Tears started streaming down Mallory's face as she raged. "You were in a coma, and Zachary had already given up on you… He was already going to accept me and be with me! Then, you just had to wake up, even after Ned had lost his memories."Once you woke up, Zachary thought he stood a chance again. You became the center of his life, and he spent all his time caring for you and protecting you. You were pathetic enough to chase after Ned, and Zachary was pathetic enough to protect you!"Why didn't you die in that accident? Why did you have to wake up? If not for you, we would've all found our respective happily-ever-afters!"Angeline's iciness was a stark contrast to Mallory's hysteria. "Look at how much you hate me. And yet, here you are, trying to pretend that we're the best of friends. Aren't you more pathetic than I ever was?"She turned to Jamie. "Has her tweet recounting my past with Ned been deleted?"He nodded. "Yes, Ms. Lawson."She turned back to face Mallory, who was trem

Mallory felt even more aggrieved than before. "But… I feel so wronged, Miles! I'm Zachary's wife, but he's not on my side at all. He shouted at me as soon as Angeline told on me!"Miles sighed. "Everyone's already told you that Angie isn't the same person anymore, yet you just had to go look for her behind our backs. We all know that we only allowed her into our circle because of Ned."She's gone from being Angeline Emmerson to Angeline Lawson now, and she's the heiress of one of Krontos' four most prestigious families. We don't run in the same circles anymore!"He paused, then continued, "I'll be honest with you—we've never considered Angie our friend. All she was to us was Ned's girlfriend. That's why we can't hope that she'll think of us as friends now. It's only right."After talking sense into Mallory, he sighed again. "Alright, that's enough talking. Come home, okay? And be good—don't go looking for Angie anymore.""But what about your VAM agreement?" Mallory had never been

"Grandma, that sounds… Think about how many years have passed since then. I don't think it's really possible if you say the woman looks just like my mom did when she first came to our home. Look at Aunt Katie—she doesn't look the same as she did when she was young, right?" Benjamin couldn't help feeling doubtful at Juliet's words."I agree that the woman looks almost identical to Jay. I thought I was looking at Jay when she first arrived! But Benjamin's right. If she really is Jay, there's no way she can look so young. Still…" Katie's eyes lit up. "Maybe she's Jay's sister! Maybe Jay's parents had another child after she went missing!"She grew even more excited. "I remember Benjamin's maternal grandfather's surname was Lawson, right? Do you think they're the same Lawsons as the ones who've adopted Angeline?"George straightened up at that. "But… didn't they say Benjamin's grandfather is a professor? Didn't they say Jay's an only daughter?""Well, she would've been an only daughter

Benjamin agreed with Juliet's guess that Angeline had badmouthed him to Robert so she could have the Lawson family fortune, which was supposed to be his. Once he inherited the Lawson family and Lawson Global, he would make her get on her knees before him and beg for mercy!"Yeah, exactly!" Katie said. "I bet Mr. Lawson Senior only agreed to take Jodie in because she resembled Jay. Look at how similar she looks to the woman in the Locke lady's photo!""But… Jay was an only daughter!" George was still unconvinced. "Didn't the police say that Jay's parents didn't give up on searching for her because she was their only daughter? Jay's mother died of sorrow when Jay died on the operating table. That's why Jay's father hates us so much.""He hates us? What right does he have to hate us? If not for us buying Jay and feeding her, she would've died in the wilderness years ago!" Juliet gnashed her teeth. "And look at how Benjamin's the only child she managed to give birth to. The others aren'

"I know you're capable of murdering someone even if you're crippled…" Angeline said. When she saw how dispirited he looked, she adjusted her crossed legs and continued, "I made a deal with someone to get you back."Aside from handing over all the evidence we had, I also used my marriage to get someone to help bring you back from Keman alive."Thomas' pupils constricted at her words. He turned to look at her. She continued, "Someone has been hoping that I'll cut off all contact with Xavier and Yasmine's father from now on. He only agreed to help get you back alive if I were to get married within a month."She sounded casual and nonchalant as she said, "That's why I've agreed to Nathaniel's proposal. We're going to have an engagement party soon."Thomas pursed his lips. This wasn't something he'd expected. He didn't even know who Xavier and Yasmine's father was. It was a question he'd always been curious about—he even thought it was Ned, who was Angeline's ex-husband.But the one ti