Chapter 22
‘Does he see through my disguise? But when? Zoe’s first reaction was panic, but then she noticed Shawn’s curious look
Zoe lowered her gaze a bit and used her hand to tuck a loose strand of hair behind her ear.
you have a
In a shy but steady voice, she said, “I don’t get what you are talking about, Mr. Ludwig What prey! Falling into traps? Or do you thing for me?”
“If that’s the case, then whatever you want, I’ll do it gladly”
As she talked, she stuck out a finger and did something most women wouldn’t even dream of. She drew a playful circle on
Shawn’s face darkened right away.
Zoe saw a flicker of disappointment in his eyes. Just like she thought, he was just testing her.
Or maybe, ever since she’d tried to kill him during that shooting class–and failed–he’d started to suspect her.
Shawn’s chest.
Given all the times Shawn had tested her and the fact that he was a cautious guy, she knew he got suspicious. There was no way she could catch him off guard and kill him.
Zoe’s bright eyes sparkled. She had no choice but to scrap the plan she’d been working on for tonight,
She pulled out her phone, glanced at it, and made up a quick excuse to leave. “Oh no, it’s so late. I had a meeting with a professor at seven, and there’s only ten minutes left. Guess I won’t get your advice tonight, Mr. Ludwig.”
Tll come back some other time, Zoe said. Then she turned to go. But right before she left, she suddenly reached out her delicate fingers and lightly brushed them against Shawn’s Adam’s apple.
She moved so fast he couldn’t even raise his hand to stop her. Shawn felt a little tingle spread through his whole body.
The next second, his sharp eyes, like a hawk’s, locked onto her fiercely.
Zue timed it perfectly, a sly smile spreading across her red lips. She shifted a bit, ready for a dramatic exit. And just like that, she ran into Eunice, who’d just walked out of the banquet hall with a bunch of Jelonsburg’s high–society girls.
Not long ago. Eunice had heard some big news–Shawn was in the garden. As soon as she heard, she rushed over with the wealthy socialites, eager to see him
She had never thought she’d stumble on this. Zoe was openly and shanielessly flirting with Shawn. Everyone saw it–Zoe’s hand brushing Shawn’s Adam’s apple.
Eunice felt like her heart was on fire, full of frustration and anger. She cursed inwardly, Zoe, you’re just a loser from the a small village. How dare you try to steal Shawn from mei
e everything I like!
I know she all too well. The moment she steps into the Evans family, she is bound to try and take
She even seduced Mr. Ludwig! How shameless! Mr. Ludwig is the biggest deal in the social circle. And that country bumpkin who’d just come back thought she can stand out just because Ms. Yoder gave her a little nod? Totally ridiculous!
Dared to hit on Mr. Ludwig Does she really think she is good enoughi
“Whoa. Zoe!” Eunice sudijerly slapped a hand over her mouth and gasped, her voice oozing fake shock. I was looking all over the banquet hall for you, but rouldn’t find you
“I thought you’d gone somewhere else. Never expected you to bring Mr. Ludwig here and and act like that.
knone you few up.
untry. Zor, and didn’t learn any manners. But this is too much. Your behavior’s so rude. You’re acting like
Those wands were so convincing that the group of girls next to Eunice, who were all tag fans of Shawn, finally paid attention. To them, Shawn was like a noble eagle in the sky far off and amazing, not to be messed with
The
ifurught of as a poed was actually being stolen by for, that shameless country gui
veryone mad right away
So, all the girls started yelling at Zor
ang dirty tricks, relying on
Chapter 22
“Zoe, have you no shame! How dare you try to flirt with Mr. Ludwig?”
“Have you even looked in the mirror? Do you really think someone like you could ever have him? Shameless!
“Mr. Ludwig is like a cloud in the sky, way out of your league. I suggest you back off now, or I’ll use my family’s power to get rid
The girls had never been so united. all their anger aimed at Zoe. But even then, Eunice wasn’t happy with just that,
of your
At that moment, she stepped forward, pretending to nicely explain things to Shawn. But really, she wanted to make Zoe look bad and get Shawn to notice her.
“Mr. Ludwig, Zor, well, even though she just came back from the country, she’s always been like this. 1 heard from her adoptive parents she’s been this way since she was little. If she does anything rude, please don’t take it personally.”
As she talked. Eunice looked down a bit, her face all shy and innocent.
Eunice and the other girls were ganging up on Zoc. Zoe, with her arms crossed, thought they were pretty smart their timing.
Especially Eunice’s earlier comments, which really misled Shawn–making him think Zoe was just a simple country girl, nothing to do with the international mercenary Firefox
At a key moment. Eunice turned out to be kind of useful. That made Zoe a little happy.
Out of the corner of her eye. Zoe saw that the doubt in Shawn’s eyes was mostly gone.
That made Zoe smile a bit. She blinked her big, innocent eyes and said, “It was Mr. Ludwig who took my invitation and came here to see
me
In other words, she was straight–up challenging the whole debutante group. Even with all their money and privilege, none of them could get Shawn’s attention. But he treated Zoe differently and agreed to her invite.
As soon as she said that, Eunice and the other girls‘ faces changed right away. Eunice seethed, “You!”
A rich young lady, in a pure white evening gown and a huge diamond on her finger, pointed angrily at Zoe and started yelling at her in a sharp, mean voice.
don’t you forget where you came from–a
a pigsty in the country. Someone like you in’t even worth Mr. Ludwig’s little toe! You-
But before she could finish, she got cut off “That’s enough” A deep, attractive male voice, sharp and commanding, stopped her.
For some reason, when Shawn heard people insult Zoe, he got really annoyed. His thin lips parted a bit, and his cold, piercing voice seemed to fill the whole room.
He stood up for Zoe, saying. ‘She’s right. I did agree to meet her.”
As soon as he finished, all the young ladies there, including Eunice, were totally shocked. Everyone was stunned.
What got them wasn’t that Shawn agreed to meet Zoe–it was that Shawn actually defended a wonUIN.
