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EMMA
He hissed the last words as if I was the one who'd been involved in those base s****l acts instead of him. I was being accused of indecent proclivities? He was the one who had careless disregard for his wife!
"Voyeurism? I wouldn't have watched if I'd known. It was the kitchen mid-morning. Thomas, I'd never–"
He sliced a hand through the air, cutting off my words. "It is irrelevant anyway. Having you about is not a risk I can take with my career. One utterance of impropriety and my chances for Washington are dashed."
"Men have mistresses, Thomas. It would come as no surprise," I countered. "Surely, Mary must know."
He laughed coldly. "Mary? I'm not worried about my wife and what she thinks. She would not speak ill of me. I am within my rights to ensure that."
I cringed at the
