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.

sway. The fate of the

the Millers would be

on his knee, his demeanor calm

once was

always been this heartless, and his previous

wouldn't listen to

"Stop the car."

placed the document down, not

do you want

ironically. "Save that person. Ever heard of it? Saving a life is more meritorious than anything

getting

with a calm voice,

cto

the chauffeur, who once followed the Miller

breath and reached for the

need to

eyes slowly closing, an unmistakable

had been over a month since the incident,

of her father's imprisonment had shaken her awake.

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

taking over the Miller

Millers lived at

"There's a woman lying over there. I want to

you ask

relaxed and breezy tone making Carol

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

pitiable in front of

again, she supposed the most pitiable she'd ever

Her eyelashes fluttered downward.

"Please."

no longer as hard

moment. Carol saw the change

his so-called dear cousin from afar—Listina

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

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