Lara:
In the past few hours, I had carefully brought my plan to completion. I had tried with full attention to convince Zoe that I meant well for her.
Iris ruined the entire sequence when she brought up the topic in front of her husband and Zoe's brother at the dinner table.
My mood was already spoiled.
My eyes stayed on Zoe. I wanted her to snap at Iris in front of her brother. I wanted her to say, 'Stay out of my matter.'
I had explained to her so many times not to listen to anyone else and to rely directly on me.
I could not openly speak against Iris. I felt Zoe was walking on a thin line between right and wrong. She had started to understand good deeds and bad deeds, little by little.
That meant I had to handle her very carefully now.
As for her mother, that foolish woman was completely under my control. She believed I adored her. She thought that if I replaced Iris in her life, she would rule this mansion forever.
