Finley was my boyfriend. That fact alone made Charlotte's accusation sound a whole lot more believable.

Everyone at the table immediately turned to look at me with eyes full of doubt. They started whispering among themselves.

"Damn, Charlotte's insane. She actually predicted Yelena would betray us? She might've just saved our lives. If the firm went under, we'd all be out of a job."

"I've got chills. Who would've thought Yelena was the sort to cook up schemes? She actually hid something like this from her boyfriend?"

"Exactly. If Charlotte hadn't been reborn, we'd all be collateral damage right now."

One comment after another. Just like in my past life, no one gave me the chance to explain a thing.

Levi's face turned thunderous. He slammed a hand down on the table and stood up.

"Yelena Swanson, I mentored you for years, gave you every chance, and this is how you repay me?"

Charlotte watched everyone's reaction with satisfaction, then walked over to Levi and said in her most innocent tone, "Sorry, Yelena. But with hundreds of people working at this firm, I had to tell the truth. I couldn't risk all their jobs just to protect you. Don't you agree?"

I looked at her smug face, at Finley, who played along with her, at Levi's cold stare, and at the hostile eyes of my colleagues. All I felt was a heavy wave of despair.

They got me killed in my past life. And now they wanted to do it all over again.

There was no way I'd allow that.

My hands clenched into fists as I stared straight at Finley.

"I never applied to Vera Legal. So there's no way I received an offer from them."

Charlotte let out a chuckle. "Oh, come on, Yelena. You're still trying to deny it? Finley saw it himself. Why are you even pretending anymore?

"Backstabbing your firm is the worst thing you can do in our profession. If Mr. Howard exposes what you've done, you'll never be able to practice again. I'd suggest you get on your knees and apologize to Mr. Howard. Maybe I'll even put in a good word for you."

Finley jumped in right after her, "Exactly. Don't wait until you're blacklisted and broke before you regret it. By then, no one's going to help you."

"Is that so?"

I let out a sneer and stepped forward before stopping right in front of Charlotte.

"You say you were reborn. Well, did your past life memories happen to mention that my laptop has a hidden surveillance system?"

Charlotte's expression faltered, and her smug smile disappeared. "What do you mean?"

"I mean, whoever used my laptop to send a résumé to Vera Legal and tried to backstab our firm would've been picked up by my laptop's surveillance system. Let me pull it up and show everyone the truth."

I gave her a chilling smile and pulled out my laptop, flipping it open right in front of Levi. Then, I hit play on the footage.

Within seconds, a clear figure appeared on screen. Everyone's expression shifted instantly as they whipped around to look.