The fallout hit Ethan's company, too.
He had originally been competing for a vice president position.
As soon as the matter broke, the board called him in overnight.
After all, the Cole family was well known.
Cheating on the day of his own engagement party and letting the scandal spread all over the internet caused serious damage to his reputation.
Ethan's father personally went to the company. When he came back, Ethan had been suspended from all his projects.
Ethan's mother called me once. On the phone, she cried quietly, trying to hold herself together.
"Hannah, I'm so sorry. After Ethan came back from the hotel, he knelt in the living room the whole time. He says he wants to see you. Hannah, I'm not asking you to forgive him. I just..."
She couldn't continue.
I said softly, "I
