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

her to a position second only to Amber, changing her life

Chesire family’s lineage continued, their grandfather, Donovan Chesire,

of the two granddaughters bore a son first would immediately become the

control of

time that the Kanes met with

married into the

place, you fool!” Zoe giggled, taunting Alexander with a mocking grin. “You were

throat while

situation and played along with you during

into the

Amber believed that if she slept with you and had a child, she

and inherit the Chesire family. Well, she can ditch that! Whether she had a boy or a

they’d all be legally adopted under my name. I’ll be the only heir

chased her entire family out.

me? She’s mute! What

his eyes filled with fury. He

level of deceit

angry, but there’s more to

that you’ve learned the truth, do you intend to

look

she turned to Herbert adoringly, then turned

to marry me. As for

Herbert’s cousin. When

Swoosh!

hand grabbed Zoe by her

ominously as if he were the grim reaper, here to

the pits of

applied steady pressure with

throat tightly.

shatter at any moment. In less than a second, Zoe’s