ROSETTE’S POV
The conversation started professional enough.
I went through the motions—qualifications, experience, what each woman would bring to the board.
Diana’s political connections and reputation for fair dealing. Jodie’s unmatched expertise in contract law and comebacks.
Sofia’s rapidly expanding tech empire and the security systems that protected half the world’s most sensitive data.
And Vivian, who knew things.
“The Perkovic acquisition last spring,” she said casually, swirling her champagne like she was discussing the weather. “Everyone assumed it fell through because of financing. Actually, it collapsed because Ray Perkovic’s wife found photos of him balls-deep in his business partner’s twenty-two-year-old son, and she threatened to send them to every news outlet in the co
