NovelEnglishShe looked down, fighting the pain in her fingers and holding on.
Mia stood beside her, alternating between cursing and whispering, each word a hunting echo of the assault she had suffered.
Zoey didn't respond until Mia spat that she deserved to die. She shot back, "What if | really died?"
She was indeed tired of living; life never seemed to shine bright.
She was always abandoned, anyway. If her life could get these people off her back, then they could take it.
But Mia retorted, "Don't you think dying will be that easy for you. Just you wait!"
Zoey knew Mia was plotting something new, but she didn't know what would happen until Sharon showed up and slapped her
without hesitation.
That's when she grasped Mia's tactics.
She had always felt Mia was cut from the scloth as Belinda, and now she felt it more deeply than ever.
Mia had recorded their conversation on Zoey's phone—it was mostly about Mia's own breakdown, and she also confessed the
assault she endured.
Zoey hadn't said much, but to those unaware of the context, it seemed she had pushed Mia to the edge by forcing her to reveal
her trauma.
The recording circulated from Zoey's phone, leaving her defenseless.
Once again she was defenseless, just like when Belinda had framed her.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtNo one would believe a mother could schagainst her daughter to such an extent.
Nor would one believe that a girl would gamble her innocence in such a way.
It took a few slaps for Zoey to understand that she could never escape the clutches of these people.
Her life was being ruined by Belinda and Mia.
She was the one being destroyed.
Not just destroyed, but devoid of even a shred of pity.
When she was taken to the police station, her face was calm; she thought maybe staying in jail would be better than nannying for
Mia.
But she had underestimated Sharon's hatred. People in jail have been briefed beforehand and, led by a queen bee, bullied her
daily.
Collapsed on the cold floor, she couldn't help but wonder, where had her life gone wrong?
Then she realized that she should never have been born.
Right now, in Mia's hospital room, Mia continued to weep and plead Fitch to swear not to be with Zoey.
Fitch, already troubled by his journey, frowned.
"I remember Zoey didn't have her phone on her."
Mia stiffened, her face paling, but she quickly recovered.
"Yes, | gave it to her. She said she wanted to make a call."
"You hate her so much, yet you'd lend her your phone?"
She wished death upon Zoey; it made no sense she'd comply with her request.
Mia looked down, with tears streaming.
"Fitch, are you saying | staged this whole thing? You think I'd joke with my own honor? What is Zoey? She deserves you?"
Fitch massaged his temples, and said coldly as usual.
"I told you, | let you bully Zoey to vent your anger. You're my sister, I'm on your side, but don't overdo it. My villa has security
cameras everywhere."
Mia felt weak, and her head was spinning.
How could she forget? Fitch was so methodical, and his house was watched by cameras.
If he checked, he'd see that Zoey never touched the phone.
Indeed, Mia wouldn't have given it to her willingly; her claim didn't hold up.
She fell silent, shaking with rage.
Sharon spoke up.
"Mia is your sister, after all."
"It is because she's my sister that I've indulged her against Zoey."
Fitch walked to the window and closed it.
"Mia, is it because of her stepfather that you're giving up? The Haskins family fortune is here. Whatever you've gone through, we
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmcan support you. But if you keep debasing yourself, no one can help you."
Before he finished, Mia slumped onto the bed.
"So in the end, you're defending Zoey, aren't you?! You like her! What about that wretch is likable? The more you like her, the more
| hate her. She's not fit to be my sister-in-law!"
Seeing her frenzied state, Sharon embraced her.
"Mia, don't fight with your brother. He's just worried about you."
"Worried about me? If he was, he'd send someone to the prison to torment Zoey, and to torture her to death, so | could breathe
easier."
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