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.

on the TV, and the screen showed footage of

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

to prominence

pain, hearing Yolanda's

Two weeks ago, I overheard

found out and grounded me. That's why I haven't been able to

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

thrown under the bus by the media, blamed for the company's takeover.

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

the lights went

might as

her grasp. She felt her head sting like

hoping it was all a

is the new president of the Miller Group. My dad

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

the two of them together at the hospital. There

hadn't

once, until Listina's words chilled her to the bone. Now, the news shattered

to

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

ago.

they reached the Miller Group headquarters and stopped at the top floor. She

faces around

into the president's office. Felix, dressed in a suit, was there with Abner's former

triumphant

a dagger

spotting Carol, let a smug look flit across

this? Have you

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