Allyson's POV
I hit send and leaned back in my chair, exhaustion washing over me. The quarterly reports were finally complete. Hours of meticulous work, but every grueling minute was worth it if it meant proving myself against Michael Jade's impossible standards. I refused to give him any reason to doubt my capabilities.
My ultimate goal remained crystal clear: seduce Michael Jade as the perfect revenge against Reagan. The groundwork was already laid after that explosive encounter at Michael's penthouse. He had stopped only because my inexperience had slipped out, making him assume I wanted some romantic fairy tale. How wrong he was.
Everything felt like it was spinning beyond my control. These unexpected feelings Michael stirred in me, Reagan's brutal betrayal, the web of complications growing more tangled each day. But I couldn't afford to lose focus now.
