Chapter 385

Zoe sat on the couch, utterly immersed in her thoughts. Her eyes were half-lidded, and she was as still as a statue.

Daniel stood opposite her, shifting on his foot when she left him hanging. After a while, he started wondering whether she might have fallen asleep and asked tentatively, “Why don’t you… put away the thing in your hands first? It’s kinda scary.”

When she heard that, her grip on the bat tightened, and he cleared his throat in discomfort before taking a step back.

After a few seconds, Zoe finally said, “The common enemy you mentioned. Do you mean Lloyd?”

Daniel nodded, and she pressed, “So, you and Georgina…”

“That was all for show. I approached her with my own motives, and despite knowing this, she still made use of me.”

A few seconds passed, and she remarked sarcastically, “Just a show, eh? Just like what you’re doing now?”

“Well… not really,” he fumbled for a logical reason. “We’re doing this for justice. The nature behind our actions is entirely different.”

“Mhm,” Zoe hummed, unconvinced.

After he waited for a few minutes, he slowly broached the question, “So, have you considered it?”

“Are you sure that they won’t harm Nana if I agree to put on this act with you?” she gazed at him sharply as she inquired.

“At least they won’t be able to blackmail her by trying to catch a hold of me, and if they tried from other aspects, I’d try to think of a way to stop them.”

Zoe furrowed her brows as she finally asked the one thing that had been bothering her the entire time, “Who the hell… are you? No, maybe I should be asking, what’s your motive?”

He smiled mysteriously and promised, “Once this act is over, I’ll tell you.”

of oppression. All the servants were shying away from her, just

entered the living room, a servant came over and said,

she left in a flurry of skirts without bothering

seconds before her feet carried her in the direction of Lloyd’s

knocked on the door and said dispassionately, “To what do I owe the

head behind a pile of documents.

she was seated, he pushed a document before her. When she swept her gaze over the words, she saw

smirk and

her games and merely said, “I know that you and Georgina have always been in a conflict because of Aidan, but

as she inspected her nails. “I’m

time comes, as long as you come forward and clarify that

He only had to manipulate some facts

to take the risk. Hence, he wanted her

that Karen was lying. Plus, with a little bit of manipulation behind the scenes, he could easily present Karen

say you could dream faster than you could make a wish, Leanna

I’ve asked you if everything Miss Crossley did could be exposed to the public eye, and I’ve always thought of myself as the victim in this incident the whole time. I’ve never received the apology I deserve, so

answered. “Since you’re a member of the Crossley Family, you

though I’m living with the Crossleys, I’ve never

as his expression gradually sank when he saw

said, “State

that. “You’re a

papers she always brought with her and placed them before him in a

the file, he said, “This is what I’ve promised you before.

would like to let you know that rather than asking

his heart as he furrowed his brows. “What do you

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