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.

the screen showed footage

the Miller Group's shares had fallen into the hands of a stranger. That stranger was

prominence

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

too. Two weeks ago, I overheard him talking with Felix. I wanted to warn you

why I haven't been

Miller Group, but Felix double-crossed him. There's a contract you signed that's

the media, blamed for the company's

her world revolved around racing. She'd never imagined the

lights went out, nearly

might as well

grasp. She felt

it was all a hallucination,

the Miller Group. My dad has been fired, and all

Miller's assistant, who's actually in cahoots with

the two of them together at the hospital. There had been

she hadn't dwelled on

chilled her to the bone. Now, the news shattered

opened her mouth to speak, but no words

her and dragged her out the door, "Carol, we're going to confront Felix right now. I heard Mr. Miller's situation

linked to a car accident years ago. Maybe Felix will spare

still jumbled as they reached the Miller Group headquarters and stopped at the top floor. She gazed at

around her,

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

was Listina, with a triumphant smile, bringing him a boxed

scene was a

smug look flit across her face

hell is this? Have you

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