I knew her influence. She wouldn't have even needed to ask permission to give me that much.
But she said she had to keep things professional.
She told me not to put her in a difficult position.
So for me, it was about keeping things professional.
For Frederick, it was a direct recommendation straight to the top.
My knuckles went white around the cup. I stared at her.
"And if I don't accept?"
The executive gave a thin smile. "I'd advise you, Mr. Graves, not to pick a fight with the company."
I hadn't been gone from the building long.
The internet was suddenly flooded with posts about me.
Deranged Husband Uses Son's Death to Extort Wife
Tech Rising Star Marian Henson's Troubled Home Life
Husband Suspects Wife of Affair with Male Colleague? Was Son's Death a Tool for Revenge?
Just like that, the public sympathy I'd had evaporated. The crowd turned on me overnight.
The comment sections overflowed with praise for Marian and Frederick.
Had the privilege of working with Ms. Henson once. Genuinely wonderful person, flawless professionally, and always appropriate with male colleagues.
I don't know what Marian Henson's husband could possibly have to complain about.