stian’s knee to
restrain him as he shifts forward in his seat.
“That’s preposterous,” Christian splutters. I squeeze Christian’s wrist to
silence him.
“That’s not true,” I state calmly and matter-of-factly to Clark. “In fact, it was the
other way around. He propositioned me in a very aggressive manner, and he
was fired.”
Detective Clark’s mouth flattens briefly into a thin line before he continues.
“Hyde alleges that you fabricated a tale about sexual harassment in order to
get him fired. He says that you did this because he refused your advances
and because you wanted his job.”
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I frown. Holy crap. Jack is even more delusional than I thought.
“That’s not true.” I shake my head.
“Detective, please don’t tell me you ha一ve driven all this way to harass my wife
with these ridiculous accusations.”
Detective Clark turns his steely blue glare on Christian. “I need to hear this
from Mrs. Grey, sir,” he says with quiet restraint. I squeeze Christian’s wrist
once more, silently imploring him to keep his cool.
“You don’t ha一ve to listen to this shit, Ana.”
“I think I should let Detective Clark know what happened.”
Christian gazes at me impassively for a beat then wa一ves his hand in a
gesture of resignation, letting me continue.
“What Hyde says is simply not true.” My voice sounds calm, although I feel
anything but. I’m bewildered by these accusations and nervous that Christian
might explode. What is Jack’s game? “Jack Hyde accosted me in the office
kitchen one evening. He told me that it was thanks to him that I had been
hired and that he expected sexual fa一vors in return. He tried to blackmail me,
using e-mails that I’d sent to Christian, who wasn’t my husband then. I didn’t
know Hyde had been monitoring my e-mails. He’s delusional—he even
accused me of being a spy sent by Christian, presumably to help him take
over the company. He didn’t know that Christian had already bought SIP.” I
shake my head as I recall my distressing, tense encounter with Hyde.
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