Victoria Langley had always relied on her looks, charm, and sheer audacity to get what she wanted. It had worked in the past, flirting her way into promotions, smooth-talking her way out of trouble, and using her confidence to disarm those who might challenge her, but this time, she had underestimated just how much power and influence she was up against.
By the time she realized she had made a mistake, it was too late. The damage had already been done.
Victoria walked into the hospital the next morning with her usual air of self-assuredness, but something felt different. The way the other nurses looked at her, the hushed conversations that stopped whenever she walked past, it was clear that the tide had shifted.
It wasn’t until she stepped into the locker room that she saw the email not
