— Mr. Labbe thought he was far better than young men.

In fact, they couldn’t compete with him.

He had status, money, power, and influence.

Young men, unless they were born into wealthy families, couldn’t match what he had.

Even many rich heirs didn’t have his level of power.

“I'm really busy right now and can't visit.

I do miss you a bit, though,” he said.

“I won't be able to visit during the New Year.

I have a lot of events to attend, and I need to be with my family.

My wife doesn’t care much about me most of the time, but during the holidays, she expects me to be with her for family gatherings.

You understand, right?” Carrie knew he was married with kids.

He never hid it from her.

if he still

claimed they didn’t have feelings for each other, she didn’t fully believe

any other woman take his wife’s place, nor did he allow his mistresses

and his wife already had grown children, and they had been raised

done something about his wife, but for now, they were part of what made his

felt a bit

her made her somewhat attached

side—pinching her neck and torturing her in bed—Carrie worried she might

come?” Carrie asked softly, sensing his change in

talk from a

“It’s hard to say.

I have time, I'll

some upper-class events in Wiltspoon and make new connections.” “The more you attend these events,

free,” Carrie

Labbe sweet-talked her a bit, promising to send her some money to buy

Carrie was pleased.

Carrie let out a quiet

she got a notification from the bank—$500,000

sent it for her to buy

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