Chapter 19

To my shock, he didn't back down from my threat. Instead, he brazenly tightened his arm around my shoulder. "Go ahead, scream! Let everyone see how the newly appointed vice president is openly seducing her husband's cousin!" "Nicholas, you're despicable!" I struggled desperately to push him away, but he only held me tighter, as if he truly intended to do something inappropriate right there in the office. Suddenly, the door burst open with a bang—Lily had walked in. Her eyes widened in fury as she took in our compromising position. Slamming the door shut, she stormed over and shoved me hard against the filing cabinet behind me. "You shameless slut! Carrying on an affair in the office? Nicholas, Helen, have you no decency? On the very first day at the new company, you're already rolling in the sheets like animals!" "It's not what you think—" I hurried to explain. But Nicholas deliberately put on an innocent face. "Lily, don't misunderstand. The vice president merely wanted me to explain