Zoey replied, "Even if I say I wasn't involved, you won't believe me, will you?"

Fitch indeed wouldn't believe her. Despite having witnessed the strained relationship between her and her mother, Wendy's case

remained unsolved.

Even if Wendy deserved punishment, Zoey orchestrating a poisoning was far from noble. He had already convicted Zoey in his

mind, and whatever she said would be met with skepticism.

"You best not be involved in this." He said icily, retreating to the couch to sit, "Call your mom. You know what to do."

His people were still out searching for Belinda, and it was only a matter of tbefore they found her. But what would Mia endure

in the meantime? His sister had always been spoiled rotten, unaccustomed to hardship.

Zoey's lashes fluttered downward as she retrieved Belinda's number from the blacklist. Just as she was about to make the call,

Fitch's voice cut through again, "Chere, call in front of me, and put it on speaker."

She lowered her gaze, slowly making her way over.

Fitch had an aura about him, distinctly different from the likes of lan with his air of high-born grace. His demeanor was steady, cool,

and austere. One of his hands rested on his knee, revealing a flash of a silver wristwatch.

dear, the woman you wanted

she won't be in

words, Zoey's brow twitched violently, the corners of

when it mattered, always

the reason for Zoey's call. Having already crossed the Haskins family, and having fled with her man, if

her, it would be a

incident last time, Zoey successfully made herself clean;

her daughter for the mess that had

Zoey's involvement in

she couldn't cleanse

care of it. No one

- the best acting her mother had ever done was probably against

Fitch's piercing gaze, as sharp as a blade, she wanted to end the call, but Fitch clasped her wrist. He didn't look

into

to return

a matter of two days before they would catch up.

on the way back, they

Belinda heard Fitch's voice, her eyes lit up. So, he

as Mia's weak cries for help echoed in

being violated by such a repulsive man made her

sign of resistance would earn Mia a slap, and more than that, her body

Zoey's stepfather, the one who had made a fool of himself at the gala. Under normal circumstances, such

to be a butler

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