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.

you won’t see a

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

laden with contempt. “Cross Loraine again,” he warned, his voice

fear, her body stiffening as

G E L A ‘s L I B

unhindered, her bodyguards

shattered. She screamed in frustration, her bodyguards slinking away to avoid

had been so carefully planned; how had

a woman’s voice broke through her turmoil, soft yet filled with authority. “My darling Judie, what has happened? Who ruined your banquet and made you cry? Tell me, and Mommy will

voice reached her, Judie felt increasingly wronged and let out a shout,

her forties, and seemed well-preserved, radiating a youthful

was none other than Zaria Cooper,

of sophistication, which seemed mismatched due to a lack of background or experience