The Protector

Her words made everyone present stop in their tracks.

She still loves Levi?

Everyone had thought that Zoey had given up on Levi.

“I’ll be honest with all of you. I won’t marry again. Even if I do, the only husband that I’ll accept is Levi,” Zoey announced with a look of resolve in her eyes.

“You…”

Meredith jumped to her feet, furious. At that moment, she was tempted to slap Zoey.

“You don’t have a choice. You must marry Landyn, and you must attend the engagement ceremony tomorrow,” Meredith hissed.

“Sylas, keep an eye on her,” Robert ordered.

It was then Sylas argued, “Although it’s not my place to say anything, I still want to say my piece. It’s inappropriate for Ms. Lopez to marry into the Gates family. It’s rumored that the Gates family agreed to Landyn’s marriage with Ms. Lopez because they need her to change Kurt’s fate. If she marries into the Gates family, she won’t be happy. She’s nothing but a tool for them!”

“Nonsense!”

Meredith slammed her hand onto the table.

you believe in

and that is a fact. Zoey will only be happier after her marriage. She won’t have

life. He has been with more than hundreds of women. He’s a black hole, and you’re

slandering Mr. Gates. If you don’t want to do your job, you

“I-”

do as

thought about how Levi had tasked her with protecting Zoey,

him. Grandma, you’d better give

Zoey was uncompromising.

still hoping to marry that horrible man,

ten million but lied and said he threw it into

He refused to admit it despite us exposing him on the spot. That man

now, the others were

“You…”

them, but she realized she did not

with no other choices, she silently endured their

She will attend the engagement ceremony tomorrow and

Sylas could only bring