Chapter 26
EMILY
Sunday
I hate everything about this woman. And I’ve never met her.
I hate her gorgeous face. Her sly smile. I hate how she walks across the hallway in The Firm office as if she owns it. And I hate that the adoring world allows it.
In fact, I don’t think there’s a thing about this woman I don’t hate.
Especially the fact that she’s here.
I’m not supposed to give a s**t. But I do.
And I wish I could help it.
I’m also not supposed to be like one of those insecure women, wishing she could hold onto her man. And if anyone asks, this is water in the cup that Ben is now pouring me, not vodka.
I stare into the same six ounces of clear liquid as Kayla, Stephan, Sevin and Kimmy Wallace disappear behind Stephan’s solid office door.
I glance again at the wood, as if the very
