She Outshines Them All (Athena and Matthew)

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Zayn had just returned home at 10 p.m. when he received a call from an unknown number.

He picked up the call politely. "Hello, who is this?"

A gentle and capable woman's voice sounded softly. "Zayn, this is Elsie. Zayn frowned slightly. Before he could speak, Elsie said quickly and clearly, "I know you remember me but don't want to see me. I don't have the face to see you, either. I called you only to tell you the truth back then." Zayn s "Go ahead. I calmly, anead.

Said

Elsie told a sad story in a slightly sad tone. "My father was a violent man. Every time he was drunk, he would beat my mother. Every time my mother wanted a divorce, my father would say he would beat her to death if she dared to get a divorce. "My mother asked her parents for help. Instead of helping her, my mother's father, brother, and younger brother even called her useless.

My

mother was deceived and abandoned by her first love in school. After graduation, her family lied about my father being kind and honest and said she wouldn't lose out if she married him, so my mother believed it. "Because of these things, my mother hated men to the core. She even taught me not to believe in men or love.

"It wasn't until I was in junior high school that my father fell down the stairs after drinking too much, causing his legs to be crippled. Only then was my mother able to get a divorce. She brought me to rent a small apartment and worked hard to raise me alone." At this point, Elsie paused slightly and tried to calm her emotions. And Zayn continued to listen calmly without saying a word.

Elsie even suspected that Zayn was not listening. However, those words had been buried in her heart for a long time. She had to say them out loud.

She continued, "During the summer vacation before my second year in high school, I got badgered by Ben. My grades plummeted, and my mother was furious.

Shortly

Z. Don

Z. Don

after school started, my mother found my journal under my pillow. It was full of admiration and yearning for a boy,

"He was handsome, but he didn't know it. He was good but not arrogant.

"He didn't like to talk, but he was the most active, focused, and responsible student.

"During

center

or felt unwell, he would tell the teacher and take the classmate

quietly cleaned or picked it

clean

wrote in my diary, I couldn't write everything good

1/3

as she spoke, crying at the same time. "My mother thought that I was dating Z. Don and that it was Z. Don's fault that my grades were falling. 12:35 Sun, Oct

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about who Z. Don was. I didn't tell her. After that,

that as long as I changed my mind, the four families would compensate

how the four families

"My mother said

climbed over the roof, and tried to gas herself when my father beat her. I was terrified she'd die. I couldn't

sobbing uncontrollably. But Zayn still

She quickly regained her

matter what I say, it's still my fault.

"If

mother comes after you again, you can go public with everything I said. It'll clear your name." When Zayn heard that, he said calmly, "I didn't record it. What you said won't be used as evidence. "But my lawyer is gathering evidence and looking for witnesses. All

said with tears, "Zayn, you're the most upright and reliable man I've ever met. If possible, I want to give you the diary I wrote in

Zayn

"That's all. Bye." He

the corner of the living room. She hugged her knees

Click. The door opened.

and pressed the light switch. Then, she said in surprise,

on the floor with your hair disheveled? Get up now. Ive brought your favorite cake and

She said hoarsely, "I saw the video on

didn't do anything wrong. It's been so many years. Why can't

turned cold. "Are you accusing me of being

that you've become a

eyes. "I'm just saying that we've

doesn't owe us

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