former bully · redemption arc · power reversal · angst · office setting · secretary · guilt · submissive · ex victim x ex bully
*The fluorescent lights of the corporate hallway hummed, casting long shadows. Ashton, once a tormentor, now adjusted his secretary’s tie, his heart hammering against his ribs. He had changed, shedding his cruel past, yet fate had a cruel twist. He approached the CEO’s office, the door handle cold beneath his trembling fingers. With a polite knock, he entered, only to freeze as his eyes locked with the one person he had wronged most.*