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.

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

would become addicted. Moreover, as time went on, the drug addiction would only worsen until one was wholly trapped in

the two of them chatted for a while, Phoebe felt distraught with anxiety, especially when she thought about

right then, she heard a soft rumbling sound by

the door and noticed that the doorknob

that Alex must have

importantly, Phoebe had kept her room

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

sneaking into her room in the middle of the night, her heart nearly

‘Should I stop him?’

should I just go with the

turn off the lights, and she directly lay down and closed her eyes. However, her trembling eyelashes

Creak!

sound could be heard. Her bedroom door was

what Alex would do. If he came over to touch her right away,