At the same time, Gabriela fell to the ground. Lowering her head, she looked at the toy she had so carefully chosen for Yanni and smiled miserably.The fact was that Mason merely took advantage of the latest opportunity he stumbled onto. He never intended to give up on Zoe. Now, he had an excuse to convince Zoe to return to his side so he could make things right, because he still loved her!If he loved Zoe, then what was the point of waiting for him all these years?After all this time, she was still no match for Zoe, even if the latter was tortured to the point of losing her sanity. It would’ve been funny if it wasn’t so cruel. In what way was Zoe better than her?…Mason carried Zoe into the manor. Layla rose early today and almost jumped out of her skin when she saw her. Then, she burst into tears and said, “Why are you so thin, Ms. Zoe? Don’t they feed you anything over there?!”Zoe felt so weak, she couldn’t muster up the strength to respond to her. All she could do was offe

Tears started filling up Mason’s eyes. Hugging Zoe from behind, he buried his face in her neck and said with a trembling voice, “Give me one more chance, Zoe! I won’t let you down again, I swear!”Zoe stopped in her tracks. She didn’t utter a single word.Turning her around, he looked at her with bloodshot eyes. He went in for a kiss hurriedly, eager to show himself that she still belonged to him and that there was still hope for them. However, she reached out and stopped him.The track marks all over her slender arms painted a picture of her heart which was also punctured with holes from all the hurt that he put her through. There was no forgiving that.His eyes grew darker. Holding her slender arms, he put them in his hands. He stopped trying to convince her and began to beg instead.“Can you please iron the shirts you bought me last time, Zoe? I loved them so much.”At that moment, she heard a honk from the yard. Her car was probably ready. She said softly, “I have to go!”

Zoe had no interest in hearing her excuses. Taking two thousand dollars out of her wallet, she flung them at Eira’s feet. She knew the young lady needed money and that, ironically, honor was the most important thing for her. Sneering, she said, “How’s that for compassion? Pick it up if you want them.”Eira’s face turned paler.She had no other choice. So, she crouched and picked up the notes one by one. She needed it to make it through winter. Otherwise, she wouldn’t even have enough to pay the rent.She stood up when she was done picking up the money. That was when she saw Mason.Dressed in a classic black and white suit, he wore a checkered coat over it, giving him a mature, stunning look. Leaning on the car, his eyes grew darker. Eira was both mortified and delighted. Zoe had finally shown her true colors and she was such a heartless lady. Surely, Mason would find the real Zoe unworthy of his love and turn to soothe her instead, the embarrassed underdog. What she didn’t co

Mason kissed her as soon as she uttered it.He had been suppressing himself all this time. Hearing Liam on the phone with Zoe riled him up too. So, he kissed her recklessly and sucked every drop of sweet nectar from her.Their bodies were rubbing against each other and their tongues entangled.However, they could still sense each other’s pain amidst this passionate kiss. After a long time, he let go of her lips at last. The moment he did it, Zoe slapped him fiercely. Instead of getting upset, he buried his face in her neck and panted lightly. He could still taste her lips in his mouth.She tried to push him away, but she couldn’t because he was holding her so tightly. His heart was pounding like crazy because of what he was about to say to her. He murmured in her ear, “I love you, Zoe.”There. He said it. He loved her. She was the only lady he had ever loved since the very beginning. This was possibly the worst timing to be confessing, but he couldn’t hold himself back anymore.

Mason lost his cool immediately. Stunned, he trained his gaze at the conference table. After a brief moment, he asked softly, “Where did she fly off to?”Ava responded, “Silvercrest!”Silvercrest…If memory served him right, Farley stayed in Silvercrest and he was rather fond of Zoe. In fact, he tried to hit on her. Raising his head slightly, he faced the top management staff as well as the shareholders and said in a restrained voice, “I’m sorry! We’ll have to suspend the meeting.”Everyone in the conference room began muttering. Mason was a through-and-through workaholic. Nothing had ever dissuaded him from work. So, some of them started gossiping when he stood up from his seat. “His wife probably left him! No one else had ever managed to make Mr. Mason lose his composure, after all.”Even the veterans of the company sighed and said, “He might be great at running businesses, but the same couldn’t be said when it comes to his family.”…Mason returned to the office and s