Zendaya was able to walk, but it wasn't a pleasant sight. That's why she chose to sit in a wheelchair and play the role of eye candy. Naturally, Mallory was tasked with pushing her around. "You seem quite pleased, don't you?" Zendaya asked.

"What should I be pleased about? That you disrupted my peaceful evening by dragging me to this event or that I have to push your wheelchair?" Mallory replied. She loved annoying Zendaya with passive- aggressive remarks that drove her crazy.

Envy flashed in Zendaya's eyes as she looked at Mallory. Suddenly, she leisurely said, "How long do you think you can manipulate others with your sex appeal?"

Just as Mallory was about to respond, Zendaya suddenly pushed off the ground with her intact left leg. The wheelchair slipped from Mallory's grasp and shot straight down the slope.

"Help! Save me!" Zendaya screamed, looking like a butterfly plunging from the sky. All eyes turned to Mallory.

Their mother pushed her way through the crowd and slapped Mallory hard.

Mallory didn't flinch, nor did she offer any explanation. She simply looked at Zendaya, who was surrounded by doctors, with pity. Her gaze only served to enhance Zendaya's portrayal of being the wronged party.

Calvin wasn't too far away. He furrowed his brows at the scene, and his voice was icy as he said, "Come with me."

her off the hook. Mallory obediently followed Calvin and entered his study. The tall man had his back to her as he unbuttoned his cuff with one hand, and the phone screen on the table was still lit. She caught a gentle whiff of sandalwood. It was a rather

Barrett," she softly called

at her for a moment

had been on a business trip to Sumanthova, and they hadn't spoken on

breathing next to her ear as he curtly asked,

handed it to him. "In what capacity are you asking me

ago, it was you who cornered me in the bathroom without your underwear," he replied, raising his voice

sidelong glance. "That's in the past." sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ FɪndNøvel.ɴᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the

turned her face back toward him and pried open her mouth with his fingers. Her pale lips

fiercely, she bit down and cried out in frustration, "No brother-in-law would treat his sister-in-law

call me?" he

"Brother-in-law!"

as his hand glided up

fixing his gaze on her lips. "Tell me. Am I the stubborn one, or is it you?" Not wanting to admit defeat, she was forced to look

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