"You think I'm doing this for money?" I asked, my voice dangerously quiet.
"Why else would you be trying to destroy my reputation?" Ethan replied. "You and Julian have teamed up to blackmail me, haven't you? Post fake evidence, tank my stock price, then offer to make it all go away for the right price."
My hand tightened around the phone so hard my knuckles went white. "I'm not blackmailing you, Ethan," I said through gritted teeth. "I'm exposing the truth."
"Your version of the truth," he corrected sharply. "And I'm telling you right now, Claire, if you don't take down that post and issue a public apology, I will sue you and Julian for defamation. I'll take everything you have."
I laughed, the sound cold and empty.
"Everything I have?" I repeated. "Ethan, you already took everything.
