Chapter 341

"Mom, don't worry too much. We haven't clarified whether Dad really committed a crime yet. Maybe it's all a setup by Haley."

Zoe did not respond. She knew the truth better than Xena. Over the years, what Joe did was far more than just tax evasion.

She squeezed Xena's hand firmly and suggested, "Xena, why don't you go talk to James? He's from the Ford family. He must have a way."

Xena was taken aback, remembering James's cold attitude towards her. Tears welled up in her eyes. "Mom, it's not that I don't want to seek his help, but James doesn't want to have anything to do with me anymore. It's like he's changed since we got married."

Zoe's expression darkened, unable to resist a sarcastic remark. "Indeed, men are all the same. They don't know how to appreciate what they have."

Xena threw herself into her mother's arms, sobbing softly. "Mom, what should we do now? Dad's not here, and the company has been taken over by that wretched Haley. Can you really accept this?"

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