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My Exit Marked Her Downfall Chapter 10
The police laid out the whole sordid story.After their blowout, Effie and Kevin reconciled when he groveled.But the firm was crumbling. Mismanagement bled cash, and a wave of attorney resignations gutted its core.That botched case from before snowballed, dragging the firm's name deeper into the mud.Effie, drowning in stress, looked haggard every day. That was when Kevin showed his true colors, betraying her, too.She caught him siphoning off company assets and attempting to escape.She confronted him, and in the ensuing argument, she lost control, grabbing scissors and stabbing him in the chest.It happened so fast. By the time the staff screamed for paramedics, Kevin was bleeding out on the office floor.Despite efforts to save him, he didn't make it.Effie was cuffed and hauled away by the police.Kevin's wife filed a lawsuit, and Effie finally learned that he'd been married all along.Regret hit her hard, and she thought of me."For old times' sake, please help me,"
My Exit Marked Her Downfall Chapter 9
"You're divorced, and you're still making Effie miserable? What is your problem?" Kevin roared, unloading a tirade of accusations. "Have you no shame? Playing hard-to-get like some manipulative jerk. Think you're slick with these games?"I held the phone away from my ear as his shouting rattled my skull.Effie's sharp voice cut in. "Kevin, enough."It was followed by the clatter of the phone hitting the floor and their heated argument.I blinked, not expecting them to fight over me."Am I wrong?" Kevin yelled defiantly. "He treats you like dirt, and you still hold on? You're divorced!""What's it to you?" Effie yelled back. "You don't get to mention Gabriel. Do your job and don't overstep."Kevin froze, not expecting his place in her heart to have sunk so low."You're snapping at me over him?" he muttered. "After all your gripes about Gabriel, you said if you ever got bored, I'd be your first pick. Were those...""Lies, of course. You actually believed that?" Effie said, shatt
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"Mr. Walsh, this is low, even for you." Effie leaned over the desk, her face flushed with indignation. "We had a deal at that dinner. Nobody in the top-tier circle was supposed to touch Gabriel's resume. We agreed to freeze him out, and you went behind my back?"Henry sipped his tea leisurely. "Come on. Dinner talk doesn't hold up in court. Everyone's got a soft spot for talent, and let's be real. Gabriel's track record speaks for itself. He is a free agent now, and I'm not the only one who'd snap him up."Effie sucked in a sharp breath, trying to rein in her frustration. "But you're the only one who actually made a move."Henry's face fell at her harsh tone. She was just a newcomer in the elite legal scene, and her attitude wasn't winning her any favors."You wanna talk about playing dirty?" he scoffed. "Trying to blackball your ex to force him back? That's small-time. The rest of us gave you a pass because your firm's been pulling decent numbers lately, but screwing with someone'
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"What?" I frowned, thrown by her late-night call out of the blue.Effie paused. "Remember that case from the day you quit? The one about the guy avenging his mother?"The pieces fell into place.Kevin had swooped in on that high-profile case, taking it himself after I passed, but his lackluster skills and by-the-book approach backfired spectacularly.The defense was a disaster. The kid got convicted, and Kevin got scolded.Clips of the trial went viral, sparking outrage. People tore into Kevin for being heartless, accusing him of chasing cash over justice.The firm's social media was flooded with criticism, while the kid filed for an appeal, gearing up for a second trial.Effie, desperate to salvage the firm's reputation, had apparently shopped the case around to other lawyers, but no one would touch the toxic mess.In the end, she turned to me."The public backlash is out of control. PR can't contain it," she added, a hint of her old self-assurance creeping in. "Here is the d
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Effie showed up at the courthouse entrance, dressed impeccably, though faint dark circles betrayed a sleepless night.We spoke only as needed, proceeding to finalize the divorce.The process was smooth as silk, and by that afternoon, the paperwork was stamped and official.I glanced at her, expecting relief or disdain. Instead, she looked lost.I didn't bother to dissect why she'd suddenly agreed to this. Maybe she was just fed up with me, or perhaps she'd spent the night tangled up with Kevin.Whatever the reason, the divorce was done, and that was all that mattered.Kevin came to pick her up, decked out in a sharp suit like a groom.With our marriage officially kaput, he dropped the nice-guy act, his smirk practically screaming victory."You're gonna regret letting Effie slip through your fingers," he said, raising her chin.I didn't dignify that with a response.Effie's gaze was hard to read. She opened her mouth, trying to say something, but I walked away without looking
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"Literally what it looks like," I said lazily, not bothering to explain anything.Effie's voice crackled with righteous anger. "Have I coddled you too much? First resigning, and now this? What games are you running?"Before I could respond, she barreled on, "Ask yourself. Haven't I hooked you up royally? Wardrobe, meals, and a roof over your head. I've covered it all. Ditching me over pocket change? That's absurd! You figure your hot streak gives you leverage? Newsflash: crawl back now, and I'll overlook your tantrum. Or else...""No dice!" I refused flatly, tiredly rubbing my temples.She strutted like a martyr, amnesia striking her mind. Back when the firm started, I burned midnight oil on relentless caseloads, forging our prestige through courtroom triumphs.In lean times, funding droughts were quenched by my schmoozing marathons. Booze-fueled deals sealed our survival.Her initial support was crucial, but our ascent was my sweat equity.She had conveniently erased those foun
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