om the soles of Brenna's feet,

n the brink of bankruptcy. It was he who had looked her in the eyes, claiming the company was too volatile

his side, she had used her own hidden resources to strategize for him. She had fought tooth and n

otion were, in his eyes, nothing m

given her heart. Her three years of sacrifice were nothing but a l

o fall. Despite her iron will, a few rogue tears slipped free, betraying the ago

weren't for your relentless, shameless clinging, why on earth would my brother agree to marry an uneducated country girl with

l resolve. She straightened her spine, her voice cutting like glass: "Are you su

e, stomping her foot in rage. "Do you really think you're some irreplaceable m

s chest. So this is how the Mcc

e. Her perfectly manicured gaze swept over Brenna with raw disgust, as if looking at a piece of repulsive trash. "Look at t

y transitioned into a practiced, elegant smile as sh

long-awaited wedding had devolved into an absolute joke. Why had her pure sincerity been answer

grief fall. When she opened them again, the vulnera

y down a desolate street, her pristine dre

tial downpour. She scanned the area. With nowhere else to take shelter, she locked her eyes o

ic

avel tore deep into

she didn't stop. Gritting her teeth, she limped forward, her p

re

ddenly violently shattered the

wnpour as a speeding vehicle careened directly toward her. Her eye