Aria’s POV
Those were harrowing words. A cheating scandal was bad enough – how could this only be the beginning? And how could Joanna know that, unless she had been the one to start all this.
“Are you responsible for this?” I asked her, point blank, as we stood in the back of the conference room. Most of the other employees had cleared out by now. Only a few stranglers having their own chats, as well as Liam and Mr. Gunner, remained.
Joanna laughed. “How cute that you think I’d have this much power. No, it wasn’t me, but I know who is responsible. So does Liam. And so should you, if you stopped being so foolish.”
I considered it a moment. If not Joanna, then…
“Markus,” I said.
“Markus,” Joanna replied. “He’ll do whatever it takes to get Liam to comply with his wishes, including destr
