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.

held sway. The fate of

Millers would be

his demeanor calm

once was

he'd always been this heartless, and

listen to her, Carol

"Stop the car."

slowly placed the document down,

do you want to

Ever heard of it? Saving a life is more

frowned, not getting

a calm voice, "Stop

car cto a

amusing how the chauffeur, who once followed the Miller

took a deep breath and reached for

to get

leaned back, eyes slowly closing, an unmistakable sign that there was no room for

had been over a month since the incident, but

her awake. She realized how blind

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

taking over the

her father in prison, the remaining Millers lived at the mercy of Felix just to

woman lying over there.

you ask for

document, his relaxed and

calm. She was raised in a gilded cage and

pitiable in front of

then again, she supposed the most pitiable she'd ever

Her eyelashes fluttered downward.

"Please."

was no longer as hard to say,

Carol saw the change

was his so-called dear cousin from afar—Listina

her brain, and through the Miller family's connections, Carol had managed to bring in

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