Chapter 17 What a Vicious Woman
When Thalin got rescued, she was drenched, her hair was a mess, no her makeup was a dies ter. the seas tobbing in Maya’s arms,
Maya’s anger flared up instantly, “This is too much! How could you her into the seater? I invited her here if you have issues, take them up with met
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Thalis sat on the bench, covering her face, crying pitifully, Mes. Phips, please don’t blame Zoey, I felt in by accident the dide push me.
But the look in her eyes towards Zoey was full of feat, and the seem terrified. It didn’t look
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“You’re so vicious, Just beer
ya likes Minx Fairchild.
“Look at poor Mist Fairchild-
“No wonder Maya socin 1 like you. With such a malicious heart, whoever marries you is donmed.”
“What a wicked woman!”
Everyone was talking at once, but Zoey ignored them and walked straight to Thalia, staring at her intently. “Tell me, did I post
Thalia shrank back and whispered, “No, it’s all a misunderstanding.
Maya couldn’t stand it, “Don’t be afraid, tell the truth. If someone really harmed you, I’ll stand up for you?”
“Mr. Phillips…” Thalia, moved to tears, finally nodded and answered truthfully” “Miss King, I dont know why you’re doing this toi me. I think there must be some misunderstanding between us. If we clear it up, I won’t blame you.”
“What else do you have to say? Maya stood in fr
in front of her, glaring at Zoey with disgust in her eyes. She thought Zoey was just notorious, but she didn’t expect her to be so malicious!
The crowds accusations intensified.
I told you, the truth is right in front of us. What’s the use of denying it?”
“This kind of woman is terrifying. Just to climb up to the Phillips Family and become Henry’s wife, she would even resort to murder!”
“If we had been a little later, Miss Fairchild might have been in real trouble.”
Amid the discussions, Zoey’s face remained cold as she grabbed Thalips wrist and forcefully dragged her to the fountain. In the crowd’s astonished eyes, she shoved Thalia, sending her frail body into the water with a splash, Thalia, unable to swim, strugch frantically.
Maya wanted to jump in to save her but was stopped by Zoey. Maya glared at her, “What are you doing?
The water isn’t deep, it doesn’t even reach your waist,” Zoey reminded her calmly.
Thalia’s struggling limbs gradually stiffened. Zoey stood alone by the fountain, preventing anyone from jumping in to save her.
Although it was summer, Thalia was shivering in the cold water, exhausted and unable to hold on, so she had to slowly stand up.
Miss King, why are you doing this to me?”
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Everyone glared at Zney, not Øxpecting her to dare to lay hands on
in public. This was outrageous!
resort to dirty tricks to frame me….
Zoey crossed her arms and said coldly, “Listen, I’m doin‘ this to show you that you don’t gotta reso When I deal with someone, I do it straight up, no sneaky stuff.”
Except for the gentle breeze, everything around was dead silent.
This… this was so brazen!
But… there’s something oddly impressive about it!
Maya finally closed her mouth, feeling conflicted, and forced herself
speak sternly. “No matter what, you can’t push Thalia into
the water. What did she do to tick you oll? The engagement with Helry was my call. You gonna come at me next?”
“Nah, not gonna happen, no need for that.” Zoey’s attitude was indifferent, showing she didn’t care about Maya at all.
Maya felt inexplicably annoyed. “You…”
Zoey just shrugged and looked at Thalia, “So, you coming up on your own, or should I drag you out and toss you back in?”
Thalia stared at her, wide–eyed. “Are you threatening me?”
“You said I pushed you, right? Gotta live up to your expectations,” Zoey smirked. “Relax, you won’t die. Worst case, you’ll catch cold and be miserable for a few days.*
Thalia felt a wa
a wave of helplessness. This woman was so brazen, wasn’t anyone going to stop her?
But the crowd was just as stunned. When someone didn’t care about gossip or criticism, they became unstoppable. Especially since Jesse was on Zoey’s side!
“Words are cheap. How about we c
we check the surveillance footage? Zody suggested.
Thalia shivered. “Surveillance?” No one told her there were cameras in the Phillips Family’s garden.
In the silence, Thalia quickly changed her tune, “Forget it, I already mid it wasn’t Miss King. This is all a misunderstanding.”
But now, it just made her look like a liar. Everyone who had just beer bashing Zoey felt a bit foolish
Thalia fled in embarrassment. Maya, seeing Thalia’s insincerity, was still more disgusted by Zoey’s behavior. “Even so, I won’t agree to you being with Henry.”
Zoey hadn’t cared about the engagement, but hearing this, she couldn’t help but smile. An idea popped into her head, “Henry,” she
called out.
Henry looked up, his eyes meeting her beautiful face. “What?”
“Do you want this engagement?”
“I do,” Henry sald–without hesitation.
Zory glanced at Jesse, who spoke up before she could ask. “I fully support it. I want Zoey to be my granddaughter–in–law. No one
“Dad! Henry, you guys are too much!”
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Ignoring Maya’s furious face, Zoey said firmly, “Alright, then this engagement is happening
Jesse was pleased. The preparations for the engagement party the next day became even
even more
enthusiastle.
Zoey’s blatant defiance mode Maya furious. “I will never agree! If you dare to come tomorrow, don’t blame me for being rude!”
Zoey smiled slightly. Tll be there. She walked away gracefully.
Maya was so angry she was practically hopping mad. “Alright, alright This girl is deliberately provoking me. Just wait, I’ll make you pay! She pulled out her phone to call for backup.
After leaving the Phillips Family, Zoey got a message from Joshua.
Joshua: [Boss, the meeting with Master One is set for three days lati at Brewtopia Cafe. Do you want to participate in the Grandmaster’s Gambit Invitational the day after tonsorrow?)
The Grandmaster’s Gambit Invitational was an annual chess tournament in Novaria,
Zoey initially gained recognition in these tournaments. Despite her global fame later on, she always held a special place in her heart for the Grandmaster’s Gambit Invitational.
Zoey: [Yes]
Joshua: [OK]
Zoey was driving smoothly, enjoying the breeze, but she sensed danger and stopped.
In the rearview mirror, she saw three SUVs following her at a steady pace.
She turned onto a side ramp. The SUVs followed.
Zoey was debating whether to stop and confront them or just ignore them, but the people behind her clearly didn’t want to give her time to think.
One of the SUVs suddenly sped up, swerving to block her white car’s path.
Zoey smirked, driving her car without slowing down, almost crashing into the SUV’s rear. At the last second, she stopped!
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