Chapter 3

I looked down at my phone, watching the secure legal dashboard flash with notifications as my biotech firm's assets were automatically locked, secured, and transferred back under my exclusive, sovereign control. The nightmare was over. The betrayal was cauterized.
I looked up at the sky, breathing in the crisp, untainted air of freedom.
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"Next," I said, a slow, genuine smile spreading across my face, "I'm going to take a very long vacation—somewhere far away from corporate dinners, bad wine, and ungrateful men."
"Sounds like a brilliant case," Vance laughed, falling into step beside me as we walked down the stone steps together. "Lead the way."