Episode 3

“Come here” he sighed and said with a low voice.

She obediently went and sat next to him. He had

already prepared a towel as he knew that she would get wet. Richard dried her hair as silence filled the

room. She silently enjoyed how he dried her hair. She always did.

“Zoe” he called her with his husky warm voice.

Zoey was playing a game on her phone. She lifted her

head and looked at him.

“I’m getting engaged!”

Suddenly she dropped her phone. She felt numb as a thousand thrones pricked her heart at once. She

couldn’t believe what she was hearing. Hardin bent down to take her phone and kept it at the table.

“You know her. She is the new director of Jiang Enterprises. Anne Jiang. She had come here many times.

Don’t you remember her?”

Isn’t that a business marriage? Why? Why does uncle suddenly want to get

engaged? Tears rolled down her cheeks darkening her light blue dress.

“Zoe” he called her as she was in a daze.

“WHY?”. It was all she could utter through her uneven breath. He turned to look at her only to find her

teary eyes.

“Why are you crying Zoe?” he worriedly extended his hand to touch her face and suddenly she shoved

away his hand.

“Why do you want to get engaged now?” her voice raised a bit as she tried hard to not cry.

“Is that even a question? I will have to get engaged with someone sooner or later. You are a child Zoe,

you won’t understand”. He said with a calm voice and his very calmness made her furious.

Suddenly she

stood up from the sofa and shouted, “CHILD! Open your eyes and see, I’m not a child anymore. I’m 23

already”.

He stood there without even blinking as he had never seen Zoe like this. Why is she behaving

like this? She was always gentle and calm. There must be something going on.

She continued, “Uncle, what have I been in your heart all these years…a child of your dead brother… a

little niece who doesn't have anyone… or am I just an obligation you have to carry out”. Her voice broke

as she said that and Hardin didn’t know how to react. They stood there like that for minutes. Neither he

spoke nor he looked into her eyes and his silence made her heart broken. Does he not care about me at

all?

“Go and sleep now,” he said coldly without looking at her face.

“I don’t want to see you anymore. I hate you”. Zoe covered her mouth and ran to her room. She couldn’t

control her tears hearing his response. It made her even more angry and sad.

“Zoe, wait, listen to me”. Hardin ran behind her and before he could grab her hands, she slammed the

door on his face and locked it. She slumped down onto the ground. She was completely broken. She

didn’t want Hardin to see her like this. She knew her love for him was wrong but she couldn’t help

herself.

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