Chapter 10

　　She tugged at Zoey's clothes and begged miserably. "Zoey, I know you hate me. You hurt yourself to slander me. I know you must love Jerome deeply. Even though you got pregnant with another man’s child, it must be because he neglected you. I swear to God that I love him and would never betray him." She spoke softly and was wide-eyed. 　　“Let go of me!" Zoey angrily tried to pull the hem of her dress out of Xyrille’s hand, but she held on to it tightly. 　　"Ah!" 　　Xyrille's eyes widened even more, and she fell back. Jerome saw that she was about to hit the wall behind her, and he quickly stepped forward, and held her in his arms. 　　"I..." Xyrille's forehead was in a cold sweat, and her hands covered her abdomen. "My belly hurts…our child, we must save our child..." 　　Whatever doubts he had, they were all swept away, and now he was sure Zoey was really set on hurting her former best friend. "If anything happens to Xyrille and the child, I promise you, yo