Chapter 2: Thirty Seconds
The silence in that ballroom was suffocating.
The CEO turned slowly toward the woman in the pink dress.
His voice was quiet.
That made it worse.
"You did this?"
She opened her mouth.
Nothing came out.
Daniel stepped forward, laughing nervously.
"Sir, it was just an accident — a little spill, nothing serious—"
"Quiet." One word.
Daniel stopped cold.
The CEO reached into his jacket and pulled out a folded handkerchief.
He pressed it gently into Emily's hand, his eyes never leaving the woman in pink.
"Say it again," he said.
"What you said about her husband."
The woman's voice came out small.
"I…
I didn't know—"
"You didn't know." He nodded slowly.
"But you knew enough to humiliate her in front of two hundred people."
Emily touched his arm.
"Marcus, please.
Let it go."
He looked at her — and something in his expression shifted.
Not softer.
Colder.
"I heard what she said, Emily.
Every word." He glanced at Daniel.
"Your wife has thirty seconds to apologize.
After that, I start making calls."
Daniel's face drained of color.
"Calls?
What…
what kind of calls?"
Marcus didn't answer.
He just checked his watch.
And somewhere across the room, a phone began to ring.
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What Marcus did next cost Daniel everything — and exposed a secret Emily never expected.
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