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
64. Walking Into Tomorrow
65. The Letter Behind the Mirror
66. The Pawn’s Choice
67. The Setup
68. Tucker’s Wrath
69. The Trap Unveiled
70. The Public Humiliation
71. You're broken
72. Michael’s Message
73. Wyatt’s Collapse”
74. Scarlet’s Strength
75. Ashes to Armor
76. The Enemy of My Enemy
77. The First Strike
78. Ghosts in the Halls
79. Chains and Choices
80. The Price of Silence
81. Paper Cuts
82. The Invitation
83. The Silent Battle
84. Masks and Monsters
85. The Cost of Freedom
86. The Last Curtain
87. Behind the Masks
88. The Poisoned Legacy
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The Cost of Freedom
The flower shop smelled of jasmine and clean water, but Scarlet’s lungs refused to fill properly. Her fingers hovered over the keyboard, motionless except for a twitch near the knuckle where she'd clenched too hard. She stared at the email draft on the screen blank but for the name of the contact Ca...
