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8 Kabanata

Chapter 1

"Do you even hear yourself, Zoey?" Henry Glover snapped over the phone. "You're being utterly pathetic here! My parents are vacationing in Mortham right now! You should try coming up with a lie that's actually halfway believable next time!" His voice sounded cold and cutting.Yvonne Shaw giggled before asking, "Do you not see what she's doing, Henry? Zoey is trying to use your parents to control you again. It's the same trick she used to trap you into marrying her."Yvonne's words immediately struck a nerve with Henry. His expression darkened as he gestured to the bodyguards to aim the fireworks at the cable car. "You have ten minutes to think it over, Zoey. I'll consider letting you off if you agree to sign the divorce agreement, leave with zero assets, and tell my parents that the whole divorce was your idea; otherwise…"There was no mistaking the threat in his statement, as the cable car shuddered and swung from the impact on the glass soon after. The metal hinges creaked omi

Chapter 2

Dad was livid. He was just about to lean outside the window of the cable car to argue on my behalf when Henry fired a warning shot straight into his shoulder. "You have ten seconds, Zoey!"I looked at my in-laws, whose lives hung in the balance, and stated coldly, "I'll sign the divorce agreement, but you'll have to send me some heart medications right now and get Dad to the hospital before I do that. It's our fight, Henry, so please leave Mom and Dad out of it.""Very well," Henry replied, his smile deepening while snapping his fingers.I signed the divorce agreement once the drone brought it to me. I was just about to reach for the medication attached to it when a bullet struck my hand. I immediately bit down hard on the inside of my cheek to stop myself from screaming out loud.Yvonne was the one who fired the shot. She stood there with a gun in her hand, her gaze full of malice. "Zoey is the reason my parents are dead. Why do her parents get to live, Henry? I absolutely won't a

Chapter 3

Yvonne admired her manicure, then gave a slight nod of her head toward the cable car. "Go ahead and toss it inside."It was then that the wasp nest was tossed into the cable car in an arc, with the wasps peering out cautiously at first, then swarming toward Mom and me in a frenzied blur. I couldn't move out of the way in time; a large welt formed on my arm where I was stung, rapidly turning red and swollen."I heard an old wives' tale that wasp stings work wonders for heart conditions. I'm just trying to help your mother, so don't be ungrateful, Zoey," Yvonne explained with a laugh. She then shot a look at the bodyguard, and before long, a bucket of honey was splashed over us, the cloying scent further aggravating the wasps.I gritted my teeth against the pain as I scrambled to pull a coat from my bag to shield us both, looking completely disheveled. Henry's and Yvonne's shrill laughter echoed through the valley. It was obvious they were treating us like a form of entertainment.

Chapter 4

Henry had been a troublemaker as a child. He had accidentally knocked over a pot of boiling water, and Mom had stepped in to protect him, earning a prominent scar on the back of her hand in the process. That whole incident was well-known throughout the Glover family.Yvonne glanced over with disdain. "What's all this fuss about? Her father even has an emerald pendant similar to Roger's! They're just pathetic posers trying to copy every little detail!"Henry had been spooked for a second, but Yvonne's remarks put him back at ease.In the next instant, my words struck them like a physical blow, leaving them cold with dread. "You have to save Dad, Uncle Robert. He fell over the cliffside!"Uncle Robert was momentarily stunned. "Who are you talking about?""Roger Glover, the patriarch of the Glover family, has fallen over the cliffside!"In that instant, my words hit the crowd like a bombshell, sending waves of shock through everyone present.Henry and Yvonne, convinced this was all

Chapter 5

Just as Yvonne intended, Henry's expression immediately hardened as he raised his hand, ready to slap me. However, he never got the chance, as Mom hurled a coffee cup straight at his forehead. He immediately dropped to his knees, too terrified to even breathe, as the cup clattered and rolled across the floor. He had been acting arrogantly, emboldened by his status as the heir of the Glover family, but true authority still rested with my in-laws.Mom motioned for me to sit beside her on the bed, her eyes brimming with unshed tears while saying, "Thank heavens you were there with us, Zoey; otherwise, Roger and I would have been killed without anyone ever knowing the truth."Hearing the accusation, Henry grew defensive. "How could you say that, Mom? How was I supposed to know that you were up there with Dad?"Yvonne chimed in. "That's right! You've completely misunderstood Henry, Mrs. Glover!"Before she could continue, Yvonne was pinned to the ground by the bodyguards nearby. The

Chapter 6

In the midst of the camera flashes, Henry and Yvonne stood before the crowd, shamelessly distorting the truth. "I'm Henry Glover of the Glover Group, and I'm here to set the record straight. Zoey Lovell and I are officially divorced, and Yvonne Shaw, the woman standing next to me, is my one and only wife."Our marriage had sent shockwaves through high society back then, but rumors had always persisted that Henry despised me. His current action proved the rumors true, leaving me to become the target of widespread ridicule."Isn't Zoey just some surgeon? Did she really think she had won a golden ticket into high society just because she once saved Mr. Glover's life?""It hasn't even been three years, and she's already been kicked to the curb.""It just goes to show that one shouldn't have such unrealistic delusions. Trash belongs in the trash heap, not in a palace, and she's finally right where she belongs."In the meantime, the crowd was swooning over Henry and Yvonne's love stor

Chapter 7

I habitually record my calls, so the entire log of my conversation with Henry was saved on my phone. Henry's voice sounded shrill and unhinged as it played back. "You'd better sign the divorce agreement today; otherwise, I'll make your life a living hell! I'll make sure you and your parents disappear without a trace, Zoey!"Mom's and Dad's frantic cries were caught in the crossfire of the recording, but Henry seemed to have lost his mind. He was out for blood and completely ignored their pleas."It's not like that! It's because I thought they were Zoey's parents!" Henry tried to explain himself in a frantic jumble of words.However, it only stoked the crowd's rage. "It doesn't matter who you're trying to kill here! It doesn't justify you killing anyone!""I just wanted Zoey to pay for what she did! It's her fault that Yvonne's father is dead!" Henry stood his ground, completely unapologetic.Yvonne nodded fervently beside him, saying, "Henry was just standing up for me. He hasn'

Chapter 8

Mom declared, "Zoey will inherit everything from the Glover family from this day forward."Upon seeing that Mom was truly following through on her words, Henry descended into a total panic. "You can't just cut me off like this! I know I'm at fault now! I swear I've learned my lesson!"He threw himself forward to grab Mom's hand, but the bodyguards stood like a fortress, making it impossible for him to get near. He was trapped in a storm of blinding lights as the press captured his desperate struggle.Henry was utterly humiliated at that moment. He tried to stammer out another excuse, but a sudden spasm of pain contorted his face. He clutched his chest, his eyes rolled back, and he vomited a mouthful of blood before collapsing unconscious on the floor.Henry had been diagnosed with a sudden stroke, a massive hematoma pressing on his nerves. He would likely have to spend the rest of his life bedridden. For a man who had always been so obsessed with his image and public status, this

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