The Firm's New Queen

The Firm's New Queen

Gavin

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I was Evelyn Reed, a senior litigator, standing in my office. Everything felt chillingly familiar, as if I' d lived this exact moment before. Because I had. Just moments ago, I recalled the cold New York air, the city lights blurring in betrayal, as my husband Damien pushed me from our penthouse roof. He did it after his men had their way with me, a brutal punishment for his lover, Isabelle's, death. But then, I blinked, and I was back, staring at the exact clock on my desk where my old life began its final, downward spiral. The doors to our main lobby burst open, and a group of angry, suit-wearing men, the "family" of a pro bono client, stormed in. They were here because Damien had failed to file a critical injunction, initiating a terrifying lockdown of the entire floor. When my loyal paralegal tried to call him for help, Damien' s arrogant dismissal over the phone led to him being brutally knocked unconscious. The bitter irony: he thought he' d silenced me forever, but I was back, a ghost with one singular, burning purpose. No longer the compliant wife, I would use every lesson from my past demise to orchestrate his downfall, piece by agonizing piece. This time, he wouldn't just lose; he would suffer.

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I was Evelyn Reed, a senior litigator, standing in my office.

Everything felt chillingly familiar, as if I' d lived this exact moment before.

Because I had.

Just moments ago, I recalled the cold New York air, the city lights blurring in betrayal, as my husband Damien pushed me from our penthouse roof.

He did it after his men had their way with me, a brutal punishment for his lover, Isabelle's, death.

But then, I blinked, and I was back, staring at the exact clock on my desk where my old life began its final, downward spiral.

The doors to our main lobby burst open, and a group of angry, suit-wearing men, the "family" of a pro bono client, stormed in.

They were here because Damien had failed to file a critical injunction, initiating a terrifying lockdown of the entire floor.

When my loyal paralegal tried to call him for help, Damien' s arrogant dismissal over the phone led to him being brutally knocked unconscious.

The bitter irony: he thought he' d silenced me forever, but I was back, a ghost with one singular, burning purpose.

No longer the compliant wife, I would use every lesson from my past demise to orchestrate his downfall, piece by agonizing piece.

This time, he wouldn't just lose; he would suffer.

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