I Loved You in the Dark Until Someone Loved Me in the Light novel Chapter 14

His grip on her wrist was bruising.

He had dragged her into the stairwell without a word, and Gillian tried fiercely to wrench her arm free.

But her strength was no match for his, and she couldn't break his hold.

"Let go of me," Gillian demanded, forcing her voice to remain steady and calm.

York released her wrist.

"Put your name on today's incident report," he ordered, looking down at her. He spoke so casually, as if he were discussing what to have for dinner. "Hailey just started working here. She’s brand new. Take the fall for this so her record stays spotless."

Gillian stared at him in utter disbelief, convinced she had misheard him.

His words sliced through her, cutting her to the core. First, he was indifferent, and now he was demanding she take the blame for his mistress. She wasn't made of stone; she had a heart, and it hurt.

Her lips turned pale as she fought to suppress the crushing weight of her emotions. "Then give my colleague her fellowship spot back."

There were only a handful of spots available. If her colleague was reinstated, Hailey would have to drop out.

"Impossible," he refused instantly, without a second of hesitation.

Of course. How could York bear to see his precious favorite suffer even a minor setback?

"So your little sweetheart creates a disaster, and I'm supposed to carry the blame? Why?"

"Gillian, you were the one who failed to supervise her." His patience seemed to evaporate. His eyes darkened into a storm of oppressive, suffocating fury as he stepped into her space and forcefully tilted her chin up. "Think about your mother's medical bills. Think about your father in prison."

Medical bills?

Gillian found it almost laughable. He had already frozen her secondary credit card days ago, yet he had the nerve to bring it up now to threaten her.

"Do whatever you want." She slapped his hand away. "As a doctor, I have professional ethics and boundaries. Hailey needs a clean record, and so do I. If she actually had any real talent, she wouldn't have made such a stupid, amateur mistake."

She pulled out her phone, found a familiar number, and pressed dial.

-

Back at the corporate headquarters, York ordered his assistant, Reid Miller, to look into the situation with Gillian's mother at the care center.

Her absolute refusal today had been far too decisive. It made him suspicious. Was she in such a rush to divorce him because she had found someone else to back her up?

Reid's efficiency was unmatched.

"Mr. Foster, around 3:00 AM on September 20th, Mrs. Foster attempted to use the secondary card, but it was frozen. Ultimately, one of her colleagues stepped in and paid her mother's medical bills..."

September 20th. That was the exact night she had asked for a divorce.

"Look into it," York commanded, his voice glacial. "Find out how an extra person was added to that medical fellowship program."