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.

weren't too intoxicated, so you should be able to leave soon. We're doing everything we can to find out who's behind this. When the time comes, you can decide

leave,

deep ache in her chest. But without a word, she quietly stepped out, leaving them to their

like a staff member. He tried to plant ideas in my head, saying Angela was only using me to get revenge on our deadbeat dad. Basically, he wanted me to turn against

an eyebrow. "What

trying to recall the man's appearance. "The man was in his 30s... Ugh, forget it. Just get the security footage, and

nodded, a hint of a smile appearing in his eyes. "How did you know he was trying to manipulate you and not just giving you

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

idiot. If she really

ages ago instead of keeping me around to cause

parents treated her like trash, she never took it out on me. She could've made my life hell, but instead, she used her most valuable possessions to bail me out. That's the moment I knew-she truly cares about me. Since then, she's been the only one I trust. Even my parents are

me. She kept pulling me up, making sure wasn't left behind. As long as she's around, I know I'm

troublemaker, but now he realized that this