The ground sloped upward, a small incline that seemed insurmountable. Perhaps the person who had hit Zoey was still lurking

somewhere up there.

Descending meant navigating through the uneven, pockmarked grass.

Rain had turned the path into a slippery mess.

But Zoey couldn't afford to care—she had to survive. The will to live burned fiercely within her.

Her life had been hard-won; she couldn't let it end so easily.

She dragged herself forward, feeling as if her bones were on the verge of coming apart.

She didn't know how long she crawled. The trail she left behind was tinged with blood, but the rain washed it away.

Tbecan unbearable weight, and eventually, she lost all sense of it, focusing only on crawling a little further, just a little

further.

Cars passed by ahead. She must be nearing the roadside, but she couldn't muster a shout.

All she wanted was for someone to save her.

Anyone would do; she just wanted to live.

In a sleek black car, Carol sat in the back, leaning against the window. Felix sat beside her, while a chauffeur drove them.

Tonight, Felix had decided to play the magnanimous role, offering Carol a chance to get sair.

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Carol's gaze caught the silhouette lying on the ground in the distance, and her brow furrowed.

"Stop the car."

The chauffeur didn't dare to stop, instead shooting a glance at Felix through the rearview mirror.

longer held sway. The fate of the Miller family rested in the hands of Felix,

displeased, the Millers would

was perusing a document, resting on his knee, his demeanor calm and collected. He had an air

young man he once was seemed to

heartless, and his

to her, Carol turned to

"Stop the car."

document down, not

do you want to

Ever heard of it? Saving a life is more meritorious

frowned, not getting her veiled

signaled the driver with a calm voice, "Stop

cto

who once followed the Miller family's orders, now only

and reached for the door handle, but

need to

eyes slowly closing, an unmistakable sign that there

fingertips trembled. It had been over a month since the incident, but

shaken her awake. She realized how

his true colors long ago, but she'd mistaken it for playful flirtation, a

taking over the Miller

remaining Millers lived at the mercy of Felix just to maintain

woman lying over

that how you ask

his fingers on the document, his relaxed and breezy

reddened, but she struggled to keep calm. She was raised in a

in front

pitiable she'd ever been was already witnessed by

Her eyelashes fluttered downward.

"Please."

longer as hard

Carol saw the change

his so-called dear cousin from afar—Listina

through the Miller family's connections, Carol had managed to bring in specialists

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