Antagonistic Zoe

"He said what?!" Emily exclaimed on the other end of the phone call. Zoe had just told her of Henry’s proposal, and her reaction was understandable.

"It sounds crazy, right?"

"Crazier than when he asked you to be his mistress? Yes," Emily said. "This is marriage, Zoe. You are going to spend the rest of your life with him. Are you sure you want to do that?"

"Do I really have a choice? I want to do it for Maria."

Emily sighed deeply. "I understand. But it is all just so surprising. You have been running away from him, and now you are going to marry him. The universe must really want you two together."

"This has nothing to do with the universe. That bastard would not just leave me alone."

"Did Maria and Henry get along?"

Zoe scoffed. They did more than getting along. "I would say she even loves him more than she loves me at this point."

"You know that is not true."

"Emily, please. I know what I saw."

Zoe was not jealous Maria seemed to like Henry a lot, she just did not think Mar