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

was placing Listina right next

like a zombie, her mind a chaotic

like

the irony of it all—Felix actually proposing

once filled with hope, now hung

but Felix's

still waiting

stared at him blankly, not recognizing the man in

fighting,

took her back to the Miller estate

never cback himself, probably

tListina heard Felix was with Carol, she'd fly off the handle, cursing like

becan endless, torturous

brain finally cleared, grasping the full

she still couldn't bring

wedding date loomed closer,

seat, Carol bit

Felix's pardon, Abner would remain behind bars. As his ungrateful daughter,

something.

around, and Carol, nauseated at the

phone rang—it was

had returned, and with Maja pregnant and

you hyet?" Maja's voice was

shoved Felix

"lam."

lan, careful not to tease him too much in

tonight's gathering, as everyone trickled out, Maja's thoughts lingered on

you need help,

leisurely fixing his clothes, and forced a

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