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.

knew that Carol's words no longer held sway. The fate of the Miller family rested in the hands of Felix,

the Millers would be cast out into the

demeanor calm and collected. He

young man he once was seemed

heartless, and his previous persona was

chauffeur wouldn't listen to her,

"Stop the car."

the document down, not looking

do you want to

that person. Ever heard of it?

getting

with a

cto

how the chauffeur, who once followed the Miller family's orders,

a deep breath and reached for the door

to get

an unmistakable sign that

the incident, but seeing his face still made her feel

shock of her father's imprisonment had shaken her awake.

mistaken it for

slowly taking over

Millers lived at the mercy of Felix just to

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

that how you

the document, his relaxed and breezy tone making

to keep calm. She was raised in a

in front

pitiable she'd ever been was already witnessed by

Her eyelashes fluttered downward.

"Please."

was no longer as hard to

rang at that moment. Carol saw the change in his expression and knew

was his so-called dear cousin

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

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