Zoey felt an overwhelming force slam into her, sending her tumbling down the adjacent hillside.

Inside the car, the driver hammered the steering wheel with his fist and spat out the window in frustration.

"Damn it! How did she go tumbling down? We've gotta make sure she's dead!"

"Chill, man. With a fall like that, she's gotta be toast. Let's bail before we get spotted. This place is crawling with cameras. We can't

risk getting caught over a measly hundred grand."

"Aren't we gonna check on her?"

"Forget it! Let's get out of here. Someone's coming."

They sped off, leaving the scene in haste.

Rain drizzled from the dark sky, turning the road into a sludgy mess.

When Zoey regained consciousness, the world remained shrouded in darkness, and pain racked her entire body.

Trying to roll over, she felt a sharp agony in her bones.

Her face was drenched with the icy rain, and the desolate location offered no chance of being discovered or reported.

She attempted to crawl forward, but the pain was so intense it whitened her face, like countless needles piercing her skin, causing

her fingers to tremble.

The ground beneath her was soaked, the dampness seeping into her body, yet she couldn't feel the cold. All she wanted was to

survive.

didn't arrive soon,

bag. Miraculously, her cellphone was still inside. She breathed a sigh

was clouded, driven only by

though he

phone kept ringing, but she seemed deaf to the sound, continuously dialing with shaking

the hospital, keeping company with

said it was poisoning, and no one else but

suspect.

immediately ordered Belinda's capture and

it was Zoey who had made

breath,

call cthrough, as if

she had been calling

call, and without waiting for a reply, he accused

gala, and your mother's behind it. She claims you put her up to it. What have

yourself, Zoey?"

the call connected, Zoey's mind briefly cleared, but hearing his

on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest

her silence. What was she playing at, calling him and

voice turned cold,

getting a

implication was clear—if it was indeed her doing, he wouldn't let her off the

his words, Zoey propped herself up, clutching the

was overwhelming, making even her speech seem

her voice not hoarse but

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