guised, disdainful, mock

but it no lon

small smile curled her lips. "I'm perfectly clear-head

mila exhaled a l

n her revenge on Aydan an

in front of them, despite the sorr

had tried for a whole year with no sign of hope

ated peacefully back then, vani

To push her out of Juahset, he used his influenc

forced to take a part-tim

n had given her, she

efuse

d away, Aydan's

stab of anxiety at the c

that he remembe

panic. "Aydan, did her words make

ydan snapped back to himself

yes softened as soon

pened today, don't you agree?" Zo

, almost detached. "Just don't take i

..

for Camila to lose ever

clinging to fantasies of a fut

sible choice was to walk away with

like a shackle, and she had

her the breakup settlement, her bakery was sudd

lications, Camila had never touched the money. S

a drew in a deep breath

Hewitt-her future mother-in-law, her eyes shimmering with uns

n brooding ove

ack and patted Zoie's hand gently. "Zoie, I won't a

cher families through the dirt. How can we just endure that?" Zoie steadied her breathing before continuing, "And who knows if she'll truly le

ed, her distaste for

gnats, once they clung on, it w

's life forever." Zoie's voice broke as she spoke

her eyes flickering w

etermination flas

s best for her, then she would have t

She lowered her gaze, hiding her satisfaction, while o