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.

TV, and the screen showed footage of Abner

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

prominence

throbbed with pain, hearing Yolanda's

oh no, this is bad! My dad was involved too. Two weeks ago, I overheard him talking with Felix. I wanted to warn

why I haven't been able to see you. He thought

of the Miller Group, but Felix double-crossed

under the bus by the media, blamed

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

the lights went out, nearly collapsing

as well have

She felt

hoping it was all a hallucination, but

Felix is the new president of the Miller Group. My dad has been fired,

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

the last tshe saw the two of them together

she hadn't dwelled on

Listina's words chilled her to the bone. Now, the

mouth to speak, but

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

accident years ago. Maybe Felix will spare

thoughts were still jumbled as they reached the Miller Group headquarters and

around her, feeling

suit, was there with

with a triumphant smile, bringing him a

a dagger to Carol's

Carol, let a smug look flit across her face before the

this? Have you been playing my cousin

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