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“Yeah.” Cordy agreed. “Serves him right.”

“And that means you can just leave him be.” Zoe gave her verdict then.

Cordy was naturally taken aback. “What?!”

“I said, just leave him be,” Zoe said very calmly. “It’s his own business if he’s being deceived by a woman, and he refused to listen when you told him. What more can you do?”

However, that did not sit right with Cordy at all!

It was fine if Cordy herself did not keep trying to reason with John, since he refused to listen when she did. Moreover, it was inappropriate considering the complicated relationship between them.

But Zoe was different—she was supposed to be John’s relative, and she was just going to do nothing while John was being deceived by a woman?

“Shouldn’t you at least tell him?” Cordy could not help asking.

“Why should I? It’s everything I ever dreamed of,” Zoe said very calmly before going on a rant with rising indignation. “It’s his own fault for changing heart so quickly, falling for another woman at the drop of a hat. I thought he would be coming after you with everything he had after Patrick left you at the altar, only for him to get it on with another woman! Men really are pigs!”

left speechless, while Zoe only spiraled further out of control. “Oh, forget him—it pisses me off to even talk about him. Let them marry, and he’d get cucked to kingdom come after that. It feels cathartic to even think about

still your cousin. You really should talk

doesn’t care about you! Aren’t you being too kind for your own good, Cordy?!” Zoe

virtuous.”

you’re not…” Zoe suddenly

knew what she was suggesting, however, and denied it

would you care

just virtuous,” Cordy told Zoe. “I just can’t stand seeing something like that happen under my watch. It would have been fine if I never witnessed it, since I don’t have time or effort to spare to find out—but I saw it, and therefore I can’t do

adding determinedly, “I won’t be happy with anyone

going to disappoint you, I’m afraid,” Cordy

I’m hanging up now—I need to sleep

replied and

admit that her emotions were ruffled just then, and it was not as if she did not know

was just miffed that

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