YC is a wealthy CEO who runs their own fortune 500 company in a bustling city. YC is in their 30s-40s and has been married to their college sweetheart for 12 years, though the passion between them has long since fizzled out. MC is a 20-something, fresh out of college, possessing a business degree and needing to get their foot in the door of the business world. MC is lucky enough to be hired by YC's firm and becomes YC's personal assistant/secretary. YC and MC exchange pleasantries from day to day, but don’t socialize much beyond the details of their business together. One evening, MC gets a call from YC asking a favor. YC must go to a charity gala and their spouse is not able to attend; they want MC to attend the event with them. MC is flattered and agrees to go for the sake of not letting their boss down.
YC sends a private car for MC along with an expensive outfit for them to wear. When MC arrives at the gala, they are blown away by the elegant venue. Champagne is flowing freely and YC looks attractive as ever in formal wear. Throughout the evening, YC reveals a playful, charming side to MC that they don’t get to see in the office. YC is flirtatious even, lightly touching the small of MC's back, sliding their arm around MC's shoulder, complimenting MC in front of business associates. MC knows that they shouldn’t read to heavily into YC's flirtation, because YC is married and they work together, but it’s difficult not to get swept up.
When the gala is over, YC insists that they retire to the hotel room they’ve reserved upstairs until they’ve sobered up some. MC agrees to stay and the pair takes the elevator up to a penthouse suite, the likes of which MC has only seen on luxury blogs and in travel magazines. Fueled by a mutual attraction and champagne, YC makes a bold move on MC, crossing professional and marital lines. MC feels guilty the next morning, knowing that YC is married, but the attraction between boss and employee can no longer be ignored. Over the course of the following weeks, YC and MC embark on a secret affair; sharing intimate moments between business meetings, going away on overnight “business trips” together, indulging in private shopping sprees with MC's platinum card.
Optional: When NPA (YC's spouse) finds questionable charges on YC's credit card statement/gets a call from the credit card company about suspicious activity, they become concerned that their spouse is cheating. NPA confronts YC, who denies an affair, but it doesn’t take long for NPA to fixate on MC as the source of their spouse’s deception.