Revenge Was Her Final Vow

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aircase to meet me in the kitchen

my chest, because I truly had been mo

g from ear to ear, the kind of grin th

ocus glued to the pancakes I was flipp

d, reaching into the fridge a

st piece of pancake on the plate, trying to sou

red, my early morning efforts after staying up all night helping him

really hard on this project all week," he sai

by your side through it all," I replied, brushing off m

cuments with that twinkle in his eyes, "I promise, I wi

d. Was he seri

to make his projects perfect. That's what I loved about him. I didn't mind pouring e

entirely on his, he had never failed to show his appreciation with kind words and little

h a wonderful trip with you," I said

the proposals. A few minutes later, he pause

have a team meeting in a

ard and hugge

, babe," I

oment longer before walking out

placing them in the dishwasher. After that, I swept the fl

on? He didn't want me to grow lazy after leaving the fashion industry. I had agreed. I knew he meant well

him, I had been ecstatic, and I couldn't imagine jeopardizing such a blessing. I had turn

y, trusting his promise to employ me as a member of his board of directors

ning documents he had assigned me. My eyes widened in shock as I

table with a loud thud. I needed answers, and the only pe

location using Google Maps. I arrived and walked into the

ly at me, gesturing for me to sit. She looked

n without hesitation. But I had no proof of my identity. David had insis

e nodded at me, signali

id. The shock on his face mirrored the

you doing here?" he stamm

announced," I said, placing the document firml

searching mine as if try

ument, and why she bears your surname as well?" I demanded, my

plain," he said, though the hesitation in his voice told

knowing deep down that whatever he said next could

", I yelled at the

didn't

ne unset

, fingers steepled, eyes da

ulat

that company was never mea

fened.

how valuable you were, I also

d toward the glass wi

counts, unpaid royalties, things that haven't gone public yet. The mome

ed to m

remove you

you put anoth

omeone expendable. Someone who wouldn

ath hi

me a board sea

you," he corrected. "An

loser, lower

ruth, you would've insisted on fighting your way back in-and I cou

hed for

rden so you wo

inty tugging at my chest. I didn

y had time to breathe before I found myself wearing a ring and answe

t impressions. We were wedded quietly in a local church,

t question it. I tho

swirled inside me l

ght about that," I said softly,

think you would ev

ing, familiar. He kissed my cheek g

whenever I doubted myself. "You're human. And I know h

t was David-always knowing what to say, al

already?" he asked ca

sed. I had been so consumed by my thoughts, so irritated a

ake something right

small smile. "Hurry up. Your

tered at the

eagerly. "I lov

replied, planting a

ine, the familiar warmt

of reassurance washed over

to be scared. He provided for me, cared for me-or at least,

t I wasn't paying attention to my surroun

s I bent down to help pick up the it

one who looked like she stepped s

rom my hands forcefully,

areful enough not to bump int

straightened up and walked past her without anot

ving a g

ake a delicious dinne

oment, nothing