Fired?
I glanced at Mike in surprise. Had he ordered it?
I wasn't vain enough to think I had so much influence that Mike would dismiss a longtime employee for me. I answered evenly, "In your mind, haven't I always been a powerless, friendless housewife who can survive only by depending on you? How could I possibly get you fired with a single sentence?"
"You—" Robert choked on the word, suddenly speechless.
I continued, "When something goes wrong, Robert, your first response should be to examine your own behavior instead of blaming me.
"Take this situation. You could have been dismissed for your lack of boundaries at last night's gala, for failing to do your job, or because the company discovered your chaotic private life.
"Why would a corporation as large as the Axis Group fire you
