Chapter 4Undercover as an Intern, I Caught His Mistress and Went Nuclear

“Xena?”

Surprise flashed across Shane’s face, but it was quickly replaced by irritation.

He barely glanced at the burn on my hand before pinching the bridge of his nose.

“What are you doing in the cafeteria?

“Aren’t you supposed to be working in Administration?”

I looked at him calmly.

“What do you think?”

Shane glanced past me at the cafeteria manager and the other employees, his expression darkening.

“Enough. Just do what Wendy asked and apologize.

“We’ll deal with the rest when I get home tonight.”

The entire cafeteria went silent.

Even my coworkers stared at him in disbelief.

Wendy immediately lifted her chin, looking smugger than ever.

“Shane, so this is the new intern everyone’s been talking about?

“She was incredibly rude to me. The cafeteria manager only stood up to me because she put him up to it!”

Shane’s expression softened as he turned his attention back to Wendy.

“Wendy didn’t mean any harm. She was only trying to share something nice with everyone.”

Then he spoke to me in the patient tone someone might use with an unreasonable child.

“Just apologize, Xena. Don’t make this harder than it needs to be.”

I stared at him for a moment, then laughed.

“Shane, you remember what you promised when we made our deal?

“It’s time for you to hold up your end of the deal.”

Before he could respond, I ended the call.

I turned away, pulled my personal phone from my pocket, and called my brother, Tom Lincoln.

“Tom, someone forged a marriage certificate and is causing a scene at Ford Corporation.

“Tell Shane to get down here immediately.

“And have him bring the divorce papers we already had drawn up.”

I glanced at the time.

“I want him on his knees in front of me within five minutes, begging me to sign.”