Chapter 228

“Jadie, this is the last straw. You’re not a kid anymore, stop being so childish!” Zach warned Jadie, his voice shaking.

Jadie nuzzled her face into Zach’s chest, his clothes soaking wet from her tears.

“We’ve been joined at the hip since we first met. You promised that you’d never leave me. Zach…can you promise me that you’ll never fall in love with someone else? If you do, I’ll be alone…”

Zach and Jadie had been friends since they met at the orphanage. Only the two of them could understand the hurdles they had gone through together.

However, Zach was a greedy man, and nothing could ever be enough to quench his thirst for power and status.

‘If only I’d thought of having the Jent family in the first place, then I would have Yvonne by now…This power battle between the Young and Jent families is way too tempting, how could I say no?

‘Perhaps there might be others who aren’t swayed by the temptation of money, but one thing’s for sure, no one would ever refuse power. Once I have that power, I’ll be able to control Ventropolis once more and the Arnold family will be in the palm of my hand.’

“Jadie, how could I ever break the promise we made? I’ll never leave you.” Zach coaxed Jadie as he wiped away her tears.

Jadie returned to her room.

sound of doors closing and waited for Zach to leave. Just as she stepped out of her room, a figure suddenly appeared before

with Zach’s cold gaze, and her

“Eavesdropping?”

tightly, lowered her eyes and faintly explained herself, “I just came out to get some water. I didn’t mean to eavesdrop. Your private affairs have nothing to do with me. I swear I won’t say a

but was forcefully grabbed by Zach once more as he slammed her hard against the wall. The water in

hell do you think

shot him a defiant

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and Jadie are both at home; I doubt he’ll dare to actually hurt

Madelyn’s hands and thumped it forcefully on the table beside. her. He noticed

you talking about? Fuck

break free from his grasp, and managed to do so as

the fuck is

and Madelyn was dressed in a thin pair of pajamas and the

of the night like this. Not

her arms trying to shield herself from the cold

other pinning her down

Zach, do you even know what

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