Ruth Hale was stunned by this slap.
Zoe Quinn was flustered and covered her cheek while crying out, "Mom!"
Sean Lockwood, who was coming over, heard the commotion inside and rushed in forcefully.
He immediately saw Zoe Quinn crying sorrowfully, and hurried over to ask, "Zoe, what's wrong?"
"I'm okay."
With Sean Lockwood's arrival, Zoe Quinn immediately felt reassured. She said she was fine, her eyes filled with tears, looking at him with great grievance.
"Mom didn't mean to."
With one sentence, Claire Sullivan became the villain.
Sean Lockwood turned his head coldly towards Claire Sullivan, "Zoe sees you as her real mother, how could you hit her so harshly?"
Facing Sean Lockwood's questioning, Claire Sullivan suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu. She was stunned for a moment before letting out a bitter laugh.
When Serena Sullivan and Zoe Quinn quarreled, wasn't Zoe Quinn just like this, looking aggrieved and trying to appease, which made her believe Serena was the bully.
