Zoey's heart was pounding fiercely, her palms tingling.

It was only after she realized what she had done that she took a step back. Fitch lowered his lashes, his fingertips wiping away the trace of blood at the corner of his mouth.

"What's there to be afraid of? I'm not going to hurt you."

"Mr. Haskins is correct, but maybe deep down, I think you might hurt me?"

She had forgotten, but her body still remembered the slap he had given her at the Haskins' Thanksgiving dinner. Fitch stopped wiping his lip, falling silent. Zoey had no desire to engage with him further and found a chair to sit in. Fitch seemed frozen in place, her words striking him like a dagger, drawing blood.

She had become clever now, he thought. He tried to provoke her into remembering the past, and she hit back with even greater force. But she truly didn't remember, so she couldn't grasp the intent behind his words. Unfortunately, he remembered all too well, so one could only imagine the impact of her words.

Zoey didn't want to look at him; she just sat still in her chair. After a while, she felt her chair sink slightly as he sat down beside her.

"Zoey."

He called her name.

"We're not close; you should just call me Zoey."

"I'm sorry."

for. Today's incident with Nolan was

to apologize, so I'm

and just at that moment, her phone rang. It was Henry. She stood up and

I'm on my way, and my folks are with

had been ready to give up; two people with an unstable relationship, soon to

sigh of relief and was about to answer when she heard footsteps behind her. In the

a moment, and then saw him

Give me back my

"Zoey, you had a car accident four years ago and lost your memory. Have you ever considered that maybe we

get engaged to

think he's a

you know what you and I were to

before responding coldly, "Even if we were once a couple, it doesn't matter now. Since my memory loss, I have no impression of you at all, which means I didn't care that much about you.

her phone again, but Fitch grabbed her

to Greenfield with

noticed several bodyguards approaching from behind, and her face turned pale. "Fitch,

left

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