Chatper 1288

Chapter 1288

When Zoey climbed back into her car she slumped against the back seat, exhausted. Her sleep had been restless

the night befom, and now, her cheeks wem throbbing with an intermittent aching pain.

Through the car window the saw Belinda still sitting inside the diner looking quite pleased with herself. A stac

her eyes

Tallu cat besidde fær their presence sparking a Twinkle in

Before long a man approached and entered the diner Even after all these years. Zony recognized fim instantly. He

was her stepfather the man who had almost wolated her all those years ago

When Belinda had caught him that time he had remained calm, confident that Belinda would never side with Zóny.

Sure enough. Belinda slapped Zoey that night

“Why are you to cheap trying to seduce your stepfather at such a young age! You’re not afraid of making a foot of

yourself do to bed already?“.

Zoey didn’t understand why she the victim was being slapped and scolded by her mother

It wasn’t until she met Murray that her stepfather finally stopped his advances.

Zoe gripped the steering wheel tightly, almost tempted to slam on the accelerator and run the man över. He had

gained weight, and from a distanca. Sa rasembled a wriggling worm. She couldn’t fathom why Belinda would

treasure such a man

Feeling nauseated, she stumbled out of the car and vomited into a nearby flowerbed. The sight of the man brought

back her childhood trauma, causing her vision to soin and

She wondered if her mother had also invited this man to their meeting. The thought alone made her sick to her

stomach. She vomited again, but only brought hadn’t eaten anything all day

She grabbed a bottle of water from the car, intending to rinse her mouth, when she heard a greasy voice

“Zoey it really is you I didn’t recognize you from a distance

The worm had slithered over to her

at the

Zoey looked up to see his greasy chin and shiny forehead, which glowed like a light bulb. Her face contorted in

disgust as she opened the water bottle and splashed it on

the man

“Get lost!”

She glared at the man who had given her nightmares, wishing she could tear him apart. But the man only smirked,

his gaze unabashedy roaming over her body

“Zoey you have grown up playing games with you boyfriend now, huh? Remember when I wanted to play games

with you and you’d cry? But you know, your mom would hit you really hard every time you cried How about it, want

to play games with me now that you’re all grown up?

Zoey trembled with rage, wishing she had a knife to stab the man. Even after all these years, her hatred for him

hadn’t lessened

The man was now soaked from the water, and he moved to embrace Zoey. But Belinda’s voice rang out, “What are

you two doing?

The man quickly retracted his hands and laughed. I haven’t seen Zoey in years Just came over to say hello.”

Belinda looked annoyed Zoey, aren’t you leaving?

it was clear she didn’t want Zoey around her man

Zoey felt a mix of amusement and sadness

She was even more saddened by the fact that after being neglected by Belinda, she was still in pain it seemed

money couldn’t buy affection anymore.

She stumbled back into her car hearing the man tell Belinda. “You should be nicer to her. After all, she bought you

that bag. But Zoey really has changed. Women

lot when they grow up

“What are you trying to do? Did that slut say something to seduce you?

“No, no, honey Let’s go, let’s go get some noodles”

The worm escorted Beunda towards the place they had just visited.

Zoey watched this scene her hands shaking as she tried to start the car, but she didn’t have the strength.

It took her a long while to gather herself. She felt as though her soul had been drained, leaving her shriveled.

It wasn’t until Maja called inquiring about recent company matters. that Zoey could muster up her energe

Mr Pennyfeather everythings fine Shawn has been nominated for another award Wilmas script is in progress, and

Cornelia a Hollywood debut news has been leaked gained fame from that photo initially, right? Now with the

upcoming movie she’s amassed close to a million loyal fans, and she’s constantly active on Twitter, almaya posting

a grid of nine photos She sure is diligent

Maja sighed in relief. She was currently blind and unable to handle documents

“Zoey have to rely on you for the company matters for now My health isnt the best and i can’t review documents.

“Of course, Mr Pennyfeather You focus on getting better”

After Maja hung up, she sighed as she fell the wind blowing from outside

Earlier she had mentioned wanting to see a therapist, but lar had refused insisting that she just

Truth be told, Maja herself was unwilling to admit that she had a psychological problems,

She groped her way out of the room and towards the study, where she heard laris voice. He was dealing with a pale

of documents fuch the Raymond Corporation Maja walked in guided by the sound of his voice She slowly

approached him, encircling his neck with her arma

“Maja, what’s wrong?

“Does your wound still hurt?”

“It’s not hurting anymore. Are you still womed? I told you I’m fine. Why don’t you rest in the room? Maybe you’re

having nightmares because you haven’t been sleeping weil ‘ Maja wanted to say something to reassure him, but

suddenly, it fett like a string in her mind had snapped.

next like lan’s.

She stood up abruptly, stepping back in horror

ice change, one moment sounding like Mr. X, the