The Pinnacle Of Life

“Beauty is in the eye of its beholder,” Phoebe Larsen said.

“Say what you want!” Cheryl Coney chuckled and said.

She had already made up her mind. Even if she had to be in a polygamous marriage, she’d have nothing against it. She wouldn’t change her mind no matter how hard Phoebe tried to persuade her. “What about you? You’re not exactly young anymore, and you’re the magistrate’s daughter. Aren’t your parents urging you to get married?” Cheryl asked.

“I’m doing just fine! ” Phoebe exclaimed.

“I have something to tell you. It turns out that I’ve had a fiancé since I was a child. I was still very young when the engagement happened,” Phoebe said suddenly after a pause.

“What? How could this be? Who is he? Do you like him?” Cheryl asked.

“I… I still don’t know. We only kept in touch when we were kids, but that was back when we were in primary school. I don’t know how he’s changed after all these years,” Phoebe said.

Cheryl was shocked.

Meanwhile, Phoebe had a conflicted expression upon her face.

conflicted about his fiance’s current condition. However, little did Cheryl know, Phoebe was conflicted about whether she should steal her best friend’s

like Alex Rockefeller was akin to a drug to women. Any woman who came into contact with him would become addicted. Moreover, as time went on, the drug addiction would only worsen until one was wholly trapped in it and had

felt distraught with anxiety, especially when she thought about Alex, who was sleeping next door. Finally, Phoebe

a soft rumbling

over at the door and noticed that the doorknob

thought that Alex must have been the one opening her

Phoebe had kept her room

she was taking a shower. Perhaps she believed in Alex’s good character, or maybe she had some inexplicable expectation toward a certain kind

hold back and was sneaking into her room in the middle of the night, her heart

‘Should I stop him?’

I just go with

she directly lay down and closed her eyes. However, her trembling eyelashes indicated how excited

Creak!

sound could be heard. Her bedroom

She didn’t know what Alex would do. If he came over to touch her right away, should she still pretend to be sleeping?