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.

of the Miller family rested in

would be cast

a document, resting on his knee, his demeanor calm and

once was seemed

been this heartless, and his previous persona was all

chauffeur wouldn't listen to

"Stop the car."

document down, not

you want

ironically. "Save that person. Ever heard of it? Saving a

frowned, not getting her veiled

signaled the driver with a calm

car cto

once followed the Miller family's orders,

deep breath and reached for the door handle, but the door

need to

unmistakable sign that there

the incident, but seeing his face still made her feel

imprisonment had shaken her

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

to him slowly taking

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

lying over there. I want to

that how you

relaxed and breezy tone making Carol

raised in a gilded cage and had her

pitiable in front

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

Her eyelashes fluttered downward.

"Please."

as hard

rang at that moment. Carol saw the change in

his so-called dear cousin from afar—Listina

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

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