In corporate America, rumors travel faster than truth.<br />My name is Harper Lane, and I never imagined that one late-night project, one blurred boundary, and one jealous coworker could almost destroy everything I worked for. It began with a photo taken in a Dallas hotel lobby—my boss’s jacket around my shoulders, a moment taken wildly out of context. The next morning, HR called us both in.<br /><br />Suddenly I was the center of an office scandal I didn’t start.<br />People whispered about favoritism.<br />Slack screenshots were leaked.<br />My raise was frozen.<br />And a coworker who wanted my promotion did everything she could to push me out.<br /><br />But the truth was bigger—and darker—than a rumor.
