Chapter 9

On Monday morning, I did not go into the office.

Instead, I sat in the breakfast room of the penthouse on Central Park West, watching the sunlight dappling the treetops in the park below. Before me lay a signed letter of resignation, addressed to Julian Thorne, CEO.

My experiment had come to an end. It had given me exactly what I wanted: confirmation that I could stand my ground in a cutthroat env