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

us now that she's made scash. Don't you worry, I'll

else could only roll their

twisted. To speak such

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a mother, one could only wonder what sins Zoey had committed in a past

hushed silence, the focus shifting from Zoey to

woman have led to place a man above her

beyond

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

felt him trying to

supposed to let everyone know we're dating tonight?" she reminded

statement made him pause. Indeed, tonight was supposed to

didn't push her

against his arm, her demure demeanor capturing everyone's

the Haskins have a thing going on,

back and

sweethearts, and both families have

are in

crowd began to offer their

lips curling into a content smile. Her

The night's was far from over, and she

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

the guests returned to their conversations and fine

never happened.

trickle of blood staining her lips. The crowd was

Wendy looked

something wrong with this wine," she uttered before

her, instinctively caught

touched that glass earlier.

Belinda saw Fitch as her future son-in-law, it

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