“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.”

“Since we’re getting a divorce anyway, I see no

left in the family and only Amber as their granddaughter, Zoe—as an elder cousin of Amber—was

their grandfather, Donovan Chesire, established a rule. Whichever of the two granddaughters bore a son first would immediately become the heir and take control

this time that the Kanes met with a tragic

a mocking grin. “You were just as naive as 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 with

girl, they’d all be legally adopted under my name. I’ll be the only heir of the Chesire family and inherit everything! Grandpa Donovan even chased her entire family out.

clenched his fist tightly, his eyes filled with fury. He could not believe how

be furious about.” Zoe observed Alexander’s expression and added mockingly, “Now that you’ve learned the truth, do you intend to defend those two? Don’t be ridiculous! Just take a look at who’s by

then turned to Alexander with a look of disdain. “Herbert is the heir of the Dorvall family, and he’s

Swoosh!

a lightning-fast hand grabbed Zoe

ominously as if he were the grim reaper, here to drag Zoe into the pits of

arm cradling Olivia, Alexander applied steady pressure with his right

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

cold as iron, and Zoe

really kill

of me? You’ve got some nerve!” Herbert roared and

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