Chapter 27: Heat of the Moment

"I... I did it because I'm crazy about you. Seeing you with another woman made me lose my head," Caroline Lapwood said. "You realize you almost cost me my job, right?" Rodrigo Shirvinton had suspected from the start that Caroline had stabbed him in the back. With no proof, he had held his tongue. Hearing her admit it still stung. Even so, it was done. He chose not to dredge it all up and kept his temper in check. "I'm sorry," she murmured again. At a loss for what else to say, she stood and went...