Til Revenge Do Us Part

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tanding at the entrance. The silence was almost too much to bear. No one was home-my brother wasn't back from his work trip,

bled to the couch and collapsed, my body sinking into the cushions like I was trying to disap

lmed by grief, exhaustion, and betray

now a stranger, for the life I had believed in that was now nothing but a lie. And when the tears fin

ied faces when they saw me. They said I was in shock, that I needed to stay for a few days, that my condition was unstab

lls, letting the doctors do what they t

all I could see was Damien with Vanessa. All I could hear was his voice, cold and distant, telling me that eve

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en to work, and the halls of M

me everywhere, the fake rumors of what happened with Damien and Vanessa clearly spreading l

reminder of my pain-of them. They were still here, acting like nothing had happened. But I cou

tor. I couldn't avoid them forever-not with Damien as the CEO and Vanessa as the Director of the Fr

buzzed around me, but it did nothing to settle the unease twisting in my stomach. I wasn't the same person who had left

ghts kept drifting back to Damien-his cold tone, his complete lack of remorse. And then there was Vanes

his was my life, my career. No matter how much

ed, snapping me o

CEO wants to see y

just let me be. I took a deep breath, gathered myself, and w

e was waiting for me. I pushed the door open and stepped inside. He didn't look up from his desk as

glanced up at me. "I trust you're finally back

even trying to hide it-his words were a direct jab. He was using my a

oice steady despite the emotions building inside

g me up. "I've been thinking," he said, his voice dripping with a

ggling with the pressure, haven't you? That's not a

had worked hard to get to where I was, and here he

t laced with anger and pain. "I know I've been gone longer

. "You better," he muttered, his tone col

l make sure everything runs smoothly from here on

w, unimpressed. "We

g it to be one of the senior executives, coming in to query my return after my abse