Chapter 1
Doug Easton slipped Friday morning’s paper from its plastic wrapping and read the headline covering half the space on the front page: Bookkeeper Alleges s****l Harassment by Prominent Adelaide Accountant.
So, this is how she’s going to play, thought Doug, as he looked at the photograph of himself staring back at him and tried to remember where it had been taken. He scanned the article to see what nonsense she had invented to start applying pressure, and wondered how long it would be before she made her next demand for payment. He presumed he’d have a few days while she enjoyed the media spotlight, and the feeling of power his public shaming would give her, before she moved in for the kill.
He put the paper aside and finished his breakfast, before spending half an hour drafting
