Love and Devotion No Longer His to Claim by Dream Fish

Chapter 336

On the way there, Angela remained lost in thought, not saying a single word.

Both she and Dexter had never been inside a place like this before. Even just standing outside, they could feel the cold, heavy atmosphere surrounding the building.

A staff member led them to a visiting room where Zack was already waiting. The moment he saw Angela, his expression darkened. Clearly, he was still mad.

"Why are you here? I don't want to see someone as heartless as you." Zack huffed, his eyes instantly turning red and filled with grievance.

Angela felt her heart clench as a sharp sting spread through her nose.

"How are you feeling? They're not as scary as you imagined, right?" Dexter asked gently, which was rare coming from him.

Zack pouted but nodded begrudgingly. "You must've pulled some strings for me. They gave me a private space, so I haven't had to deal with anyone else. The doctors have been nice too, but seriously, acupuncture as treatment? That's too much!"

By the time he finished, his tone had lightened, his usual liveliness creeping back in.

should be able to leave soon. We're doing everything we can to find out who's behind this.

suddenly told Angela to leave, saying he wanted to talk to Dexter

in her chest. But without a word, she quietly stepped

suddenly said. "The guy was dressed like a staff member. He tried to plant ideas in my head, saying Angela was only using me to get revenge on

Dexter raised an eyebrow. "What

recall the man's appearance. "The man was in his 30s... Ugh, forget it. Just get the

eyes. "How did you know he was trying to manipulate you and not just giving you

snorted, tooking both smug and proud. "Everyone says Angie hates our parents and could never genuinely

she really didn't

ditched me ages ago instead of keeping me around to cause

used her most valuable possessions to bail me out.

grew more complicated. "Everyone thinks I'm dumb and reckless-a lost cause. But Angie never gave up on me. She kept pulling me up, making sure wasn't left behind. As long as she's around, I know I'm not abandoned. How could not notice

at him in surprise. He had always thought Zack was just a careless troublemaker, but now he realized that this punk was