Chapter 108
“What? Are you going to hit me again?” Zinnia arched a brow. Her crystal–clear eyes shone with an almost unnatural clarity and an even more unnatural coldness. She deliberately stressed the word “hit.”
Maelis choked. Her anger stuck in her throat, so she couldn’t get a word out.
“Mom.” Yosef watched as Maelis still pinned the blame on Zinnia. He felt a throbbing pain in his temples.
He wondered, ‘How did things get this bad? It’s obviou
Maelis’s eyes still blazed with undiminished fury as
Suddenly, Maelis’s gaze was drawn to another figure
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at fault this time, so why is Mom still blaming Zinnia?‘
“Now isn’t this fierce, Mrs. Shaw? Yet just a moment ago,
Maelis asked, “Mr. Perkins, must you be so aggressive?”
at Zinnia.
into view.
Estere about to slap Zinnia. Didn’t think you were being fierce then?” Yannis sneered.
Maelis was seething with anger. With Yannis butting in, she momentarily forgot about his status and shot him a furious glare.
She thought, ‘He’s so insufferable. Just as the rumors say, he’s really arrogant, overbearing, and sharp–tongued. So what if he comes from a powerful family? He’s still impossible to stand. Otherwise, why would Mr. James Perkins have thrown him out of the country?!
Yannis smirked. “So now I’m being aggressive? Well, Mrs. Shaw, since you’ve labeled me as such, wouldn’t I be doing you a disservice if I didn’t live up to bethis glorious reputation you’ve bestowed upon me?
“Mrs. Shaw, since you’re so eager, I suppose I can grace you with a few more words.”
Yannis slipped one hand into his pocket. A faint smile played on his handsome face, but hi
stayed cold.
“Mr. Perkins, my mom didn’t mean that,” interjected Yosef.
Yosef watched as Yannis stepped into the fray and realized this situation wouldn’t be resolved anytime soon.
Though Yosef was older than Yannis, the prestige of the Perkins family and Yannis’s status meant Yosef still had to address Yannis respectfully as “Mr.
Perkins“.
Yosef thought, ‘We still haven’t secured the deal with the Perkins Group. After today’s mess, who knows if there’s any hope left for this partnership?‘
Yosef glanced at Zinnia standing beside Yannis and was surprised to realize she had managed to connect with him.
It dawned on Yosef that he had never truly paid attention to this younger sister of his.
Yannis asked, “Since when does your word decide what she meant?”
When Yannis was in one of his moods, he didn’t care about anyone’s reputation.
He had heard from Jackson that the Shaw family didn’t treat Zinnia well, but he had never imagined they would be so reckless.
Yannis thought, ‘Zinnia stayed with the Shaw family for two months. She must have suffered a lot.‘
As Yannis thought about how much Zinnia had endured, he felt uncomfortable.
He thought, ‘What a sweet little girl she is, yet the Shaw family shows such monstrous behavior. They even resorted to violence today. If I’d arrived a moment later, that slap would have landed right on her delicate little face.’
The more Yannis thought about it, the angrier he became. He couldn’t allow anyone to bully the miracle doctor who had helped him.
Chapter 108
Baldés, Jackson specifically asked him to look after Zinnia. After what almost happened today, Yannis felt Jackson would have to de Jackson got back.
There was no way Yannis was going to let anyone scold him. So he had to let off some steam today.
“Mrs. Shaw, between the girl standing behind you and Zinnia here, which one is actually your daughter?” Yannis arched an eyebrow at Maelis,
Maelis remained silent.
Yannis tumed to Zinnia with a smirk. “Looks like your
is disowning you, Zinnia.”
Before Zinnia could respond, Yvette reached over and pinched Yannis, warning him to stop speaking.
“I’m the one disowning them. They didn’t raise me anyway.” Zinnia frowned and retorted matter–of–factly. Her voice was filled with indifference toward the Shaw family.
Zinnia already knew what Maelis would decide. She would
ly feel it.
was boring if she heard it again today.
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