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

Group's shares had fallen into the hands of

to prominence

with pain, hearing Yolanda's

involved too. Two weeks

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

him the president of the Miller Group, but Felix double-crossed

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

was genuinely panicked; her world revolved around racing. She'd never imagined the

the lights went out, nearly collapsing on the

but the words might as well have been

grasp. She felt her head sting

it was all a hallucination,

fall apart now. Felix is the new president of the Miller Group. My dad has been fired, and all the old guard

Miller's assistant, who's actually

the two of them

but she hadn't dwelled on

never doubted Felix, not once, until Listina's words chilled her to the bone. Now,

opened her mouth to speak, but no words

"Carol, we're going to confront

ago.

Miller Group headquarters and stopped at the top floor. She gazed at

faces around her, feeling

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

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

was a dagger

let a smug look flit across her

was livid, "Felix, what the hell is this? Have you been playing my

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