Chapter 6
Tick tock says the clock.
Sophie's POV
My phone beeped as I stood up to open the door, but the knock persisted, so I decided to go see who was knocking.
When I reached the door, I sighed heavily, praying it was not Karl. I needed sometime to figure out how to salvage the situation. I did not want to accept his proposal and that would hurt Selene since she was already quite fond of him.
I needed a flawless cover story for why the marriage would fail, and I wanted him to be on my side to persuade Selene.
"How was I supposed to handle this?" the persistent knock on the door prompted me to ask myself this question. When I opened the door, I was surprised to see an unexpected visitor.
It was a young man, too elegantly dressed to be a delivery man, carrying a package. It was a
