“What are you doing?” Zoe was clearly taken aback, and she instantly clung to Herbert’s arm. Soon after, she regained her composure and held her head high. “Don’t forget your place! You married into the Chesire family, not the other way around! How dare you raise your voice at me? You—”

“Why did you deceive me?” Alexander snapped, interjecting Zoe mid-sentence. “Did you bring me into this family? And who is Amber? Explain everything, now!”

Zoe was taken aback and stammered, “Y—You know about that?”

Alexander clenched his jaw, and his gaze burned with anger. It was all coming together, just as he suspected.

Olivia was not lying, and his judgment was right.

There had indeed been a conspiracy during his wedding!

What were Zoe and the Chesire family plotting?

“Zoe,” Herbert chimed in. He then glared at Alexander arrogantly and continued, “He’s nothing but a worthless man, so why fear him discovering the truth? Tell him that you’ll soon become mine! As for him, he’s just a pitiful little good-for-nothing, oblivious to the fact that he’s been played with.”

her lips into a coy smile. “Since we’re getting a divorce anyway, I see no reason to hide anything from

as their granddaughter, Zoe—as an elder cousin of Amber—was adopted into the Chesire family. This propelled her

the Chesire family’s lineage continued, their grandfather, Donovan Chesire, established a rule. Whichever of the two granddaughters bore a son first

this time that the Kanes met with a tragic accident where Amber saved

to save you, rendering her mute. I took advantage of the situation and

you and had a child, she could secure her position and inherit the Chesire family. Well, she can ditch that! Whether she had a boy or a little girl, they’d all be legally adopted under my name. I’ll be the only heir of

his fist tightly, his eyes filled with fury. He could not believe how

but there’s more to be furious about.” Zoe observed Alexander’s expression and added mockingly, “Now that you’ve learned the truth, do you intend to defend those

family, and

Swoosh!

flash, a lightning-fast hand grabbed Zoe by her throat, choking

ominously as if he were the grim reaper, here to drag Zoe into

cradling Olivia, Alexander applied steady pressure with his right hand, gripping Zoe’s throat tightly.

throat felt as cold as iron, and Zoe knew he

really

nerve!” Herbert roared and aimed a brutal punch at Alexander’s face. “Son of a bitch, I’m going to—!”

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