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

I helped you kill your wife and this is how you repay me? Elena’s blood ran cold. Even though she had known Amanda was involved, hearing her admit it so casually was shocking. But she forced herself to keep listening to keep gathering evidence.

Keep your voice down, Richard hissed. Do you want everyone to hear you? I don’t care anymore, Amanda shot back. Maybe I should tell everyone what really happened to your precious wife.

Maybe they’d be interested to know that she didn’t fall out of that helicopter by accident. This was exactly what Elena had hoped for. She activated the recording app on her phone, capturing every word of the argument.

Richard and Amanda were so focused on each other that they didn’t notice their conversation was being overheard. You’re being paranoid, Richard said, but Elena could see the fear in his eyes. Those photos don’t mean anything.

Someone is trying to cause trouble between us. Someone like who? Amanda demanded. Who would want to break us up? Elena smiled to herself.

Amanda was asking the right question but she would never guess the answer. The dead wife she had helped murder was alive and well, and she was systematically destroying their relationship from the inside. The fight ended with Amanda storming out of the office, but Elena could see that the damage was done.

Trust, once broken was almost impossible to repair. Richard and Amanda would never feel secure in their relationship again, and that insecurity would make them both vulnerable to manipulation. Over the next few days, Elena continued her campaign of psychological warfare.

She sent more anonymous photos, made anonymous phone calls to Amanda suggesting that Richard was planning to leave her, and even had flowers delivered to Richard’s office with a card signed LOVE, M, a meaningless initial that Amanda would spend hours trying to decipher. The stress was beginning to show on both of them. Richard looked tired and distracted at work, and Amanda was becoming increasingly paranoid and aggressive.

They were suspicious of each other, suspicious of their co-workers, and suspicious of every woman who came into contact with Richard. Elena found herself enjoying the chaos she was creating. For months she had been the victim, the one who had been betrayed and hurt.

Now she was the one in control, pulling the strings and watching her enemies destroy themselves. But she wasn’t finished yet. The destruction of Richard and Amanda’s relationship was just the beginning.

Next she would destroy Richard’s professional reputation and his financial security. By the time she was finished, he would have nothing left no love, no money no career and no future. Richard Martinez had tried to kill her for money, but Elena Rodriguez was going to kill him slowly, piece by piece, until there was nothing left of the man who had pushed her from that helicopter.

Elena’s plan to destroy Richard’s professional life required patience and precision. She had spent weeks studying the company’s operations, learning the names of every client, every procedure, every weakness in their system. Now she was ready to use that knowledge against him.

The first step was to position herself as Richard’s ally. She began scheduling regular meetings with him, ostensibly to learn more about the claims department for her investment portfolio. During these meetings she was charming and attentive, asking thoughtful questions and showing genuine interest in his work.

You really know this business, she told him during one of their sessions. I’m impressed by how you’ve streamlined the claims process. It’s clear why Mr. Hartwell values you so highly.

Richard preened under her praise, his ego responding exactly as Elena had expected. I’ve worked hard to build this department, he said. When I started here the claims process was a mess.

I’ve saved this company hundreds of thousands of dollars. I can see that, Elena replied. In fact I’ve been thinking about expanding the claims department once I increase my stake in the company.

Someone with your experience would be invaluable in that expansion. The suggestion that Elena might increase her investment and that Richard might benefit from it was exactly what she had hoped would happen. Richard’s eyes lit up with greed and ambition.

I’d be very interested in discussing that, he said. I have a lot of ideas about how we could grow the business. Over the following weeks, Elena cultivated Richard’s trust by sharing her supposed business plans with him.

She talked about expanding into new markets, hiring additional staff, and increasing the company’s revenue. Richard saw dollar signs and the possibility of a promotion, maybe even a partnership. Meanwhile, Elena continued her campaign against Amanda.

She escalated her psychological warfare by having expensive gifts delivered to Richard’s office flowers, chocolates, even a bottle of champagne with a note that read, Looking forward to our future together. Amanda intercepted most of these deliveries, and each one made her more suspicious and angry. The tension between Richard and Amanda was affecting their work performance.

They were arguing more frequently and other employees were beginning to notice. Elena made sure to document every incident, every raised voice, every suspicious glance. She also began to subtly sabotage Richard’s work.

Using her access to company records, she made small changes to his files—nothing dramatic enough to be noticed immediately, but enough to create problems later. She altered dates on claims reports, changed dollar amounts by small increments, and even deleted some communications between Richard and clients. The sabotage was carefully planned to look like mistakes rather than deliberate acts.

Elena knew that if Richard’s work suddenly became terrible, it would be suspicious. But if his performance gradually declined, it would look like he was becoming careless and unreliable. The strategy worked perfectly.

Within a month, Richard was dealing with increasingly frustrated clients who claimed their cases weren’t being handled properly. Settlement amounts were wrong, paperwork was missing, and communication was spotty. I don’t understand what’s happening, Richard complained to Elena during one of their meetings.

I’ve been doing this job for seven years, and suddenly I’m making mistakes I’ve never made before. Everyone goes through rough patches, Elena said sympathetically. You’ve been under a lot of stress lately.

Maybe you need a vacation. Maybe, Richard said but he looked worried. I can’t afford to mess up now especially with the company looking to expand.

Mr. Hartwell is counting on me. Elena nodded understandingly, all while knowing that she was the cause of his problems. Is there anything I can do to help? I have experience in operations management.

Maybe I could review some of your procedures, see if there’s something that could be improved. Richard was desperate enough to accept her offer. Over the next week, Elena spent time in Richard’s office, supposedly helping him organize his workflow.

In reality she was gathering more evidence of his embezzlement and learning the details of his daily routine. She also planted seeds of doubt about Amanda. I’ve noticed that your secretary seems distracted lately, she mentioned casually…