Belinda eyed the old man with a shrug, unfazed by his indifference. Turning to Fitch, she rubbed her hands together.

"Wow, what a bash this is, huh? I've never seen a shindig this swanky in my life! You really are something, my future son-in-law.

Honey, con over and say hello."

The man behind her was still draped in a coat, but he didn't seem embarrassed in the least. Strutting up to Fitch with all the airs of

a patriarch, he said,

"I'm Zoey's dad. We've raised Zoey all these years, and if you want to be with her, you've got to get past us first."

It was as clear as day that they were after Fitch's money.

Fitch's expression was icy, so cold it seemed like he could freeze everyone in their tracks.

Wendy stood nearby, her smile twitched at the corners of her mouth before settling into a fixed gaze on Zoey in the crowd.

"Zoey, maybe you should clear things up with your parents. You and Fitch have nothing to do with each other. They must have

gotten the wrong end of the stick."

At those words, Belinda's face fell.

"What do you mean they got it wrong? Zoey told us herself!"

were wide with surprise as she looked at

stepped forward, emerging from the crowd with her

the murmur of

Zoey's mind went blank, but then she remembered Maja's

a deep breath, she smiled

isn't

really know them. The disowning was

cheating ex. From that point on, we were no longer mother and

had been ugly, and it was Maja who had to step in and

Zoey's eyes to her mother's true

hadn't expected her mother to be

beyond caring now, and that

gaze lingering on Belinda for a few seconds. For sreason, Belinda suddenly felt

her stepfather who had

wine from a passing server's tray, and took

her isn't my real father. My mother divorced my dad because he didn't

the unwanted kid, with her. This guy is my stepfather, a real piece of work. But my

daughter. Now that I've made

I've been in this situation four or five times before, including one

and

as if she was recounting

was her life she was

she caused a scene at my company, demanding Ms.

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