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

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

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

silence,

have led to place a man

beyond their

crowd wasn't ridiculing Zoey as she'd anticipated, felt a wave of

say something, but felt him trying to

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

was supposed

push her

triumphant, delicately rested against his arm,

the Haskins have a thing going

and she's already snagged

been childhood sweethearts, and both

in

crowd began to offer their

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

with victory. The night's was far from over,

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

and the guests returned to

never happened.

over, a trickle of blood staining her lips. The crowd

ghost, Wendy looked

wrong with this wine," she uttered

right beside her, instinctively

that glass earlier. Maybe she doesn't like

Belinda saw Fitch as her future son-in-law, it was plausible she would

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