Chapter 288

Cyrus released Zoey's hand. "Honey, we need to decide what to do about Mabel and her family. I want to know what you think." Zoey smiled. She was glad that Cyrus valued her input. "Considering they were willing to use deadly poison against you for the Lynch family, the way they treated me during my childhood seems minor, doesn't it?" Cyrus countered, "Not at all. Their loyalty to the Lynch family is despicable, but it hasn't truly harmed me. I expect their petty schemes, and I'm ready for them. "What they did to you, though, that caused real damage—damage that lasted for the past 20 years." The thought visibly angered him. Mira wasn't Zoey's biological child and had a chronic illness. Yet, she was cherished and loved with a mother's boundless heart. How could anyone bear to watch a small child, just three or five years old, be punished and slapped daily? Zoey replied, "Revenge can turn people into monsters. I don't want to become that person, but I can't forgive them either. I'v