“So, Anthea took my ce and married him instead!” Reba thought.


    She was determined to make Anthea experience the same suffering she endured in her past life!


    With this thought, a glint of determination shed in Reba''s eyes as she spoke, "Hey Mom, Dad,


    I''ve got something I want to run by you."


    "What''s up?" her father, Daly, turned around.


    "I''m going to drop off a gift at the Yeager''s ce, and I was hoping you coulde with me, Mom,"


    Reba continued.


    "What? A gift for the Yeager family?" Sandra''s eyes widened in disbelief, "You mean, at Carole''s


    ce?"


    "Yeah," Reba nodded calmly.


    Sandra was bbergasted, "Reba, have you lost your mind?!"


    That shameless Carole, who swapped her daughter and tormented Reba for years!


    And now Reba wanted to give her a gift! That''s madness!


    "I''m perfectly sane, Mom." Reba assured her.


    "Why though?" Sandra pressed on, "You know how Carole has treated you over the years. I''d feel


    like even killing her wouldn''t be enough, and you want to give her a Christmas'' gift?"


    Instead of directly answering Sandra, Reba shifted the topic, "Mom, do you know the Peterson


    family?"


    "The Petersons?" Sandra was confused for a moment.


    Reba suppressed the fear in her heart, "The Peterson Group, Alex Peterson."


    As the name dropped, Reba continued, "Alex is still unmarried..."


    "You want Anthea to marry Alex?" Daly cut through Reba''s thoughts with his blunt question.


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    Reba nodded affirmatively.


    "The Petersons are high rollers here in Cloudcrest, and with Alex as the sole heir to the Peterson


    empire, he''s already running the show at The Peterson Group. Not exactly on Mr. Christensen''s


    level, but he''s no slouch," Daly paused, then added, "Reba, I know you''ve got a heart of gold,


    but Anthea doesn''t deserve your efforts."


    Alex was known in Cloudcrest not just for his corporate prowess, but also his striking looks. At 26,


    he was both handsome and capable, poised for a meteoric rise—if not for the shadow of Mr.


    Christensen, Alex would be a fine match for Reba.


    Anthea was nothing inparison.


    Reba was always too nice for her own good. She saw Anthea as a sister and even tried to


    match her with Alex...


    Reba chuckled softly, "Dad, you''re only seeing half the picture. I have my reasons for this


    arrangement."


    Alex might have been reputable on the outside. But inside, he was rotten to the core, dark as night.


    Reba was married to him. But he never treated her as his wife, neverid a finger on her.


    Instead, he tormented her day in and day out, eventually causing the downfall of the Morris Group


    and the death of her parents in a fire.


    To say Alex had no hand in that fire was something Reba could never believe!


    To her, Alex was the devil incarnate! A devouring demon.


    Even now, the mere thought sent shivers down her spine.


    How could she have ever been naive enough to see Alex as a good man?


    The thought wasughable now!


    "But no matter what, we can''t let Anthea marry Alex!" Sandra interjected, frowning, "Anthea doesn''t


    care about you anymore. If she bes part of the Peterson family, she''ll definitely use Alex to


    crush us! If you ask me, we should teach that little cunt a lesson now, put her in her ce, make


    sure she can''t turn things around on us!"


    "Mom, don''t worry," Reba''s eyes shone with resolve, "Alex won''t do that!"


    Alex was a heartless demon. Would he stand up for a woman?


    In all the time Reba was married to him, she''d never seen him treat any woman well.


    To him, women were nothing more than toys!


    With hands stained in blood, he didn''t even spare his own father.


    For Anthea to marry him would be like falling into a living hell!