Just a Fling,So Why Did He Cry

Synopsis

I’d just sealed another major client for the company, yet, once again, my promotion fell through. I felt a fierce indignation bubbling up inside me. I was about to confront my boss – who was also my boyfriend – and demand an explanation. But as I reached his office door, I overheard him talking to a friend: "Skylar is so capable, why aren't you letting her get promoted?" Adrian let out a mocking laugh. "Skylar? She's just a fling, a bed warmer. What real 'capabilities' could she possibly have? That promotion is earmarked for Camilla." "Aren't you afraid she'll leave if she finds out the truth?" Adrian laughed even louder this time: "She practically begs me not to use protection in bed. You think she'd ever walk away from this?" I clutched the promotion application in my trembling hand, crushing the papers. I called my mom. "That marriage you mentioned? I'm in!" Camilla snatched the document from my hand. "Skylar, you've failed five