As everyone froze in shock, Zoey snatched the teapot from the coffee table and in an instant, scalding hot tea cascaded over

Wendy's head.

"Ah! Ahhh!"

Wendy's screams tore through the air as her skin reddened from the burn.

The rest of the Bennitts, seated nearby, were slow to react. After a few seconds, they rose to their feet and charged toward Zoey.

"Have you lost your damn mind, woman?"

With only a cane for support, Zoey stood no chance against them.

Just as she was about to be shoved to the ground, Cornelia stepped forward to steady her.

Omar cto Cornelia's side, silently blocking the advancing Bennitts.

The Bennitts sneered, "Mr. Casson, what's this supposed to mean?"

Omar, looking at Zoey with a calm demeanor, said, "State your purpose.”

Zoey's eyes were bloodshot, her palms smeared with blood.

"lI want Ozzy back," she rasped, her voice hoarse and broken. Her clothes were drenched, and no one knew what she had endured

outside.

To the Haskins and the Bennitts, she might as well have been deranged.

their judgments, her

took Ozzy from me, I want her to give

Why would Wendy bother

words diminished Ozzy's worth to

his disdain, but his words

was beyond tears, yet now, her

lips quivering. Finally, she blinked back tears and feigned

cto my place and

"Enough!"

accusations. Even if Wendy was out of line, she

have any idea how much Wendy's pets cost? She wouldn't be

stood frozen, as if struck by a paralyzing

couldn't stand

her evidence? Maybe Wendy really did cover to steal

other Bennitts chimed

would steal a mutt from

grand to fly them in. If you're going to slander her, at least pick

your mutt like gold, but

turned to Wendy, who

how's the

hot, but not hot enough

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across her face; she had anticipated Zoey

had been adopted by Zoey and Fitch together, jealousy consumed her, prompting her to

felt quite pleased with

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