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• Author: Lindsay Cameron
• Profession: Corporate attorney
• Pages: 203-208

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“M,” J   the hall. I whirled around,

ushed with rage.

“You know what, Jason—if you wanted to break up with me, all

you had to do was man up and tell me. But cheating on me? With

HER? Like this? You have got to be kidding me,” I fumed, not caring

who heard.

“You were never around,” Jason cried. “You can’t just expect me

to camp out at your apartment, hoping to catch a glimpse of you.”

He walked towards me, his expression soening. “I wanted to talk

to you, I did. I tried ...”

His words hit me like a slap. “Never around? Never around?” I

repeated furiously. “Your little woman in there is the reason I was

never around.” en the pieces slowly began to fall into place and

the anger started to burn through me. “You . . . you were the reason

she wanted me to work with Saul. She was trying to remove me from

the picture completely. Did . . . did you know about that? Did you

two PLAN it? Hell, were you two screwing on my desk when I was

away?” e fury in my voice took me by surprise. I noticed Jason

inch.

“Mackenzie,” a quiet voice called out behind him. “We didn’t plan

it. It just happened.” I looked over to see Sarah walking towards us,

looking disheveled and contrite. I xed a steely glare in her direction.

Adrenaline and humiliation were pulsing through my body. “Sarah,

you claim to be committed to your career, but you’re just a two-faced

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