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Ruby did not mean to mock Timothy. The latter was outstanding in his own right, but compared to Trevon, all the other talented young men seemed in fade into insignificance.

The idea that Selina would abandon Trevon's pursuit and instead honor herengagement with Timothy was absurd to Ruby unless Selina had lost her vind.

Timothy's expression stiffened. If anyone else had made such a comparison, he would have been furious as it was clearly putting him below Trevon However, he could only suppress his anger as he needed Ruby's help.

"She won't give up, but the engagement still stands. If I play my cards right, I can create enough tension between them. No matter how much Trevon likes Selina, he wouldn't risk his or the Brady family's reputation by marrying a woman engaged to another man. That's when you can step in That's when you can come in. The Brady family already approves of you, and with your capabilities, you're a match for Trevon," he said.

Wow, Tunothy is a scur Charley thought, fuming silently.

He thought that despite Timothy's outward charm, his schemes were vicious. The latter was planning to use his engagement with Selina to blackmail her and drive a wedge between her and Trevon. Fortunately, Charley knew Trevon well enough to know that he wasn't a shallow man. Besides, Trevan knew everything about Selina, so Timothy's plan was doomed to fail,

However, he wondered if Ruby would stoop low with Timothy.

Ruby pondered for a moment. "I see. So that's the angle you're playing, but I'm afraid I'll have to decline." Timocy was visibly shocked by her response. "Why? I thought you were deeply in love with Trevon. And-

"It seems a lot of people misunderstood what happened hack then, Yes, I liked him, and it was love at first sight. His looks, aura, and family background were an ideal match for me. He was the kind of man I could see myself marrying, so I did everything I could to win him over, even at the cost of my pride, because I knew I'd regret it if I didn't try, Ruby interjected.

But even so

into a laughingstock. That's when I realized we were never meant to be. I don't hate him; I knew what I was getting into. I gave it my all and I don't regret

bitterness. She even smiled, her eyes sparkling like

found himself momentarily entranced thinking

that? Then

have made more sense to

curious about her. By the way, Timothy, you should focus on your career. The tacties

she turned her head and strode away with the clicking high

into his palms, the

case of going

scheme against Selina and Trevon, hoping to leverage Crown Group's resources to extricate himself from Clark Jewelry and start anew. However, not only did his plan

Uncle Keith. I don't

here, there's something I need to tell you, Charley said, recounting the conversation he had overheard between Timothy

really said that?" Selina asked in raised brows. Her inte

in her supposed love rival was piqued. As for Timothy, she was

rescent toward her His plan to use

Clark family, coupled with the situation at Clark Jewelry, made it no surprise expected denen a man uf lus sijall-minded

putty and

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his chin thoughtfully. "Yeah. Ruby is a little

young anymore, maybe it's time you found yourself a nice

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