Mia had never felt such a profound sense of despair; Even when she was terrified by Maja's antics, what she felt was just fear. But

now, she was engulfed in hopelessness.

She longed to return to the Haskins household, and to her brother's protective embrace.

It was all Zoey's fault. It was because of Zoey that she had fallen prey to this vile man.

The car kept driving, and Mia, in a daze, stared at the headliner, while the greasy man beside her continued his repulsive

advances. She wanted to cry, but her tears had long since dried up.

Across town, Zoey stared at the disconnected call.

She didn't look at Fitch's face, knowing it would be a grim sight.

She stood up, making an attempt to leave, only to hear his voice halt her escape, "Did I say you could leave?"

He was always domineering, never wasting words on her.

Zoey's steps froze; the flick of a lighter resonated before the scent of tobacco filled the room.

"Until Mia comes back, you're staying right here."

He stood up, grabbing a tie and his suit jacket, signaling for his men to cin.

As he approached a staircase, his impatience was evident.

"Prepare a room for her and expedite the search. Bring Mia back within the day."

"Yes, sir."

into a room

new quarters, clearly a nanny's

boasted a private bathroom—a luxury compared to

on the bed, leaning against the wall, and silently prayed for Mia's safety.

blZoey.

being Belinda's

for not answering Mia's desperate

a mess. Instead of lying down, she remained propped

efficient. By early next morning, they caught up with

her man had much education, they thought they could outrun their pursuers, but their ordinary

match for a sports car driven by a

confused until she was kicked out of her car,

people find

more days to hide away in

opened the back seat door to a shocking scene. The old man, about to be apprehended, was still

lady you are, yet you can't even scream

into a frenzy of screams as she desperately sought

her clothes had been discarded long ago, and she grasped

what Mia had endured, yet they were

them composed himself, took off his jacket, and handed it

circumstances, Mia would have tossed such a garment aside,

dead! Where's my brother, I don't want to live anymore, I want

old man was kicked to the

for an entire day and night, he was already frail and now struggled to get

to him, "Honey, are

then burst into

it, haha.

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