Chapter 94

The voices of Zane's relatives were laced with mockery and malice. I kept my head down and listened in silence. My task that night was to endure their humiliations until Zane was satisfied. "Don't talk about Ari like that." Isaac suddenly stepped in to defend me. "Everyone goes through tough times. She had her reasons for not coming to our home back then. "You can't just assume she looked down on you because of it, and you shouldn't hate her for it. While it is true her family went bankrupt, she hasn't done anything wrong or harmed you, has she?" "Oh, Isaac. When she was married to Zane, she always bossed him around. Why are you still defending her? Do you still have feelings for her?" "Yeah, exactly! Everyone knows she's divorced from Zane. Isaac, you don't want a used woman, do you?" "Shut up! What nonsense are you talking about?" Lucy interjected sharply. "Isaac is going to marry a well-bred lady, not someone like her. He's just pitying her." Isaac opened his mouth to say som