Chapter 648:

“Carrie! I am talking to you! Can you not hear me?” Marina’s voice rose, sharp and laced with frustration.

At that, Carrie stopped in her tracks, turning her head to glance over her shoulder.

The girl leading the group caught the eye immediately. Her brown curls framed her face like a halo, and her vibrant red dress clung to her figure, accentuating her striking features. She looked like a porcelain doll—radiant and flawless.

Yet, there was something about her eyes. The subtle upward tilt held a hint of arrogance and defiance, dimming her charm and leaving an air of unpleasantness.

Marina shoved her handbag into the arms of the girl beside her without so much as a word of acknowledgment and marched toward Carrie, her heels clicking sharply against the floor. As she closed the distance, she finally got a good look at Carrie’s face, and for a fleeting moment, envy flickered across her otherwise self-assured expression.

Carrie looked more like a high-society socialite than Marina herself, despite all her

kind of femme fatale, a master in the art of seduction. Even Marina had

flats was nearly as tall as Marina in

icy. “A woman like you has no place marrying into the Morrison family, especially since you have

her accusation hung in the air, and in that moment, both Carrie and Daxton

and the last thing Carrie needed

only grow more guarded, making it harder for

who had subtly stepped

a faint, knowing smile. So, this was Aliza’s game. The spat between Kristopher and Reece must have stirred some insecurity in Aliza, prompting her to send a pawn—a privileged but naive girl with

she met Marina’s eyes. “You pampered princess, do not let yourself be used as someone else’s pawn like a fool,” she said, her voice steady but cutting. Without waiting for a response, she turned

Marina shrieked, chasing after her. “Reece and I grew up together! He said he would marry me when we were in kindergarten. Do not think you can

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