Chapter 1036

By the time she arrived at the office, she was already late. She took a moment to freshen up and adjust her mindset.

Upon entering the office, Maja was already there, noticing her pale complexion.

“Zoey, you look terrible. Are you running a fever?”

Zoey quickly touched her own face, it was somewhat warm

“I think I might have caught a cold last night, Mr. Pennyfeather Ill be fine after taking some medication.”

“I’m sorry for dragging you into this yesterday lan has been investigating the kidnappers, and we are aware of who sent them. I assure you this won’t happen again.”

“Mr. Pennyfeather, there’s no need to apologize. I’m not bothered by it.”

Her vision started to blur. After a few more conversations, she returned to her desk and immediately took a fever reducer

She was tired, but her body was aching. Each ache would jolt her back to alertness, and the torment was unbearable

just managing to wrap up her day’s tasks. After requesting leave from Maja, she headed straight

on her bed in her cramped

the year following her parents divorce, her mother had remarried. Her stepfather was always making inappropriate

tutoring did her stepfather back

man she had planned to

around, her stepfather had no opportunity to harass her. She saw

and on the verge of marriage when

parents, and the only man she wanted to hold on to had

because he was poor and content with his meager salary. He wasn’t ambitious and didn’t indulge in kickbacks, which was intolerable for her

wealth, but his

a daze. Zoey pulled out her

her mother about her broken engagement, her mother felt disgraced and stopped communicating with

vying for her man, she was in a rush to marry Zoey off.

thought was perverse

which is why

a hoarse voice,

then, she began to

on the other end was about to hang up, but

eventually gave way

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