Zoey's final words struck the air with such force that the room fell silent. After draining the last drops from her glass, she placed

the empty goblet back on the tray with a polite nod and smiled wryly at the gathered crowd. "Excuse me," she said, threading her

way through the throng of people and heading toward the exit.

Her words had been crystal clear, and it didn't take long for the whispers to start buzzing around her. Indeed, if Belinda truly loved

her daughter, would she go to such lengths to set her up in such a public setting? To orchestrate such a humiliation? It was a

calculated move to make Zoey a spectacle.

Zoey had fought tooth and nail to get where she was now, and everybody knew she was the hardest worker at Star Movie Group.

Yet, behind her back, she had a mother who was scheming to bring her down. Who could withstand such betrayal?

Pity replaced the scorn in the eyes of onlookers.

Belinda's face had turned ashen. She hadn't expected Zoey to play her cards so ruthlessly. She thought it was all that damn Maja's

fault!

Shaking with anger, Belinda turned to speak to Fitch, but before she could utter a word, she felt a chill settle over her.

"Scram," Fitch spat out coldly, motioning to his bodyguard to remove the disturbance.

Belinda was terrified of him; his gaze seemed to flay her alive. She was so petrified that she couldn't even squeak out a protest.

Her husband, attempting to intervene, received a sharp kick to the gut from the bodyguard.

Belinda adored this man to her soul; she would have taken the blow herself if she could.

"Dammit, are you trying to kill him?" she cried out. "Honey, honey, are you okay? I knew it, Zoey's a heartless wench, just

she's made scash. Don't

else could only roll

heart was so twisted. To

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what sins Zoey had committed in a

silence, the focus shifting from

life must a woman have led to place a man above her own well-being, as if she couldn't survive without

was beyond their

noticing that the crowd wasn't ridiculing Zoey as she'd anticipated,

something, but felt him

everyone know we're dating tonight?" she

was supposed to be

didn't push her

his arm, her demure

and the Haskins have

back and

sweethearts, and both families have always

are in order

to

pride, her lips curling into a content smile. Her gaze followed Zoey's

The night's was far from over, and she had made her

a glass of wine and took a slow, triumphant sip, already buzzing with

and the guests returned to their conversations and fine wines as if

never happened.

Wendy doubled over, a trickle of blood staining her lips.

as a ghost, Wendy looked into her wine

this wine," she uttered before

right beside her,

that glass

son-in-law, it was plausible she would resent

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