called out, finally snapping Zoey out of her daze. She straightened up, her eyes wide and startled. “Hi, Miss Pennyfeather.”

“Did your ex-boyfriend bother you again? I thought you had paid him back. Are his family still giving you a hard time?”

“No.”

“Then did he send you a wedding invitation? Is he getting married to that woman and it’s making you upset?”

“No.”

So, what was it then?

Maja considered her close circle of friends, each with their own simple family backgrounds. Zoey came from a single-parent household, her mother barely tolerating her. Then there was Cornelia, an orphan, her parents both long gone, and Wilma, whose parents died even earlier. The only one with a happy family was Carol, the genuine rich girl. As such, Maja couldn’t guess what was bothering Zoey.

“Is a business partner giving you trouble?” Maja offered a tissue from the box beside her.

Zoey’s hand trembled as she reached for the tissue. “No, Miss Pennyfeather. I just watched a really touching movie.”

light, Maja noticed her

of Star Movie Group, and she had a certain protective instinct towards her close circle. But Star Movie Group

escaped her as she massaged her

who held absolute control over her. He refused to let her speak, pulling her into his games whenever he felt like it. He never stayed the

path, she had to swallow her pride. She wanted

no concealment. Her clothes were disheveled and her hands were trapped

anything, and you have to

had no

her tonight, probably because it

of her stupor. “Let’s go to that cocktail

“Okay, Miss Pennyfeather.”

get a good night’s sleep but was rudely awakened by a phone

Shawn was taken

as she sprang out of bed. “What

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