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Zoey was no match for Amanda. It was obvious she was not deceptive from how she foolishly said she liked Yvette just now. People who grew up in wealthy families were more exposed to shady exchanges, so they were more cunning and deceptive than others. Amanda was no different. Laurence had no connections with her although their fathers were long-time friends. Amanda’s face turned pale, as if Laurence had exposed her ill intentions. She said firmly, “Mr. Scott, don’t everyone is as evil as you.”She did not have good intentions, but she had yet to implement her plans. Laurence raised an eyebrow and said scornfully, “Listen to yourself. What a joke.”Amanda was rendered speechless by him, and she did not know what to say.Zoey ignored their dispute, not wanting to be involved in whatever disagreement they had. As for Amanda, Zoey wasn’t her superior or colleague, so they barely crossed paths at work. With this thought, Zoey was able to drink her water peacefully. Laurence did not s
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Zoey’s dream of buying lots of ice cream instantly went up in flames. “I’ll go by myself.”Laurence raised his eyebrows.“You should wait in the car.” He was still fair and asked, “What flavor would you like?”After some thought Zoey said, “I’d like either strawberry or cantaloupe. Cherry is also good. You should get me one of each.”Laurence suddenly pinched her chin and leaned down to kiss the corners of her mouth, as if he wanted to taste the sweet creamy strawberry flavor on her lips. “Don’t be too greedy.”Zoey pushed him away, her cheeks flushed, and she tried to calm her breathing. “Mr. Scott, you’re so stingy.”Laurence traced his fingers on her lips and chuckled. “I’m just not generous.”Zoey grabbed his wrist and insisted, “I’ll go with you.”Laurence was teasing her anyway and deliberately asked, “What? You’ll miss me?”Zoey ruined the atmosphere by deadpanning, “I’ll miss my ice cream.”She urged him to get out of the car. It was very cold outside, and Zoey
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Zoey clutched the unicorn in her arms tightly, as though she was worried that he would snatch it away the next second. “If you want a unicorn too, Mr. Scott, get one yourself,” she said.Laurence chuckled at her rare display of “possessiveness”. “Don’t forget that I’m the one who paid for it. You wouldn’t have that unicorn if it wasn’t for me,” he reminded her good-naturedly.“And did I ask you to pay?” Zoey shot back.Laurence let out another chuckle. “Who did you learn to burn bridges from?”Zoey shifted over to the side, as though she was avoiding him so that he wouldn’t snatch her stuffed unicorn away. “I’ll send the money back right away.”It was just two hundred dollars. It wasn’t like she couldn’t afford it.Laurence pinched her full cheeks, smiling. “I was just teasing you, and you thought I was being serious.”Zoey remembered that Laurence didn't enjoy teasing her back then. That was fine with her. She used to have very little to tell him. Other than work, they practica
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Zoey could never bring herself to turn someone down when they were so earnest. If she didn’t accept their good-natured favors, she would feel an inexplicable sense of guilt. Sometimes, it just wasn’t a good thing to be so soft-hearted. Still, Zoey accepted the food. “I’ll eat a bit more,” she said.Doris was all smiles. “Good.” She was a rather chatty person, for she continued, “You’ll look better with a bit more meat on your bones. A rounder face will bring out your features more. Your figure will round out as well.”Zoey had been sick in some form or the other ever since she married Laurence. She was beautiful, yet it seemed that luck wasn’t on her side in every other aspect of her life. Doris felt sorry for her. Zoey was fortunate to marry Laurence, for the Scotts treated her rather well compared to how the other old-money families treated their daughters-in-law. Not only that, but Laurence was also a gentlemanly man with good looks.Doris then came back with a plate of pudding
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Shawn hadn’t been joking with her. He was completely serious.Zoey wondered if her ears were failing her. Why else would she hear such an absurd thing coming out of Shawn’s mouth? Was he having one of his crazy episodes again?Zoey could only think of one reason, and she said, “You’re making me see you in a new light. To think that you’re willing to go so far just for Sarah.”For Shawn to volunteer working with Zoey just so Sarah could have her happy ending…Shawn stood still for a moment. He wasn’t doing it for Sarah. If he actually wanted to do that, he would have done it a few years ago when he found out that Zoey had feelings for Laurence.“I simply wanted to make a business deal with you.”“Sorry about that, but even if I’m backed into a corner with no options, I’d rather marry and spend my time with a man who’s going to kick the bucket soon. I will never go to you.” Zoey dropped all pretenses with Shawn. “I wish I never met you.”She wished she never met Shawn because he w
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Zoey wasn’t surprised. Amanda seemed to be head over heels for Laurence. Even when Laurence had harshly rebuked her during the banquet that night, Amanda hadn’t gotten angry.“That’s pretty nice actually. We now have less work to do,” Anne mused naively. “At first, I thought that she was just someone with a big, dumb crush, but she’s already good friends with all the big names here in our department.”Zoey was startled. “You’re not pulling my leg, are you?”Anne shook her head. “Nope, I’m being serious. She’s good at pulling the right strings and then fanning the embers that started before sitting back to admire her handiwork.”Zoey went quiet. “We better stay away from her,” she said.Zoey and Anne were still safe from the chaos. They had better keep away while they still could, for Amanda was someone they could not afford to be enemies with. If Zoey ever got on Amanda’s bad side, she would have to be the one apologizing. Laurence would not shield her.“I feel that Miss Hartner
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Zoey and the rest of her coworkers listened on. Zoey even poured herself a cup of tea before returning to her seat to listen.The only extra detail about this that Zoey knew but the others didn’t was that Sarah didn’t have any scars on her back from the whipping. Those bloody wounds had long since healed, and you couldn’t detect that they had been there. Her back was back to being as smooth as before. However, the tiny scar on her shoulder still hadn’t disappeared. That little fingernail-sized scar was probably the only relic of that story left.Amanda was still furious, angry tears about to stream down her face. She definitely looked down on Sarah—did this nouveau rich girl think that she was worth anything?And yet, it seemed that Sarah was far smarter than Amanda was. She was cunning, calculative, good at stirring the pot, and a master actress. The average person would never be able to win against her.Amanda held back her tears. “If you loved her so much, why didn’t you divorce
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Zoey had no words. Anne’s imagination was just too powerful.“Maybe Mr. Scott’s mega possessive of his wife, so he doesn’t want anyone else to set her eyes on her. Maybe that’s why he chose to hide his marriage,” Anne rambled on.Zoey wanted to laugh. “No way, right?”“Miss Jenner, you don’t read rich CEO romance novels, do you?” Anne asked solemnly.Zoey shook her head. “I never read them.”Anne sighed. “I really wish I could see who his wife is.” If this mysterious wife was able to win when there were many other rich young women around, then she must be ridiculously beautiful.Zoey fell into deep thought. “Didn’t you hear Miss Hartner though? They’re about to divorce. She probably won’t be his wife for much longer.”Anne had been so engrossed in thinking romantic thoughts that she had forgotten about that detail. “I got it,” she said solemnly after the gears in her head whirred.Zoey wondered what thought had gotten stuck in Anne’s mind now. Anne turned to look at her and d
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