Chapter 1036

By the time she arrived at the office, she was already late. She took a moment to freshen up and adjust her mindset.

Upon entering the office, Maja was already there, noticing her pale complexion.

“Zoey, you look terrible. Are you running a fever?”

Zoey quickly touched her own face, it was somewhat warm

“I think I might have caught a cold last night, Mr. Pennyfeather Ill be fine after taking some medication.”

“I’m sorry for dragging you into this yesterday lan has been investigating the kidnappers, and we are aware of who sent them. I assure you this won’t happen again.”

“Mr. Pennyfeather, there’s no need to apologize. I’m not bothered by it.”

Her vision started to blur. After a few more conversations, she returned to her desk and immediately took a fever reducer

was aching. Each ache would jolt her back to

her day’s tasks. After requesting leave from Maja, she headed

on her bed in her cramped room,

her mother had remarried. Her stepfather was always making inappropriate advances.

private tutoring did her

tutor was the man she had

her stepfather had no opportunity to harass her. She saw Murray as her savior,

the verge of marriage when Murray became

parents, and the only

had left him because he was poor and content with his meager salary. He wasn’t ambitious

stepfather had some wealth, but his

Zoey pulled out her

her mother felt

her man, she was in a rush to marry Zoey off. But now that Zoey wasn’t marrying, her mother felt threatened, fearing her man would fall

thought was

too, which is why she

in a hoarse voice, “Dad, I

she began to cry

end was about to hang up, but hearing her cry, he furrowed his

way to a complete breakdown.

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