Goodbye, My Love

Chaos ensued in the Cooper family’s banquet hall, leaving only the remnants of what was once a grand feast. Judie found herself alone in the center, boiling with anger and frustration. She stamped her feet, eyes fixed on the departing guests, fury building to a point where she seemed poised to lunge at Loraine.

Because of Loraine, her reputation had crumbled before the villagers.

Who among them would respect her now?

Before Judie could confront Loraine, Marco stepped forward, his eyes fixed on Judie with a warning. He shielded Loraine, and they turned to leave.

Judie’s rage found a new target and she immediately gave an order to her bodyguards.

see

filled with bodyguards who had clashed with Marco before. Their previous defeat lingered in their

“Cross Loraine again,” he warned,

to fear, her body

E L A ‘s L I B R A

her bodyguards

Judie’s composure shattered. She screamed in frustration, her bodyguards slinking away to avoid

anger streaming down her face. Everything had been so carefully planned;

broke through her turmoil, soft yet filled with authority. “My darling Judie, what has happened? Who ruined

reached her, Judie felt increasingly

She wore a dress adorned with floral patterns, looked to be in her forties, and

other than Zaria Cooper,

air of sophistication, which seemed mismatched due to