"Zoe, be careful."

The man spoke to Zoe in a gentle tone, bending down to meticulously adjust her elaborate gown, afraid she might trip over her high heels and embarrass herself.

"Thank you, Jason." Zoe blinked her big eyes flirtatiously, her voice was soft and sultry.

The sudden appearance of this troublesome woman disrupted the warm atmosphere.

Ryan was well aware that Zoe would surely show up on such occasions. Having just escaped from her exile, Zoe was eager to regain attention from the upper social circles and reclaim her lost dignity. He thought that after experiencing such disgrace, the respectable people of Savrow would no longer care about her. However, he did not expect men to be fawning over her.

One was arrogant, while the other was bitchy. It was quite a good match.

Justin looked puzzled, but Bella smoothly intervened. "That's Jason Solloway, the only son of Mayor Solloway."

"Bella, I don't even know who that guy is, and yet you recognize him?" Justin held the hand of the young woman tightly, his gaze filled with admiration and adoration as he looked at her.

Bella explained, "It's understandable that you don't recognize him. Jason is not involved in politics or the social scene here in Savrow. He's been studying overseas in Inalia and probably just returned home recently."

As she spoke, Bella glanced at Zoe and Jason with a deep, mysterious look in her eyes.

"Back when I took over the KS Hotel from Wyatt, I knew I would eventually inherit the entire KS group. So I quietly looked into the politics and business scene in Savrow," Bella said with a chuckle.

time, I was determined to crush the Salvador family under my feet and compete with you. I put a ton of work into gathering information as I was planning to make a big splash in Savrow. But

chucked. "That you'd end up as the young

his head, his warm breath brushing

your fault that my grand ambitions were

hand caressed her waist. "It's not that your ambitions weren't achieved. You've already won me over without spilling

what's yours is yours. You earned them through your struggles. As long as I have you, that's all I need. What makes me happiest isn't you just giving in to

was deeply shaken, his eyes

that Ryan had actually brought that fool along, she felt so bitter that

let's go inside," Jason said, his gaze

moment, I'll

confused

fist clenched tightly and unwavering.

aware that another look at Zoe could send him

However, with Ryan as the

He wrapped his arm around

intimidating that it made Zoe's heart skip a

she remembered her encounter with Zoe in the hall that day-the words she had spoken and the silence that had followed for several days. It was as if the scars on her heart, which had begun to

and a rush of terrifying memories viciously bit into here nerves, causing her frail body

not notice Carrie's unusual

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