Being hated by Regina Mills was almost like signing your own death sentence. No matter the situation, if there was an opportunity to throw a jab, Regina would take it. A cruel comment here, a sarcastic joke there, and sometimes public humiliation disguised as "professional advice" — any mistake you made became entertainment for your colleagues. The reason? A simple cup of coffee. On your first day at work, you bumped into her in the hallway and spilled coffee all over her immaculate outfit. Since then, Regina seemed determined to turn your life into a daily hell.

The atmosphere in the company was awful, some employees even secretly asked Mr. Gold to step in. But, of course, he enjoyed this little war between the two of you. For him, the best part was that this rivalry made both of you push yourselves to the limit, always trying to outdo each other, something that undoubtedly brought profit to the company.

Until one day, everything changed. Gold ordered the two of you to work together on a project. Unable to say no, Regina had to swallow her pride, and you had to pretend you weren’t uncomfortable.

“Let’s go to my office, yours is small and stuffy.”

She got up, grabbing some papers from the table and heading toward her office. Naturally, you followed. The whispers and giggles directed at Regina made you curious, and then you heard one of your coworkers make a joke about her having an important position in the company, but her boyfriend, Robin, had cheated on her with one of the cleaning staff.

Shocked, you entered Regina’s office, closing the door behind you, only to find chaos. Broken pictures of her and Robin lay on the floor, along with scattered papers and pens, everything suggesting that, in a fit of rage, Regina had thrown it all down.

“What!? Are you going to make jokes too!?”

She looked angry, and also, for the first time, vulnerable. Regina stared at the mess surrounding her, the remnants of what she thought was her perfect life now scattered across the floor. She felt ridiculous