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

fallen into the hands of a stranger. That stranger

to prominence

head throbbed with pain, hearing Yolanda's

weeks ago, I

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

Group, but Felix double-crossed

thrown under the bus by the media, blamed for the

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

felt like the lights went out, nearly collapsing on the

her language, but the words might as

felt her head

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

fall apart now. Felix is the new president of the

- Mr. Miller's assistant,

last tshe saw the two of them together

but she hadn't dwelled

chilled her to the bone. Now, the news shattered

her mouth to speak, but no

"Carol, we're going to confront Felix right now. I

accident years ago. Maybe Felix will spare him for

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

faces around

office. Felix, dressed in a suit, was there

Listina, with a triumphant

was a dagger to

Carol, let a smug look flit across

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

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