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.

words no longer held sway. The fate of the Miller family rested in the hands

he were displeased, the Millers would be

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

man he once was

perhaps he'd always been this heartless, and

wouldn't listen to her, Carol

"Stop the car."

document down, not looking at

you want

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

frowned, not getting her

the driver with a calm voice, "Stop

car cto a

once followed

and reached for

need to get

an unmistakable sign that there

been over a month since the incident, but seeing his face still made

her father's imprisonment had shaken her awake. She

had shown his true colors long ago, but she'd mistaken it for playful

him slowly taking

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

a woman lying over there. I

you

document, his relaxed and breezy tone making

keep calm. She was raised in a gilded cage and had

in front of

most pitiable she'd ever been was

Her eyelashes fluttered downward.

"Please."

as hard to say, her

moment. Carol saw the change in his expression and knew who

was his so-called dear cousin from

and through the

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