Carol had no idea how to react, only remembering the office that day was a scene straight out of a soap opera.

She couldn't recall how many times she slapped Felix; it must have been a lot. And when he finally held her in his embrace, she

was still screaming obscenities at him.

She had never lost her composure like this. She was born a Miller, and never before had she been played for such a fool.

Felix, Listina, Nathan—they'd spun her around like a top.

She was such an idiot, she couldn't blListina for scolding her. She knew how resistant Felix had been at the beginning.

But she overestimated her own charm.

What a joke—a huge, pathetic joke.

She didn't remember how that day ended, now it all seemed like a blur. Only the media frenzy that followed was clear, detailing the

tragic car accident from years ago that claimed three lives on the spot.

One was Felix's father; the others were Listina's parents.

So that was it.

Felix had been out for vengeance for his fiancée all along.

He had never loved her. It was all a gto him, which is why he could walk away so easily.

He'd swiftly becthe president of the Miller Group, executing a ruthless corporate shake-up, and moved Listina into the

neighboring mansion that he'd bought for her—a mansion that stood in stark contrast to the Miller family estate that Carol had

up in and where Abner still

placing Listina right next door. How

like a zombie, her mind a

like

irony of it all—Felix actually

offhand remark about a two-month engagement, once filled with hope, now hung in

wanted to die, but Felix's cold

still waiting

stared at him blankly, not recognizing the man in the expensive suit before

thought she'd keep hysterically fighting, but real despair was

Miller estate and

cback himself, probably

with Carol, she'd fly off the

endless, torturous

cleared, grasping the

she still couldn't bring herself to grovel

loomed

the car seat, Carol bit

Abner would remain behind bars.

something.

and Carol, nauseated at the sight of Felix, turned her

rang—it was

returned, and with Maja pregnant and in good

you hyet?" Maja's voice was

shoved Felix away,

"lam."

to tease him too

as everyone trickled out,

help, just tell me,

leisurely

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