Chapters
1. The Eviction Notice
2. The Cold Encounter
3. A DESPERATION DECISION
4. THE AGREEMENT
5. A COLD RECEPTION AT HOME
6. The Cold Wedding Ceremony
7. Bernard’s Warning
8. The Power Play
9. The Secret Unveiling
10. The Growing Envy
11. The Power Struggle
12. Bernard’s Betrayal
13. The Family Confrontation
14. Public Ice
15. The Message Hidden
16. Magnolia's Cold Welcome
17. Magnolia's Cold Act
18. The Forbidden Desk
19. Energy Play
20. Power play
21. Bernard’s Call
22. The Ice Below the Surface
23. Desperation Wears Perfume:
24. Full of desperation
25. A Contest of Wills
26. The silence
27. Underlying Surface
28. True surface
29. So I Scarlet POV
30. Tangled Loyalties
31. Tucker POV
32. A Framework Heart
33. Doubt in the Air
34. Unlikely Ally
35. The Betrayal Lurks
36. Secrets and Lies
37. Game On
38. The Final Countdown
39. The Betrayal Unfolds
40. An Unexpected Revelation
41. The Secret Past
42. The Spark of Emotion
43. Sparks of Betrayal
44. Trust and Betrayal
45. An Unexpected Revelation
46. The Hidden Agenda
47. Bernard’s Involvement
48. The Secret Past
49. Tucker’s Jealousy
50. Magnolia’s Moment of Crisis
51. The Final Step
52. Sparks of Betrayal
53. Tucker’s Conflict
54. A Risky Proposition
55. Trust and Betrayal
56. The Secret Weapon
57. The Final Showdown
58. The Betrayal Unleashed
59. The Fallout
60. A Glimpse of Hope
61. New Beginnings
62. A Lasting Bond
63. A Future Reclaimed
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The Final Step
The sun had barely risen, casting a pale light across the city as Scarlet stood in front of the full-length mirror, adjusting the black dress she had chosen for the day. The fabric was sleek and simple, but there was something about it something sharp, like a blade. She was about to step into the li...
