His Lordship Alexander Kane

“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.”

Zoe chuckled softly and dropped all pretense. She nestled in Herbert’s arms and puckered her lips into

a coy smile. “Since we’re getting a divorce anyway, I see no reason to hide anything from you,” she

said to Alexander. “Did you think I was your savior? Haha! I’m not as naive as Amber! Back then…”

Back then, the Chesire family sought a son-in-law. With no male heir left in the family and only Amber

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

to a position second only to Amber, changing

the Chesire family’s lineage continued, their grandfather,

granddaughters bore a son first would immediately

control of the

that the Kanes met

married into

you fool!” Zoe giggled, taunting Alexander with

as my sweet Amber! The fire injured her throat while she tried to

situation and played along with you during the wedding, got

into the

continued, “My dear, innocent Amber believed that if she

inherit the Chesire family. Well, she can ditch that! Whether she had

under my name. I’ll be the only

Grandpa Donovan even chased her entire

me? She’s mute! What

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

this level of deceit was

angry, but there’s more to be furious

“Now that you’ve learned the truth, do you

look at who’s by my

Herbert adoringly, then turned to Alexander with a look

going to marry me.

cousin. When the

Swoosh!

hand grabbed Zoe by her throat, choking off her

hell,” Alexander growled ominously as if he were the grim

the pits

arm cradling Olivia, Alexander applied steady pressure with

throat tightly.

at any moment. In less