The scandal involving the Millers had the small town of Greenfield buzzing with gossip. Word on the street was that Carol's life had

becas restrictive as a prison sentence, needing to get permission from Felix just to step outside the door.

Felix was a piece of work, supporting his childhood sweetheart but still insisting on marrying Carol.

When Tyler bluntly hit a nerve with Carol at the party, a heavy silence fell over the room.

Carol was so furious, she wanted to hurl her glass of wine at Tyler—not just at him, but at Fitch too, that good-for-nothing charmer.

These men were no good, every single one of them.

The tension was palpable only for a moment before Tyler, with his easy charisma, lightened the mood again.

Maja, who had been sipping her drink quietly, let out a sigh as she watched Carol.

The party raged on until the wee hours of the night. When Carol decided to leave, Maja offered to walk her out but was gently

turned down.

"Maja, I know my way home, and shouldn't you be resting? You're expecting, after all. By the tmy wedding day comes, you'll

probably be waddling," Carol joked with a bittersweet smile.

There were just two weeks left until Carol's wedding.

The invitations had been sent out long ago, and most of the local elite had received one.

Despite President Miller's recent incarceration, Felix had managed to keep the Miller Group's stocks from plummeting. With a few

aggressive business moves, he had acquired two rival companies in a matter of months, positioning the Miller Group for an even

larger monopoly.

long game, keeping a low profile by Carol's side, which only proved

bound to be taken

Gardens and found a car waiting for her at the curb. The night was bitterly cold, with a

dim streetlights

her driver, she was surprised to find Felix seated in the back as she opened the car

swamped with work as the Miller Group, now filled with his loyalists, was expanding rapidly. He

faithful to President Miller, earning himself a fair share of

an early

of Greenfield, untouchable in the eyes

from grace.

climbing into the car,

in his hand, his voice calm, almost gentle. "We'll

was only two weeks away, yet the dress remained untried. In

to Felix and preventing any

affection for her, it kept getting postponed

leaned back, refusing to engage in conversation. This was

interacting.

of her house. As soon as the engine was off,

vehicle.

didn't you hear me?" Felix's

to leave, but a strong hand pulled her back. Her

pain.

your

the consequences were severe, yet

Brown, taking tout of your busy schedule to accompanyto try on the wedding

surprising."

a check-up

Listina occupied, he had the freedom to accompany her. The irony was not lost on

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