“I didn’t accuse her,” I say coolly. “The public did.”
“You’re manipulating this,” he snaps. “You’re trying to destroy her reputation.”
“She can handle her own reputation,” I say. “I don’t need to lift a finger.”
His breath crackles through the speaker, furious and uneven. “This isn’t over.”
He hangs up.
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Landon’s voice is still ringing in my ears long after I hang up on him.
I stare down at my phone, the blocked-call notification glowing across the screen like a warning I’ve stopped caring about. My thumb hovers for a second, then I press and drag—block number. Again. And again. Every time he calls from a new one.
“I’m not retracting anything,” I mutter to no one, my jaw tight. “Not now, not ever.” The office is quiet. Too quiet. My heartbeat feels like it’s echoing against the
