A cruel husband shoved his wife out of a helicopter for a hefty insurance payout — and her response left everyone utterly shocked

And girl you’re not going to like what I found. She handed Sophia a folder hidden inside a medical chart. Richard took out a 2 million dollar life insurance policy on you 6 months ago.

He’s been making payments from a separate account you don’t know about. Sophia’s heart sank even though she had expected this. Seeing the proof in black and white made it real in a way that hurt worse than all her physical injuries combined.

There’s more, Nicole continued. He’s been having an affair with his secretary Amanda Williams. I have photos of them together at hotels, restaurants, even at your house when you were working late shifts at the hospital.

The photos were like knife wounds to her heart. There was Richard, the man she had loved and trusted, kissing another woman in their bed. Amanda was younger than Sophia with long blonde hair and a figure that came from expensive gym memberships.

In the photos Richard looked happier than Sophia had seen him in years. How long? Sophia asked. At least 8 months maybe longer.

I talked to some people at his office. The affair is pretty much an open secret there. Everyone knows except you.

Sophia felt tears burning her eyes, but she refused to let them fall. She had cried enough over Richard. Now it was time for action.

I need you to help me disappear, she said. Let Richard think I died from my injuries. I want him to feel safe, secure in his new life with Amanda.

And then I want to destroy him. Nicole smiled grimly. I was hoping you’d say that.

I’ve already started working on it. I have a contact who can help us fake your death someone who works in the medical examiner’s office. We can make it look like you died from internal injuries, complications from the fall.

Over the next two days they worked out the details. Nicole would help Sophia escape from the hospital and disappear. They would stage her death to look like she had died suddenly from internal bleeding related to her injuries.

Richard would be free to collect the insurance money and live his new life with Amanda. But while he was enjoying his newfound freedom, Sophia would be building her own new life and planning his destruction. I want to know everything about him, Sophia told Nicole.

His work, his finances, his weaknesses. I want to know more about Richard than he knows about himself. Nicole nodded.

I’m already on it. Did you know he’s been embezzling money from his company? Small amounts but regular. He’s been using the money to pay for his dates with Amanda.

This was news to Sophia. Richard had always been so careful with money, always lecturing her about budgeting and saving. To learn that he had been stealing from his employer was another betrayal.

His company is Hartwell Insurance, right? Sophia asked. Where he works as a senior claims adjuster? That’s right. It’s a mid-size company family owned.

The owner, Mr. Hartwell is getting close to retirement. Word is he’s looking to sell the company in the next year or two. An idea began forming in Sophia’s mind.

Find out everything you can about Hartwell Insurance. I want to know their finances, their client list, their vulnerabilities. If Richard thinks he’s going to benefit from my death, he’s about to learn how wrong he is.

The night before her staged death, Sophia lay in her hospital bed, thinking about the life she was leaving behind. She had been Sophia Martinez, a nurse who had put her husband’s dreams before her own. She had worked extra shifts to help pay for his business school, had put her own education on hold to support his career.

But that woman was dead now, killed when Richard pushed her from that helicopter. The woman who would emerge from this hospital would be someone entirely different someone with the resources and determination to make Richard pay for what he had done. Nicole returned with the final details of their plan.

Everything is set. Tomorrow morning, you’ll officially die from complications related to your injuries. The funeral will be in three days.

Richard has already started planning it he’s going with a closed casket, which makes our job easier. And after that? After that, you become Elena Rodriguez, a wealthy widow who made her fortune in real estate investments. I’ve been building your new identity for months bank accounts, credit history, even a backstory about your late husband’s business empire.

You’ll have enough money to do whatever you want. Where did the money come from? Nicole smiled. Let’s just say that over the years, I’ve helped a lot of wealthy women escape bad situations.

Some of them were very grateful and wanted to help other women in similar circumstances. Think of it as a fund for women seeking justice. Sophia felt a surge of gratitude for her friend.

I don’t know how to thank you. Just promise me you’ll be careful, Nicole said. Richard is dangerous.

He tried to kill you once and he won’t hesitate to try again if he discovers you’re alive. I’ll be careful, Sophia promised. But I won’t be afraid.

Not anymore. That night as she prepared for her symbolic death, Sophia thought about the woman she had been and the woman she was about to become. The old Sophia had been trusting, loving, willing to sacrifice her own dreams for the man she loved.

The new Sophia would be smart, calculating, and absolutely ruthless in her pursuit of justice. Richard had made a fatal mistake when he pushed her from that helicopter. He had awakened something in her that she didn’t even know existed a fierce desire for revenge that would consume her until she had destroyed him completely…