emma's waist. "You call that not being mad?" And he walks awa…