The Protector

Everyone was anxious.

They were about to meet the legendary Kurt Gates.

In the hotel, an old man in his wheelchair was coughing quietly.

When they saw Kurt, the crowd was dumbfounded.

They thought Kurt would be an imposing and healthy man; they had not expected to see a sickly-looking frail man sitting in a wheelchair.

For some reason, the rumors of Zoey marrying into the family to change Kurt’s luck surfaced in their minds.

Zoey was all but a tool.

Caitlyn and Aaron were the ones that suffered the most shock.

They felt as though they had really sent Zoey to hell.

Kurt slowly opened his unfocused eyes and asked, “They’re here?”

“Grandpa, this is Zoey.”

Landyn pointed to the woman.

Kurt straightened his back and started sizing her up.

Beside him was a middle-aged man in a suit. He whispered, “Mr. Gates, she is the one.”

who told them that Kurt would recover from his illness after Zoey married

It’s her then. Pick a date quickly and get

impatience was audible to everyone

“Mr. Gates, five days later will be

the crowd, Kurt nodded. “All right then. Let’s get the engagement ceremony done as soon as possible. We’ll hold the wedding in

“W-What?”

stupefied

That’s hasty!

the wedding isn’t

was a word from the fortune-teller before the marriage date was

Meredith and the others were starting to wonder if the

Zoey was but a tool

that the Gates family was uninterested in

that did not

genuine feelings were involved, Zoey

knew—that Zoey Lopez was destined

love for Zoey

of his

marriage

Black family and the Lopez family shared the same thought, Zoey

is in poor health. Let us begin the engagement ceremony now,”

the Gates family will be the one to arrange it,” Meredith answered

returned the smile. “From now on, we’re a family. The wedding will

the engagement ceremony was about to begin, Zoey abruptly voiced out loud, “I’m sorry, Landyn. I can’t get engage with