Rose’s POV
Julian Blackwood didn’t just leave the boardroom, he practically scrambled out, his expensive shoes squeaking on the polished floor like a terrified rodent. I watched him go, my mouth hanging slightly open. The silence he left behind was heavy, vibrating with the sheer lethality of what Derek had just whispered.
I turned to Derek, who was calmly adjusting his cufflinks as if he hadn't just nuked a man’s entire social standing in ten seconds.
"What was that?" I whispered, my heart still racing from the confrontation. "Did you seriously mean his sleeping with his wife's brother?"
Derek looked at me, a small, dark glint in his eyes. He didn't look disgusted or even particularly interested. It was just a fact to him. "Information is the only currency that truly matters in this c
