"You, you're suing me?" Quinn was in disbelief
"Do you have any idea how much damage your lies have caused?" Sarah's voice was quiet now, quieter than it had been during the tirade, which somehow made it more frightening. "Stan Harrison has been publicly branded a predator, a manipulator, and a criminal, by you based on absolutely nothing. Women cross the street to avoid him. His reputation has been systematically destroyed. Opportunities have been lost. Relationships have been damaged."
She let each word land with the precision of a surgeon placing stitches.
"And all because you were jealous that he got the girl you wanted."
Quinn's chair scraped backward. His legs buckled. And then, in front of every person he'd assembled to witness Stan Harrison's destruction, Quinn Carter dropped to his knees.
"Sarah, please," His voice cracked. "I'm sorry. I went too far. I know I went too far. Please, please don't do this. If you sue me, my academic record, my career, everything,"
