Emily’s POV

"It was a peck on the lips, Daniel!" I said, placing my palms against his jaw to keep him looking at me. "Listen to me! You need to calm down and hear me out!"

"I am not going to sit here and listen to you tell me how you kissed another man outside my front door, Emily," he snarled, his jaw flexing violently.

"It's a cover!" I raised my voice, cutting him off before he could spiral. "Think about it, Daniel! If anyone in the building or in the media starts suspecting what’s actually happening behind closed doors between us in this penthouse, we are ruined! If my...