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At that moment, Layla came in with Zoe’s meal. She set down the plate gingerly, tears in her eyes. “Eat it while it’s hot, Ms. Zoe. Just let me know if you want something else.”Zoe smiled weakly and thanked her. It wasn’t a servant’s place to voice out her opinion on her master’s private life. So, Layla left the bedroom quietly and hastily. Zoe noticed and appreciated her thoughtfulness. Leaning back on the couch, she finished the omelet and the herbal soup with trembling hands. She felt much better after having some nourishment, but she was still weak from her horrible experiences at the rehabilitation center.She proceeded to lean on the crib and checked on Yanni before shuffling to the fitting room to get some clothes for herself. Mason held her arm tenderly when she came out. “You’re still weak. Let me help you shower.”However, she turned him down. Squinting, he said, “I was just looking out for you. Can’t you accept that?”Smiling weakly, she said, “You’re no longer
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Tears started filling up Mason’s eyes. Hugging Zoe from behind, he buried his face in her neck and said with a trembling voice, “Give me one more chance, Zoe! I won’t let you down again, I swear!”Zoe stopped in her tracks. She didn’t utter a single word.Turning her around, he looked at her with bloodshot eyes. He went in for a kiss hurriedly, eager to show himself that she still belonged to him and that there was still hope for them. However, she reached out and stopped him.The track marks all over her slender arms painted a picture of her heart which was also punctured with holes from all the hurt that he put her through. There was no forgiving that.His eyes grew darker. Holding her slender arms, he put them in his hands. He stopped trying to convince her and began to beg instead.“Can you please iron the shirts you bought me last time, Zoe? I loved them so much.”At that moment, she heard a honk from the yard. Her car was probably ready. She said softly, “I have to go!”
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Zoe moved into a new apartment. It was more than two thousand square feet, spacious enough for her, Mia, Yanni, and the two nannies. On top of that, it was located in the heart of the city. She still had yet to recover from the postpartum depression. So, Deborah and the other nanny, Edith, would take care of the baby in the night. If she was feeling well, she’d play with Yanni in the day. Yanni was five months old now. She was innocent and adorable. Mia was worried about Zoe's health. In response, she said lightly, “I’ll go for therapy! Don’t worry, Mia. If I can survive in that wretched rehabilitation center, then I can survive anywhere!”Mia was furious when she brought it up. “I think Mason’s mother deserved a much harsher punishment! Although, I must say it’s quite fitting to send her there and let her have a taste of her own medicine. Better yet, give her several shots of sedatives every single day. See how she likes it!”Rubbing Mia’s hands tenderly, she said, “It’s all
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Zoe had no interest in hearing her excuses. Taking two thousand dollars out of her wallet, she flung them at Eira’s feet. She knew the young lady needed money and that, ironically, honor was the most important thing for her. Sneering, she said, “How’s that for compassion? Pick it up if you want them.”Eira’s face turned paler.She had no other choice. So, she crouched and picked up the notes one by one. She needed it to make it through winter. Otherwise, she wouldn’t even have enough to pay the rent.She stood up when she was done picking up the money. That was when she saw Mason.Dressed in a classic black and white suit, he wore a checkered coat over it, giving him a mature, stunning look. Leaning on the car, his eyes grew darker. Eira was both mortified and delighted. Zoe had finally shown her true colors and she was such a heartless lady. Surely, Mason would find the real Zoe unworthy of his love and turn to soothe her instead, the embarrassed underdog. What she didn’t co
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Mason couldn’t help but want to know. Then, he added in his husky voice, “You were never this happy when we were together!”The evening light cast an orange glow on the apartment, illuminating it brightly and warmly. Zoe was standing in her cozy apartment, looking all warm and pleasant. Staring at Mason, she said softly, “I wasn’t happy because we were never equals! From the day we got married, we were talking on a different level. All I did every day was deal with a cold, distant husband. “I was never sure if I’d say something wrong that’d upset you. I have no idea what I did wrong because you’d just shut me out for the entire week at times. How was I supposed to be happy, trapped in such a shitty marriage?”Staring at her intensely, he said, “What about if I start paying you more attention and respecting you?”She smiled lightly and responded, “What’s the point?”Then, she took Yanni away from his arms. She soothed her baby when she said to him, “I believe you’ve had your fil
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Mason kissed her as soon as she uttered it.He had been suppressing himself all this time. Hearing Liam on the phone with Zoe riled him up too. So, he kissed her recklessly and sucked every drop of sweet nectar from her.Their bodies were rubbing against each other and their tongues entangled.However, they could still sense each other’s pain amidst this passionate kiss. After a long time, he let go of her lips at last. The moment he did it, Zoe slapped him fiercely. Instead of getting upset, he buried his face in her neck and panted lightly. He could still taste her lips in his mouth.She tried to push him away, but she couldn’t because he was holding her so tightly. His heart was pounding like crazy because of what he was about to say to her. He murmured in her ear, “I love you, Zoe.”There. He said it. He loved her. She was the only lady he had ever loved since the very beginning. This was possibly the worst timing to be confessing, but he couldn’t hold himself back anymore.
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He didn’t give her a chance to finish her sentence. Glancing at her coldly, he said matter-of-factly, “I’m not interested in you at all! I’m sure even you can understand it when I put it so bluntly!”Tears filled Eira’s eyes and her lips started trembling. For a long time, she couldn’t utter a single word.Raising the car window, he stepped on the gas pedal lightly and drove off.Eira stood alone underneath the cold glow of the street light, tears flowing down her cheeks. After a long time, she crouched slowly and held herself.She had been humiliated brutally.…Mason drove straight back to his manor. Getting out of the car, he held his forehead. He was exhausted. Layla took his coat and said warmly, “The kitchen prepared some apple pie. I’ll bring you some later.”Apple pie…He frowned slightly in response. Layla didn’t even think about it when she said, “Ms. Zoe loved it very much. She’d make sure the chef made it around New Year every year. Have you forgotten about it,
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Mason lost his cool immediately. Stunned, he trained his gaze at the conference table. After a brief moment, he asked softly, “Where did she fly off to?”Ava responded, “Silvercrest!”Silvercrest…If memory served him right, Farley stayed in Silvercrest and he was rather fond of Zoe. In fact, he tried to hit on her. Raising his head slightly, he faced the top management staff as well as the shareholders and said in a restrained voice, “I’m sorry! We’ll have to suspend the meeting.”Everyone in the conference room began muttering. Mason was a through-and-through workaholic. Nothing had ever dissuaded him from work. So, some of them started gossiping when he stood up from his seat. “His wife probably left him! No one else had ever managed to make Mr. Mason lose his composure, after all.”Even the veterans of the company sighed and said, “He might be great at running businesses, but the same couldn’t be said when it comes to his family.”…Mason returned to the office and s