Lina was more experienced and cunny than Zoe.
She loved Bright so much. How could she leave the worst side in his heart? She couldn't let him think
that she was a jesuitical and cruel woman who could ignore a child.
Someone had to take the blame, and Zoe was the right person to do it.
Besides, Zoe was the one who pushed Doris down, so there was nothing wrong with her standing up
and admitting it. She only helped Zoe with the idea of leaving Doris instead of sending her to the
doctor. She could dodge the blame, but it would more or less affect her impression in Bright's mind.
After Doris fainted, Doris did not know that Lina asked Zoe to leave together and did not call the
ambulance.
And even if we did confront Doris, she would only point to Zoe and push her, not her.
So, she didn't have a guilty conscience.
Bright left Lina and Zoe in custody at the villa for five days. This was the limit for Lina, who had never
been confined to a house for so many days.
If she kept staying in this house, she would be driven crazy. She had asked Zoe to ask for Bright from
the men in black before, but the answer she got was that he was busy and unavailable, and he would
come to see them when he was free.
Lina knew that Bright was holding them up to make her nervous, and that it would be better for him to
negotiate when their anxiety was at a peak.
She kept taking deep breaths, calming herself down, eating, sleeping, and exercising.
Two more days passed, and it was already the seventh day. Zoe felt very desperate. She would be
more impetuous if she had not experienced these things when she was young.
"Lina, it's been a week, and Brother hasn't come. Is he going to keep us here forever?" Zoe looked at
Lina, who was doing simple exercises, and was very upset.
"Well, don't think about him. If he doesn't come, then don't come here. We have drinks, food and
servants to serve for us. We just can't get out of this house, and can't communicate with the outside
world. We should keep our good mood." Lina was doing exercises.
"I don't want to be locked up here. I want to go home. I want to go back to school..." Zoe was so upset
that she couldn't feel relaxed.
She took a few steps toward the curved door of the living room. "Go tell my brother that I want to talk to
him."
As soon as Zoe finishes her words, she heard the door was opening in the hallway and saw a
handsome man walk in.
"So, you finally have something to say?" Bright was dressed in casual clothes today. He looked more
handsome and charming when he took off his suit and shoes.
He didn't come alone, but with Doris. After a week's recuperation, the wound on Doris's forehead was
much better. The wound had already formed a scab, but she needed a band-aid to cover the wound.
"Brother... brother." When Zoe saw Bright, she was afraid.
Bright took a few steps closer and she stepped back.
Bright carried Doris over her into the living room and sat down.
Lina got up from her yoga mat, picked up the towel and wiped the sweat off her face and neck.
She ignored Bright and turned to go upstairs.
Zoe was sitting alone on the sofa and feeling stressed in front of Bright, her fingers clasped together.
"Didn't you want to tell me something? Go ahead." Bright looked at Zoe who lowered her eyes. "Maybe
I'll ask Doris to explain what happened."
"Brother... I did it, but I didn't mean to, I was careless." Zoe could not resist the pressure anymore and
said, "She came up to drag me. I didn't want her to touch me, so I pushed her away. I really didn't mean
it. You have to believe that."
"And... And I shouldn't have lied to you, but I was too scared to tell the truth because I was afraid you
would hit me. I'm sorry."
"It's not me who you should apologize." Bright's hands rested on Doris's thin shoulders.
Zoe glanced at Doris and felt embarrassed to apologize to a child. Besides, Doris was younger than
her. She wasn't willing to lower her dignity."
"How? You don't want to?" Bright curled his thin lips and his voice was cold. "Indeed, apology is too
light for you!"
Bright's tone was not too strong, but it was very powerful. His words were like nails, which made Zoe
tremble.
"Zoe, don't you realize how serious you've caused? Even if you didn't mean to do it, you did push Doris
to the coffee table, and she passed out and bled so much, didn't you see it? Why didn't you call
ambulance, but ran away? Even if you didn't call ambulance, you can come and tell me!"
"I might have been angry, but never as angry and desperate as I am now! You don't give a damn about
a person's life! You just made such a hasty and cold-blooded decision for your selfish gain! You let me
down, Zoe!"
"Though you are a hot-tempered girl, you have never been so cold-blooded! What you have done this
time really made me disappointed! So I can't forgive you! You must be punished for what you have
done!"
"No, brother, I really realize that I was wrong. Don't do that to me." Zoe was scared by Bright, and she
was distraught.
"Otherwise, you'll never grow up to know why you are wrong." Bright was more painful, "Are you going
to the police station by yourself or shall I take you there?"
"Brother, please, don't send me to the police station." Zoe knelt in front of Bright, tears uncontrollably
rolling down her face, "Brother, I didn't mean to do it. Can't you forgive me for once?"
Bright did not speak. Zoe saw that he was indifferent and then looked at Doris beside him.
This was her last hope. She was so anxious that she grabbed Doris's hand and said, "Doris, I'm sorry.
It's my fault. I shouldn't have pushed you. Can you forgive me this time? Will you beg your father for
me?"
Doris looked at Zoe, who was crying hard, and looked at Bright again. She was about to say
something, but Bright said, "This is between adults. Doris, sit there quietly."
"Send Miss Hill away." At Bright's command, the men in black appeared.
Zoe felt a sense of despair, "Brother, do you have to do so?"
"Does this concern only you?" Bright asked her.
Zoe pressed her lips together. "It was me who pushed Doris..."
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