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    For Cole. He was the family head. Marrying him would give her the highest ce among the women of the Evans household.


    She had considered Jason. Butpared to Cole, Jason seemed less ideal. Jason, while powerful and capable, still answered to Cole. If she married Jason, her status would be respectable, but not top-tier. She’d always be second to thedy of the Evans household.


    Besides, Jason had a major w—he couldn’t live in the light. Cole was the face of the family, admired and known. Marrying him would bring status, recognition, and a wide, bright world. But Jason operated behind the scenes. For the family’s safety, he stayed hidden. He rarely appeared in public, and few even knew what he looked like.


    She knew that if she married Jason, she’d live in the shadows as well. There’d be no grand disys, no public title. Even their children might have to be given to another couple, just to stay safe. But she loved the spotlight. She wanted to be known, respected, and admired.


    While people thought she was favored in the Evans family, her life was far from easy. It was filled with silent frustration and quiet pain. No other suitor in the family held a candle to Jason or Cole. In the end, she had only two real choices. But the one she wanted didn’t want her. And the one who wanted her wasn’t who she truly desired.


    All these thoughts clouded Trinity’s mind, but none of them showed on her face.


    Even though Cole disliked the drama caused by Irene, he still respected Jason. As the heir, he expanded the family’s power openly. Jason, just two years younger, protected it from the shadows—and yed a vital role.


    Seeing Jason step in to defend Trinity, Cole eased up slightly. “Take a seat,” he said.


    Jason and Trinity took seats on the sofa.


    Just then, Elliana came down from upstairs, her full disguise back. Her wig was styled in a wild afro, her makeup bold, and she wore a ck casual outfit.


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    With her grotesque disguise in ce, Elliana descended the stairs and settled herself beside Cole with casual grace.


    Cole cast an adoring nce at Elliana before turning to Jason, saying, “This is my wife, Elliana.”


    Jason’s expression transformed into a chaotic blend of astonishment and difort. His eyes darted between Elliana and Cole, his lips repeatedly parting but then pressing shut, words perpetually trapped at the threshold of utterance.


    Cole, the undisputed crown jewel of the Evans dynasty and Ruben’s selected sessor, had consistently remained unparalleled. Jason, who had shadowed him throughout childhood, regarded him with nearly reverential admiration.


    Back when most assumed Cole was engaged to Paige, Jason had considered her wholly inadequate and fundamentally unworthy of Cole. In his estimation, Cole merited someone truly exceptional. Yet, Jason never anticipated Cole would ultimately bind himself to someone as strikingly unattractive as Elliana.


    Rumors characterized Elliana as intellectually deficient, and Irene’s recent vitriolic phone tirades had already cultivated a deep-seated animosity in Jason toward Elliana.


    While harboring contempt for Elliana, Jason simultaneously felt profound sympathy for Cole.


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