The moment I spoke, both of them froze. It wasn’t unexpected, but they were clearly anxious.


    “Zoe, we already know everything. It’s not your fault. It’s that good-for-nothing Alvin’s fault. I’ve already scolded him. I’ll make hime back and apologize to you…” Michelle said.


    Before I could get a word in, Michelle had alreadyunched into a tirade about Alvin. It was clear she was trying to prevent me from saying things they didn’t want to hear.


    Peter, on the other hand, was moreposed. He interrupted her, “Let Zoe speak.”


    Michelle tightened her grip on my hand, her eyes locked onto me, full of emotion, her gaze matching the words she didn’t


    say.


    I lowered my gaze slightly, trying not to be swayed. “Peter, Michelle, I’ve broken up with Alvin.”


    The room wentpletely still. The only movement was Michelle’s hand, gripping mine even tighter.


    “Why?” Peter’s voice was firm, full of weight.


    I knew I had to give them a reason that would make it hard for them to argue, something that would put an end to the


    conversation.


    Otherwise, they would just keep circling around it. Exining that Alvin and I weren’t right for each other wasn’t going to cut it-it wouldn’t get us anywhere.


    So, I decided to bepletely honest. “It’s because of Thea. His concern for her went way beyond what he showed me as his fiancée.”


    Michelle jerked my hand toward her, her face twisting in anger. “What did he do for that woman? Zoe, tell me, and I’ll go confront her. Why does she keep hanging around my son?”


    Peter’s face darkened. “Zoe, we don’t know the full story about what’s been going on outside. But if you tell us, we’ll back you up.”


    I thought, ‘They don’t know the full story?’ I found that hard to believe. “The rumors about them have been all over the ce. Haven’t they heard them? Didn’t they ask around?’


    Knowing Peter the way I did, I believed there was no way he didn’t know.


    Alvin might have been in charge of Dolton Group now, but it was Peter who founded thepany. He was still the chairman, even though most of the authority had shifted to Alvin.


    But when it came to important matters, Alvin always consulted with Peter. Peter was the one who truly called the shots. He acted like he didn’t care about anything, but in reality, he was the one pulling all the strings. Why? Because he knew everything.


    There was no way Peter hadn’t heard about the scandal with Thea. It was gossiping all through thepany. He was pretending not to know, waiting for me to speak up.


    Since that was the case, I just said it. “He gave Thea his secondary bank card and even let her move into the house he had nned for me. But the worst part is… she bought the bedding he likes.


    “And what really hurt me is that he’s been sneaking around behind my back, spending time with her-going to her prenatal checkups, even.”


    Jasmine was the one who told me about the checkups. Alvin was clever enough not to have Thea’s prenatal records created at Jasmine’s hospital. Instead, he took her to a high-end private hospital in Seastone.


    But what he didn’t know was that Jasmine worked as a specialist at that very hospital. On the day Alvin and I were supposed to register for our marriage, he lied, saying he had to consult Hubert to pick an auspicious time.


    He pushed back our registration so he could go with Thea to her prenatal appointment.


    Coincidentally, Jasmine had a surgery scheduled there that day and saw everything. She didn’t tell me right away, though. She thought Alvin and I had registered, and she didn’t want to add more to my te.


    Later, when I didn’t register my marriage with Alvin, Jasmine had held back from saying anything because she didn’t want to add to my pain.


    It wasn’t until today, when I came to the Dolton family, that she finally told me everything. And just like that, she gave me even more reasons to condemn that jerk Alvin.


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