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.

thought Phoebe was conflicted about his fiance’s current condition. However, little did Cheryl know, Phoebe was conflicted

who came into contact with him would become addicted. Moreover, as

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

a soft

stunned. She looked over at the door and noticed

Phoebe immediately thought that Alex must have been the one opening

Phoebe had kept her room unlocked the entire

lock her door even when she was taking a shower. Perhaps she believed in Alex’s good character, or maybe she had

that she saw that Alex finally couldn’t hold back and was sneaking into her room in the middle of the

‘Should I stop him?’

should I just go with the

the end, Phoebe decided she would pretend she was sleeping. She didn’t even turn off the lights, and she directly lay down and closed her

Creak!

be heard. Her

know what Alex would do. If he came over to touch her right away, should she still pretend to be sleeping? Or should she directly slap him and yell at him for