For the man who had captured the Millers' estate, if she seriously married him, it was an insult to the entire family.

"I get it, you hold a grudge tighter than a miser with his last dime. But what's done is done. That thing in the past, I messed up; didn't handle it well. I should've made sure the compensation reached those who deserved it, not left them to struggle. Life's dealt its hand; let's not reshuffle the deck, okay?" Abner was someone who always thought of the big picture, and after his wife was deceased, he alone raised his daughter and did it well, never getting married again.

Lips pressed, Carol remained silent, seething with a mix of disgust and rage as she thought of Felix, probably cozying up to Listina even at this late hour.

"All I want is for you to be okay when I'm out of this mess." "Dad, I will be." But she wondered if his health would hold out that long.

the top floor of the Miller Group skyscraper, the lights in the

tfor going back hearly. But no matter how early he arrived home, Carol was

a machine. Still up there, working away. God, the man's too handsfor his own good - like a walking, talking work of art. Who's gonna be lucky enough to marry him?" Her colleague shushed her, and scanning the surrounding to ensure no one was there, then whispered, "You're new here, so you probably haven't heard of something through grapevine, have you?" "What thing?" "I heard of it from others, that there's been a massive shakeup in the company. People are all fresh blood here; only a few in low- level positions are unchanged." "What exactly have you heard? Cut to the chase, will you?" "Word is Mr. Brown climbed to the top by courting President Miller's daughter, then got President Miller. locked up. Now, he's the big cheese. Ms. Mitter used to visit him often, and they looked so in love. She's quite an eye-catcher, but ever since hetook the helm, she's vanished. No idea how she's

right now, he'd rather stay at the

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