I’d had enough. My boss had been sneaking around with the new intern for weeks, thinking no one noticed. But everyone did — the late nights, the whispered conversations, the way he suddenly cared about “mentoring.” I was already planning to quit, but things hit a new level when his wife called, like she always did, asking if he was “behaving.”
Normally, I’d lie. I’d cover for him just to avoid the drama. But this time, I snapped. I told her plainly, “If you want to know where he is, come see him yourself — he’s right here with the hot new intern.”
There was silence. Then she laughed — not a nervous laugh, but one of pure amusement. “Oh darling,” she said calmly, “I know. She’s our niece.”
I froze. The room spun for a moment as I realized just how twisted the situation really was. Turns out, the “intern” everyone whispered about wasn’t just some random fling — it was a family secret hiding in plain sight.
That was the final straw. I packed my things the next morning, leaving behind the office drama — and one scandal that would keep tongues wagging for years.