“What are you doing?” Zoe was clearly taken aback, and she instantly clung to Herbert’s arm. Soon after, she regained her composure and held her head high. “Don’t forget your place! You married into the Chesire family, not the other way around! How dare you raise your voice at me? You—”

“Why did you deceive me?” Alexander snapped, interjecting Zoe mid-sentence. “Did you bring me into this family? And who is Amber? Explain everything, now!”

Zoe was taken aback and stammered, “Y—You know about that?”

Alexander clenched his jaw, and his gaze burned with anger. It was all coming together, just as he suspected.

Olivia was not lying, and his judgment was right.

There had indeed been a conspiracy during his wedding!

What were Zoe and the Chesire family plotting?

“Zoe,” Herbert chimed in. He then glared at Alexander arrogantly and continued, “He’s nothing but a worthless man, so why fear him discovering the truth? Tell him that you’ll soon become mine! As for him, he’s just a pitiful little good-for-nothing, oblivious to the fact that he’s been played with.”

all pretense. She nestled in Herbert’s arms and puckered her lips into a coy smile. “Since we’re getting a divorce anyway, I see no reason to hide anything from you,” she said to Alexander. “Did you think I was your savior? Haha! I’m not

as their granddaughter, Zoe—as an elder cousin of Amber—was adopted into the Chesire

established a rule. Whichever of the two granddaughters bore a son first would

time that the Kanes met with a tragic accident where Amber saved Alexander, and he married

my sweet Amber! The fire injured her throat while she tried to save you, rendering her mute. I took advantage of the situation and played along

family. Well, she can ditch that! Whether she had a boy or a little girl, they’d all be legally adopted under my name. I’ll be the only heir

with fury. He could not believe how evil Zoe was, believing that this level of deceit was unforgivable.

Zoe observed Alexander’s expression and added mockingly, “Now that you’ve learned the truth, do you intend to defend those two? Don’t

disdain. “Herbert is the heir of the Dorvall family, and he’s going to marry me. As for this

Swoosh!

hand grabbed Zoe by her throat, choking off her

to hell,” Alexander growled ominously as if he were the grim

arm cradling Olivia, Alexander applied steady pressure with his right hand, gripping

shatter at any moment. In less than a second, Zoe’s face turned a deep shade of purple, her eyes bulging wide with spasms. She was visibly horrified as if she were on the brink of

as cold as iron, and Zoe knew he could crush her bones if he wanted to.

really

you act this way in front of me? You’ve got some nerve!” Herbert roared and aimed a brutal punch at Alexander’s face. “Son of a bitch, I’m going

Thump!

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