Zoey's POV
"If you were worried about me, shouldn't you have found Russell first to save me? What makes you think you could save me? Huh?"
I recalled from my past life that I hadn't attended Marlene's birthday banquet. Nelson sent me to Corbourne to study design.
He claimed it was to help me improve, but in reality, it was just to get me out of the way so he could carry on his affair with Ariana.
Ariana's pain brought tears to her eyes, yet she still argued, "Zoey, I just didn't want Russell to see a scene that could cause misunderstandings."
"You knew what was happening in this lounge from the banquet hall and were certain Russell would misunderstand? Ariana, do you have X-ray vision?"
Ariana finally realized I was leading her into a trap.
As she was about to explain, I dislocated
