Chapter 657:

Marina’s face twisted with fury, her nails digging into her palms. “That scheming woman! I was just about to apologize to her!” she spat. “Now I’ll go down there and expose her true nature for everyone to see.”

Before Marina could storm off, Aliza’s hand shot out, gripping her wrist. “Wait!”

“Wait for what?” Marina snapped, yanking her arm free. “Am I supposed to be afraid of some small-town girl?”

Aliza sighed, her expression measured. “It’s not about being afraid of her. It’s about being smart. If you confront her now, you’ll only play into her hands. Don’t you see? You’ll be making the scandal that the Morrison family is trying so hard to bury even worse. And even if you succeed in exposing her so-called ‘true nature,’ do you really think that will make Reece come running back to you?”

Marina froze, Aliza’s words striking a nerve. Her shoulders slumped as the fire in her eyes dimmed slightly. “Then what am I supposed to do? Nothing I try seems to work!”

Today, all the prominent figures from Isonridge are here. If you can make her embarrass herself in front of everyone, both Reece and Arion

but intrigued.

and took her hand.

Carrie and her group approached the main building. Laughter and the hum of conversation drifted out from the grand hall, but one particular exchange caught Carrie’s

business tactics put us all to shame,” someone

Kristopher could answer, another voice chimed in, amused. “Oh, Mr. Norris is already divorced. But I hear he’s been getting close to a lady from the Herrera family lately. Miss Herrera is highly skilled in piano and rumored to be joining

the man in question. Kristopher stood near the bar, impeccably dressed in a sleek black suit that made him stand out even among the glittering crowd of elites. He swirled his wine glass lazily, his expression neutral, neither confirming nor

Carrie, his silence was as

her lips curving into a faint, sardonic smile. “Can’t this man ever sleep alone?” she thought. “It seems he’s found someone new already. So much for

his brow furrowing as he noticed Kristopher. “What’s he doing here?” he muttered.

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