"I'm not distancing myself from my husband." Her voice was even. Completely even.
"Ara Clothing will make a statement. I'll draft it myself, and it will say exactly what I actually believe, which is that the accusations against Julian are false, that the evidence supports that, and that Ara stands by the truth." She pushed the document back across the desk.
"Prepare for the possibility that the boycott gets worse before it gets better. I want contingency plans, not retreat plans."
He studied her for a moment.
"Ms Amara…"
"I've made my decision," she said. Not unkindly. Finally.
The statement went out that afternoon.
Amara wrote it herself, in the particular language of someone who has decided to be completely honest and is willing to absorb the consequences.
