Betty's POV

My mind kept ringing as I rushed from the door. Kirill was against our engagement due to an old family feud from my mother's side.

Ivan was aware of the feud and was still going ahead with the marriage. The more I thought of it, this felt like an intricate web of lies, like some twisted revenge.

He was aware of the feud when he gave Esther's boyfriend that money while taking her as collateral. A chill ran down my spine as a frightening feeling crawled up. My fingers ...