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 the Miller family rested in

the Millers would be cast out

his demeanor calm and collected. He had an air of sophistication

young man he once was seemed to

this heartless, and his previous persona was all an

listen to her, Carol turned to

"Stop the car."

placed the document down, not looking at

you want

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

not getting her

driver with a calm

cto

the chauffeur, who once followed the

and reached for the door

need to get

an unmistakable sign that

the incident, but seeing his face still made

imprisonment had shaken her

his true colors long ago, but she'd mistaken it for playful flirtation, a man's pride, and hadn't called him out.

taking over the

prison, the remaining Millers lived at the mercy of Felix just to maintain a shred

woman lying over there.

how you

fingers on the document, his relaxed and breezy tone making Carol

She was raised in a gilded cage and had her pride. She couldn't

in front

the most pitiable she'd

Her eyelashes fluttered downward.

"Please."

as hard to say,

the

was his so-called dear cousin from

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

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