— 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.

he still loved his wife or

have feelings for each other, she

any other woman take his wife’s place,

already had grown children, and they had been raised

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

a bit

her made her somewhat attached

and torturing her in bed—Carrie worried she might have actually

you come?” Carrie asked

little sweet talk from a woman can be

“It’s hard to say.

have time, I'll

I can’t come, why don’t you gather a few friends and take a trip? Or attend some upper-class events in Wiltspoon and make new connections.” “The more you attend these events, the closer you'll get to Serenity.”

free,” Carrie said

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

Carrie was pleased.

call ended, Carrie let out a quiet

a notification from the bank—$500,000 had been

it for her to buy whatever

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