An elegant woman stood on the top floor of Seasons Hotel, looking at the view of Tirion. She held a cigarette in her hand, and the smoke dispersed in the air. She narrowed her eyes, and no one could tell what was on her mind. Suddenly, someone knocked on the door, and she put out the cigarette. "Come in."

Then, Zoey slowly opened the door and walked inside. "Mom."

Gemma turned around, looking gentler compared to seconds ago. "Come here."

After Zoey approached her, Gemma adjusted her shirt for her and asked, "How are you?"

She had been busy dealing with overseas projects most of the time. After hearing about Yara killing someone, she had rushed back to check on Zoey.

Zoey was like a silly bunny in front of Gemma. "I'm not doing well at all, Mom."

Gemma's face fell immediately. "Who dares to make my daughter feel aggrieved? Was it Jeremiah?"

She clenched her fists, thinking that Jeremiah had a death wish. She couldn't believe he would bully the Zelniks after he became the head of the Lane family.

Zoey hurriedly shook her head. "It's not him. Jerry's nice to me."

"Then, who was it?"

about her before. She's Xavier's wife, which makes

filled with disdain. "Who does she

had raised the latter like her own. Zoey had always been arrogant, and no one would dare to bully her at

infuriated. "I hate

she patted Zoey's shoulders. "Don't

had tricks up her sleeves

stop crying. My daughter

"Alright."

comforted Zoey for a while, she called someone

...

afternoon, a Lamborghini slowly

when she was interrupted by her phone ringing. When she accepted the call, she heard

felt confused and walked out of the manor. Then, she saw there was

rolled down, she saw a woman's weathered

only

Conty-se

engagement. Now

again, she recognized her

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