Chapter 138
He was lost in thought, pondering Zoe’s words from earlier.
The door opened, and he thought it was Zoe returning.
Without thinking, he said, “Zoe, have you ever had dreams about me?”
Lilith’s face turned pale. She couldn’t believe what she heard. Mason
almost confessed to Zoe.
The tone he used was so gentle, something he had never used on her.
There was no response at the door for a while. Mason raised his eyes
and saw Lilith.
At that moment, his eyes were filled with weariness. He leaned back, speaking softly, “Why is it you? It’s late. Go back to the ward and rest.”
Lilith felt hurt. She looked at Mason for a long time before mustering the courage to ask, “Do you really love her?”
Mason didn’t answer.
Lilith was on the verge of tears, but she put on a brave facade. “It’s okay, Mr. Mason. I’ll only be happy for you. It will be even better if
Mrs. Zoe loves you.”
Mason wasn’t interested in hearing these words from her.
He signaled for the medical staff to take Lilith away. Her mother also came over, seemingly ready to say something loudly, but looking at Mason’s expression, she swallowed her words.
The door gently closed, and the world became quiet.
Mason gently massaged his temples. At that moment, he suddenly remembered Ava’s words.
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“Mr. Mason, why not send Lilith abroad for treatment?”
He felt a sense of relief.
Just as he thought of Ava, she arrived.
She wasn’t there for a visit. Instead, she brought a folder with some confidential information on it for Mason. It contained information he had paid a hefty sum for. It was details about the Reese Hotel
incident from years ago.
Ava placed the folder down and, observing her boss’s forehead injury, couldn’t help but ask, “Did Zoe do this?”
Mason pressed his thin lips together. “Who else would have the audacity?”
Ava didn’t speak further.
She knew Mason quite well and could imagine the circumstances under which Zoe would take such drastic action against him. It was probably some trivial marital issue. She found herself no longer feeling sorry for Mason but rather a bit pleased that he was experiencing some difficulties after she had given up on him.
Mason said casually, “You can go now.”
Ava’s expression was slightly subdued as she walked out into the late night. She knew that the contents of the folder weren’t something she
was allowed to see.
Once she left, Mason opened the folder. There was a pen drive in it, which he attached to his phone. He played the video that was on it.
In a dimly lit corridor, a 20-year-old Zoe pushed open a door. Although a bit blurry, the room number 8201 was clearly visible.
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Zoe hadn’t lied.
She did go to Room 8201 that night.
As for Mason, he indeed stayed in Room 8202.
There was only one possibility. Someone had switched the room. plaques, orchestrating an intimate encounter between him and Zoe, making them appear as a married couple.
A photo fell out of the folder.
It showed an elegant woman privately dealing with the hotel manager.
Mason stared at the photo intently.
In a split second, his face turned deathly pale. Everything became
clear. It was his mother who had orchestrated that staged accident, making Zoe his wife.
He had misunderstood Zoe and neglected her for three years. He even treated her like a slut for three years. He turned such an ardent girl into what she was today.
Today, she told him about a deal. She wanted them to let each other go, parting ways without any obligation.
Zoe endured so much pain.
Yet, she easily let go.
Mason suddenly closed his eyes. His lashes trembled uncontrollably, and his facial muscles twitched beyond his control. He almost couldn’t accept this result, this reality. He couldn’t accept how he had hurt Zoe so badly, only to discover that she was innocent from the
start.
She was supposed to have a perfect life.
If she hadn’t married him, she might have soared high. When they met
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again, she would have sweetly said, “Mason, I liked you back then.”
By that time, Zoe should have grown into the woman he genuinely
liked.
