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Zoe returned to Brookesville and drove directly to the cemetery from the airport.In early winter, a chilly wind blew. She wore a black coat and held a bouquet of daisies, her mother's favorite. Standing in the cold wind, she gazed at her mother's smiling face on the tombstone.Her mother passed away in a car accident. In Zoe's memories, her mother was gentle and affectionate, deeply in love with her father. In the evening, the sound of a car would resonate in the courtyard of Kirk Manor. Her mother would carry her downstairs to welcome her father. Her father would kiss her mother first and then hug her, asking, "Did you miss Daddy?""I did! I want to follow you to pick up Noah from school.""Okay! Let's pick up your brother together and not disturb your mom while she paints."…The young Zoe sat in the black RV, watching her mother from behind the rear window. Her mother stood in the courtyard, wearing a shawl, with a blooming wax plum tree beside her and a faint smile on her
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She resisted, and he forcefully pinched her cheeks.It hurt, and a bruise formed after a while.In a moment, her stockings were taken off and thrown to the end of the bed.Mason pressed against her lips, murmuring like a lover, "I won't let you go. I never liked her. I have reasons I can't avoid. Be obedient, okay? We were so happy not long ago..."Zoe's black hair spread on the snowy white sheets.Her clothes were disheveled. She was vulnerable and helpless.She looked at Mason, her voice slightly trembling. "Mason, don't do this."His eyes darkened. "What do you mean?"Zoe's lips kept trembling. "We are still married. You don't want any scandals, right? Mason, don't push me. If you force me again, I can't guarantee that I won't do something irrational. "Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, maybe a week later, news of the president of the Lockwood Group being betrayed by his wife will fill all the media in Brookesville. I believe people will be more concerned about whether yo
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The maid came upstairs again, her voice subdued. "Sir, Ava has arrived."Mason held the diamond ring in his hand, quietly looking at it. Upon hearing this, he calmly said, "Ask her to wait for me downstairs."Ava sat in the grand hall on the first floor. When she came, she heard from the maid that Zoe had moved out, separating from Mason. She thought she would be happy about it, but surprisingly, she wasn't.When Mason came downstairs, he had changed into a different outfit. He looked weary as he descended, asking, "What's so urgent that you had to come to my home to discuss it?" After saying that, he sat at the dining table to eat.Eating alone was always a bit desolate. He didn't have much of an appetite.Feeling compelled, Ava carefully spoke up, "After the incident, Ms. Lilith has been asking to see you. However, you haven't answered her calls or visited her. She cut her arms again in the hospital, losing a lot of blood."Still scooping the soup, Mason responded casually, "
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Mason liked Zoe. He cared about her deeply.Suddenly, Lilith went insane. She ripped off the blood transfusion tube, and fresh blood flowed from her emaciated hand. However, she didn't care. Her face was full of indignation. "If it weren't for your mother, you would have married me. Mason, do you think she just innocently orchestrated that accident? No, she did much more. "She arranged for me to marry a vulgar man, the kind who beats his wife to death. Once, he beat me so badly that I bled below, and by the time I was rushed to the hospital, it was too late. I had to have something removed from inside me, and now I can never conceive. I became disabled. "Meanwhile, Mrs. Zoe, your dear wife, was pampered and kept in the house. I envied her. It's unfair that I didn't get what I deserved. The title of Mrs. Lockwood should have been mine."After saying that, she trembled all over. She murmured, "What did I do wrong to be treated like this?"Mason silently watched her.After
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When Mason was about to head to the office the next morning, the servant informed him that someone had come, bringing two items.Mason adjusted his cufflinks, his eyebrows relaxing. "Where are the items?"The servant presented two meticulously crafted boxes, intending to carry them to the second floor for Mason. However, he calmly said, "I'll handle it myself."He took the boxes upstairs and gently opened them.The two items, though cleaned and repaired, couldn't restore the words Zoe wrote in the past.It was a diary, half filled with Zoe's passionate and naive words and half with white silk paper.Mason's slender fingers gently touched those words. His expression was tender as if looking at Zoe when she was 18, passionately in love with him.He looked at it for a long time, and the photo was hung on the wall.…Three days later, Zoe met Mason at a social event.She and David were seeking sponsorship for a dinner. After drinking two glasses of red wine, she felt a bit lighth
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Zoe shook her head. "I'm fine. I'm just a bit tipsy."She took the coat from him. "I'll head back first."David nodded, hands in his pockets. "Let me give you a ride."Zoe knew David had other things to attend to and said, "You've had some drinks too. Take a cab. I'm fine. About the sponsorship—"David interrupted with a smile. "I've got it covered. Leave it to me and Mr. Aiden to handle the big stuff. If you're really okay, I'll head in now. There's still some other entertainment planned later."He was stubborn. Since Lilith gave up her music dreams, he hadn't contacted Mason.Zoe felt grateful, putting on the coat and bidding farewell to David.She arrived on the ground floor. The cab was taking a while due to the peak hours. After about half an hour, she finally got in, her face pale from the cold.Mason sat in a black Bentley, watching Zoe waiting for the cab with her slender legs trembling in the wind. He watched her tightly wrapping her coat to shield her from the cold wi
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Zoe stared back at him calmly.After a while, Mason dialed her phone.Zoe answered, hearing Mason's icy tone. "Get out of the car."Zoe looked at him, speaking softly, "Mason, I told you we're separated. I can be with whoever I want. I won't deliberately distance myself from my friends just because of you. Besides, today is Mrs. Ruby's birthday. I am just having dinner. There's no reason for you to doubt me.""But you know that Cecil likes you.""Why does that matter? Doesn't Lilith like you, too? Did you do anything about that?"…Zoe hung up the phone.Through the car windshield, Mason saw the tears in her eyes. He assumed it was because Lilith was mentioned. It seemed like she still cared.On the other side, Cecil started the car, ready to accelerate and collide.The two cars grazed each other, making a harsh noise.Mason had a bad temper. He had never backed down, especially when it came to someone like Cecil.But Zoe was sitting in the car.He was afraid she would get
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Zoe, fearing he might do something even crazier, spoke calmly, "Let's go."Mason loosened his grip on her slightly.She bid farewell to Cecil, who smiled faintly. "Zoe, come over to hang out when you have time. My mom really misses you."Zoe nodded.Ignoring Mason, she walked straight to the black Bentley, opened the passenger door, and got in.Mason followed her into the car.Soon, the car drove away.Cecil stood in place for a long time until his mother came down and approached him. She gently patted her son's shoulder, smiling faintly. "It's no wonder you like her."Cecil put his hands in his pockets. "Mom, I seem to always be a step too late."Ruby held onto his arm, still smiling. "Then, keep her in your heart. When she's in trouble, lend her a hand."…Mason drove very fast.After about five minutes, the car stopped on a sparsely populated roadside with a screeching halt.Zoe sat quietly.Then, she softly said, "Today was Mrs. Ruby's birthday. He just gave me a