The Viral Post That Exposed My Husband’s Five Women Chapter 05
The screen read:Â
[Excellence Award Recipient: Brianna Cole – Year–End Bonus: Two Years‘ Base Salary!]Â
Beside it was a screenshot of Brianna’s postÂ
bragging about her bonus.Â
[Not gonna lie, my man owns the company. He makes sure I get one of the company’s ExcellenceÂ
Awards every year, and this year my bonus isÂ
equal to two full years of base pay. Cash is still theÂ
best.]Â
There was also an affectionate photo of BriannaÂ
and Ryan that Maya had found across multipleÂ
platforms.Â
People throughout the room started getting toÂ
their feet.Â
“Brianna posted that?!”Â
“Two years‘ salary for one Excellence Award?Â
Why?”Â
“I only got fifteen hundred bucks a few years ago!”Â
“Wait. She’s saying Mr. Mercer is her man? So theÂ
award was rigged too?!”Â
One employee was bold enough to point straightÂ
at Ryan.Â
“Mr. Mercer! We’ve worked our asses off for thisÂ
company for years. How is this fair?”Â
Brianna shot to her feet, looking smug. “Yeah,Â
that’s right. I’m getting two years‘ salary as aÂ
bonus. So what?”Â
She swept her gaze around the table.Â
“Mr. Mercer is my man. Still think I was jealous ofÂ
you? What a joke.”Â
Everyone stared at her.Â
“You… you’re saying Mr. Mercer is your…”Â
Before anyone could finish, the screen changed.Â
[Excellence Award Recipient: Kelsey Grant –Â
Year–End Bonus: A Rolls–Royce!]Â
Now it showed the post where Kelsey hadÂ
bragged about the car.Â
(What a coincidence. I’m one of the award winnersÂ
at my man’s company too. This year he gave me aÂ
Rolls–Royce. Says a woman deserves to beÂ
spoiled properly.]Â
Then an affectionate photo of Kelsey and RyanÂ
appeared beside it.Â
Jaws dropped across the room.Â
“Kelsey’s man is Mr. Mercer too? So she andÂ
Brianna are both…?”Â
“No wonder someone who hasn’t even been here aÂ
year won an Excellence Award. She’s Mr. Mercer’sÂ
side piece!”Â
Kelsey covered her face. “No! That’s not what thisÂ
is!”Â
Then she seemed to snap back to reality andÂ
grabbed Brianna by the sleeve.Â
“What is going on between you and Mr. Mercer?”Â
“Ryan is my man! You–you’re the other woman,Â
aren’t you?”Â
“The other woman?” Brianna shoved her away.Â
“Are you insane? Ryan and I were together longÂ
before you ever showed up!”Â
The other three women at the table stared at theÂ
photo on the screen, their expressions changingÂ
all at once.Â
“How… how could both of you be with Mr.Â
Mercer?”Â
“Then what does that make me?”Â
“My baby… No. This can’t be happening.”Â
Only then did Ryan seem to realize what wasÂ
happening.Â
He whipped around toward the screen in a panic.Â
“Who did this? Turn it off! Turn it off now!”Â
No one moved.Â
The next slide appeared.Â
[Excellence Award Recipient: Lauren Pierce – Year–End Bonus: Luxury Home in the Hills!]Â
Then came another.Â
[Excellence Award Recipient: Alyssa Parker – Year–End Bonus: Five Percent of the Company!]Â
One screenshot after another filled the screen,Â
each paired with another affectionate photo of Ryan and one of the women.Â
By then, the entire room was stunned.Â
Then the final slide appeared.Â
[Excellence Award Recipient: Chloe BennettÂ
Year–End Bonus: A Baby!]Â
Beside it was a photo of Chloe and Ryan togetherÂ
at one of her prenatal appointments.Â
The room went dead silent.Â
Everyone stared wide–eyed at Ryan onstage, thenÂ
at the five women sitting below, their facesÂ
drained of color.Â
“Holy shit. Mr. Mercer has been juggling fiveÂ
women at once?”Â
“This is insane.”Â
“No wonder those five kept winning the awards.Â
Apparently, sleeping with the CEO was all it took.”Â
“Chloe really went all in. She actually got pregnant.Â
There’s no explaining that away.”Â
“God. He turned the whole company into hisÂ
personal dating pool.”Â
The whispers grew louder and louder.Â
Ryan’s face darkened as he glared toward theÂ
control booth.Â
“Turn it off! Turn it off right now!”Â
“Who did this? This is a smear!”Â
“Show yourself! You’re fired!”Â
I scoffed, picked up a microphone, and slowly roseÂ
to my feet.Â
“I did. What about it?”Â
My voice carried through the speakers, and everyÂ
head in the room turned toward me.Â
Ryan jerked his head up.Â
The moment he saw me, terror spread across hisÂ
face.Â
Natalie…” “
