If anyone found out what I overheard in the boardroom this morning, my career wouldn't just be over my life would be.
I pressed myself against the cold wall inside the executive restroom, barely daring to breathe.
My heart hammered so hard it felt like it would burst through my chest. This wasn't where I was supposed to be. I had only come upstairs to deliver a document. Instead, I'd heard something that could destroy one of the most powerful men in the city.
Ethan Vance.
The billionaire CEO everyone feared.
His voice still echoed in my head.
"I don't care what it costs," he had said over the phone. "I need a wife before midnight. If this scandal gets out, the board will remove me."
A wife?
The ruthless businessman who never smiled and avoided every public relationship suddenly needed a wife?
None of it made sense.
Then came the second part of the conversation.
"If I can't fix this by tomorrow, the merger is dead."
My stomach twisted.
The merger was worth millions.
Maybe billions.
I squeezed my eyes shut, wishing I could forget everything I'd heard.
But it was too late.
A sharp sound echoed outside the restroom.
Footsteps.
Slow.
Heavy.
Coming closer.
I froze.
The handle of the main door turned.
Someone had entered.
My phone suddenly vibrated in my pocket.
The sound seemed deafening in the silence.
Unknown Number.
Before I could decline the call, a text message appeared on my screen.
My blood ran cold.
I know you heard everything. Stay where you are. I'm coming for you.
