The Price of His Deception

The soft glow of three monitors was my world, lines of code and complex algorithms my language.

Tomorrow was the IPO, the culmination of years of tireless work building Nexus from the ground up with my live-in boyfriend, Mark Davis, CEO of ConnectCorp.

But then, the office door hissed open, revealing Chloe Miller, Mark' s new Head of Product and my old college rival.

Her voice, dripping with fake sweetness, announced, "The board and I have had a discussion. We've decided to let you go."

I blinked, the words echoing, "You're firing me? The day before the IPO?"