Carol had been holed up in the villa for two weeks, her cellphone powered off the entire time. She felt like she was falling apart.

Knowing herself, she should've confronted Felix right away, but she did nothing; just hid away like a coward.

Her mind was a tangle of the events that had led her here.

Listina had fallen ill, Felix was at her side, and Carol found Listina a doctor, covering over a hundred thousand dollars in medical

expenses out of her own pocket. Listina kissing Felix, her fiancé.

The human mind was a curious thing. Maybe she was subconsciously avoiding the truth, which explained why she couldn't make

sense of it all.

She remembered Listina's harsh words at the hospital, thinking she was just ranting, but what if she was telling the truth?

If this was all a scam, it would make sense. She had been such a fool. Duped emotionally, taken advantage of, and still dreaming of

marriage with Felix, she was a complete fool. She had never felt so humiliated, so foolish in her entire life.

Lately, she shut out the world - no TV, no phone, no computer. When hungry, she nibbled on crackers, when thirsty, she drank

water, and she had lost twenty pounds as a result.

Then Yolanda cknocking. She was pounding on the door like a madwoman, "Carol! Open up, it's an emergency, Carol!"

Carol's world remained in chaos, but Yolanda's voice was too loud to ignore. She sluggishly made her way towards the door.

Upon opening it, Yolanda burst in, "Carol, it's a disaster! Turn on the TV!"

For the past two weeks, Carol had avoided the television, refusing to absorb any news from the outside world.

powered on the TV, and the screen showed footage of Abner being taken away

fallen into the hands of

to prominence in

head throbbed with pain, hearing Yolanda's voice crack with

this is bad! My dad was involved too. Two weeks ago, I overheard

my dad found out and grounded me. That's why I haven't

the president of the Miller Group, but Felix double-crossed him. There's

the bus by the media, blamed for the company's takeover. What do we do

world revolved around racing. She'd never imagined the Miller Group could face

Carol, it felt like the lights

might as well have been in a foreign one, their meaning

her grasp. She felt her head sting like

eyes shut, hoping it was all a hallucination, but Yolanda's crying

the new president of the Miller

except for one - Mr. Miller's assistant, who's actually

two of them together

hadn't dwelled

chilled her to the bone. Now, the news

opened her mouth to

we're going to confront Felix right now. I heard

car accident years ago. Maybe Felix will spare him for

Miller Group headquarters and stopped at the

around her, feeling

office. Felix, dressed in a suit, was there with Abner's former assistant reporting to him.

a triumphant smile,

scene was a

let a smug look flit across her face before the

this? Have you been playing

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