“My wife isn’t a fucking lesbian.” Michael’s shoulders are drawn up, tight. Pissed off, aggressive, tense.

She’s never really interacted with him out of the office, and she’s kind of glad. But like hell is she going to let herself be intimidated.

“I wasn’t aware you’re currently married,” she shoots back, arching a challenging eyebrow.

In that moment, she tells herself that – no. She should not engage, because it’s not going to go well.

“Hannah. My wife. You think I didn’t know you wanted her, all those years? You think I couldn’t see the way you looked at her? I don’t know what you think you’re doing to her, but just because she’s going through this fucking phase and losing her goddamn mind –”

Her resolve to not engage falls away as soon as Michael is spewing crap about Hannah.

She holds up her hand, fury on Hannah’s behalf. And, frankly, insult on her own. For Michael labeling this thing she has with Hannah as some sort of “phase” or Hannah losing her mind or – “I don’t know who the hell you think you’re talking about here, but Hannah is your nothing. She’s her own person. Maybe it’s about time you get that through your thick skull. And my feelings for Hannah are irrelevant. Her personal life is irrelevant to you.”

The vein in his forehead starts popping, his shoulders shaking in his barely concealed anger. “Did you think I wouldn’t know? You think I don’t have friends at McGregor and Associates, who saw you two together at that party?”

“I think it’s none of your business,” she takes care to keep her voice low, even as she seethes. When he steps closer to her, she angles her head up at him. “Don’t even think you can physically intimidate me, Michael. I’m certainly not your anything and don’t think I don’t know that’s how you get what you want from women.”

“If I knew she’d be having you around Abbie, I would have fought for custody harder. Maybe we’ll have to revisit that agreement,” he threatens, and she hates that he feels he has some sort of upper hand.

“Then maybe you’ll be excited to lose millions.” Now she leans in, dropping her voice to a whisper, “And maybe we’d have your court case against Ava McNeil brought up. She was extremely helpful the first go-round. Or maybe we could bring in Sandy Edgars. You think she might have something interesting to say?”