CHAPTER 8: THE ROAD TO RECOVERY
Back at the hospital, Victoria’s physical therapy regimen was brutal, exhausting, and filled with tears of both pain and fierce, burning determination.
Surgeons had successfully performed a complex spinal fusion procedure, and with the help of specialized physical therapists, she was slowly learning how to walk again.
Evelyn Gable visited her every single afternoon, bringing homemade chicken soup, sharing warm hugs, and celebrating every small milestone of her remarkable recovery.
Detective Vance stopped by regularly to update her on the criminal proceedings, assuring her that neither Ethan nor Linda would ever see the light of day anytime soon.
Victoria looked into the mirror, tracing the fading bruises on her face, realizing that the physical trauma had forged her into an unbreakable force of nature.
She no longer felt like a victim hiding in a domestic prison; she felt like a queen reclaiming her stolen kingdom with absolute, unyielding authority.
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Her legal team, funded by the recovered assets of her venture firm, filed for an immediate, uncontested divorce with maximum punitive damages.
She was preparing to step back out into the world, stronger, richer, and more dangerous than any enemy who had ever dared to cross her path.
