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.

did Cheryl know, Phoebe was conflicted about whether she should steal her best friend’s

man 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 no way out of

of them chatted for a while, Phoebe felt distraught with anxiety, especially when she thought about Alex, who was sleeping next door. Finally, Phoebe

a soft rumbling sound

over at the door and noticed that

thought that Alex must have been the one

Phoebe had kept her room

her door even when she 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. Only

and was sneaking into her room

‘Should I stop him?’

I just go

didn’t even turn off the lights, and she directly lay down and closed her eyes.

Creak!

heard. Her bedroom door was

the inside. She didn’t 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