Chapter 247

"Zoey, I was wrong. I'm not worthy of being your mother. Ever since you were three years old, I've either physically disciplined you or scolded you every day. I even made you kneel to eat. I failed to consider the fact that you were a child who had just lost her mother. "Tonight, I'll apologize to you and kneel until dawn for your forgiveness," Mabel cried. Suddenly, Zoey burst into tears and threw herself into Cyrus's arms. Then, she began crying loudly. Cyrus held Zoey in his arms, offering her his silent support as he gently stroked her back. He wanted her to release all her pent-up emotions. In truth, Zoey wasn't moved by Mabel's act. She felt no sympathy for Mabel. All she felt was a deep-seated rage that had finally boiled over. In the past, Zoey had accepted Mabel's insults and believed that she'd deserved them. She wouldn't even argue if someone had called her a cursed beauty or a jinx. It didn't matter that she was the campus beauty in Jorsproburgh. After all, it ma