She stepped forward with a crisp smile. "Brendan Sanchez and our chairwoman, Ms. Henson, have been secretly married for years. But as you all just witnessed, he's been having an affair with Cindy Pruitt. Ms. Henson is filing for divorce, and effective today, the board of directors has voted to strip Brendan Sanchez of all positions within the company."
"What?" The guy with the acne stared blankly. "You're the chairwoman? Then why didn't you say so earlier?"
"If she had, would you have shown your true colors?" The assistant let out a cold scoff. "Security, escort these people out."
"It's over. We're actually fired. I worked so hard just to land this internship!"
Someone broke down crying. "Ms. Henson, please, give me one more chance! I know I was wrong!"
"My parents are counting on me to make something of myself. I really can't lose this job at Henson Sterling!"
"This is all Cindy Pruitt's fault!"
"Exactly! She's the homewrecker, and she used us as her attack dogs against the real wife. She owes us compensation!"
I heard later that the whole group actually tracked Cindy down and squeezed a hefty payout out of her.
My assistant suddenly spoke up. "Ms. Henson, you finalized the divorce a few days ago, right? Well, those properties that went to Brendan in the settlement? He sold every single one of them to cover Cindy's damages."
"Honestly, just imagining the look on Cindy's face when she finds out Brendan is completely broke now gives me a thrill I can't even describe!"
I stared at her, incredulous. "Since when did you develop such a wicked streak?"
She dodged the question with a grin. "Heh. Anyway, there's a contract this afternoon that requires your signature in person."
When I arrived at the meeting location, I spotted two painfully familiar faces.
"Debbie." Brendan saw me and instinctively started toward me, then forced himself to stop.
"Let's talk about getting remarried in a few days. Right now Cindy doesn't even have a place to stay..."
I blinked. "Who said anything about getting remarried?"
"If you're not here to chase after us, then what are you doing here?" Cindy sneered. "At the end of the day, you just can't let go of the Sanchez family fortune."