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”He’s alive. He’s still in the hospital but awake,” Laurence said flatly. He wondered why he had to add those two extra sentences. She shouldn’t be concerned whether Shawn was alive or not.Still, Shawn’s survival had been a miracle. Laurence had heard countless times that Shawn’s life was in danger, with warnings from doctors that he might not make it. The many illegitimate Zuckman children that Shawn had silenced had probably been out of their minds with excitement, thinking that he wasn’t long for this world. One by one, they came rushing back to the country from overseas, worried that they wouldn’t be able to get their hands on a slice of the Zuckman family fortune pie.Sometimes, when Zoey recalled the stabbing, the memory came back to her in a blur, like she was dreaming. All of a sudden, she returned to reality. She didn’t know why she had admitted it and had no idea why Laurence was being so cold. Then again, her relationship with Shawn had always been a sore spot for him. If

Zoey still found it difficult to handle everyone’s perception of her. She hadn’t even brought herself to meet any of their gazes when Laurence pulled her into his office. It had been a while since she had entered it. The last time she was here, she had a bad argument with him.Zoey peered outside of the window. The seat at the desk across the door was still empty. No one had taken it since she left. The new secretary that Laurence hired was a young man fresh out of university. Other than this, there were no other major personnel changes.Laurence watched as she looked out of the window, not bothering her. His phone kept buzzing in his hand, however—the post that he had made had garnered scores of likes and comments. The last time he posted something was when he had lost a game, and that was about half a year ago. Anyone with a brain could see that he was standing up for his wife. All those horrible comments and rumors online apparently couldn’t break their marriage, which these outsi

Zoey assumed this was another prank Shawn had thought up because he was bored. It was laughable hearing those three words from him. Frankly, Zoey felt that Shawn was unable to love anyone. Even the way he went about it with Sarah was wrong. In high school, he would use extreme methods to get rid of anything and anyone who displeased Sarah. To that end, he didn’t hesitate to hurt others.Zoey once again cut the call and decided not to pick up any calls from strangers anymore.Laurence didn’t ask her about her two prematurely ended calls. He didn’t like how she was distracted around him. Wordlessly, he took her hand as though doing so would control her. Shawn was oddly calm even as he listened to the beeping tone as the call ended. Just as he expected, he wouldn’t find any answers this way. Perhaps Zoey found it laughable to hear him say that he loved her.Before he passed out from blood loss, all he could see in Zoey’s beautiful eyes was hatred—pure, unclouded hatred. Now that he h

It had been ages since Zoey had been to Southgrove, and she wasn’t used to the weather; it was always rainy in the summer, and the air was humid.Laurence had booked a taxi before their arrival. Zoey didn’t bother chewing him out because she knew she couldn’t win against him. She regarded Henry and said kindly, “Let’s send you to your friend’s place. The queue will probably be long if you book a taxi now.”Henry glanced at Laurence. “Is that okay?”Zoey also turned back to look at Laurence. “Is it not?”Laurence wasn’t someone to penny-pinch over a taxi fare, but he certainly didn’t feel great when he saw Zoey being so considerate toward Henry. Although he felt displeased, he still couldn’t show it. He raised an eyebrow. “It’s fine. Let’s go.”The MPV stopped outside the arrival hall building, and the three of them got in. Laurence mindlessly tapped his thigh a few times, a small smile on his lips as he politely asked, “Give the driver your address so he can drop you off first.”

Robert did not expect his words to agitate the man in front of him further.Jasmine had moved downstairs under the invitation of the hired help. She had been worrying about many things lately, so she looked less put together than usual.She saw Shawn in the living room. It was hard not to notice the dagger on the table. She had a bad feeling about this. Sarah had asked her advice on what to do if Shawn recalled the past before.All of this felt like the calm before the storm.Jasmine tried her best to act calm.Shawn sneered at her coldly before greeting her.Jasmine glanced at the bodyguards stationed nearby and curled her hands into a fist. Her nails poked into her palms painfully. She felt calmer. “It’s okay even if he remembers everything. We didn’t say anything back then. He was the one who misunderstood things,” she thought.“What’s going on, Mr. Zuckman?”Shawn stared at her. She seemed calm and composed even though she was in such a situation.Jasmine was not afraid. Even if Sh