Chapter 248

Phoebe hesitated for a moment. Even though she was feeling completely defeated, it was still incredibly challenging for her to submit to someone whom she had always considered worthless. Not to mention, there was also Zoey, whom she'd been bullying since they were kids. Phoebe had been eagerly wanting to marry William because Cyrus' growing success had happened too suddenly. And if Phoebe wanted to continue to crush Zoey under her foot, then marrying into the Lynches could help her do that. However, at this moment, she was the one who was going to be forever crushed under Zoey's foot, as would Mabel, Felix, and Howard. How could she willingly accept such a fate? Phoebe had repeatedly tried to attack Cyrus. And now that she'd poisoned herself, why would Cyrus come to her rescue? But what else could she do? She was truly terrified of dying. So, she said, "I was deceived by William." But Cyrus replied, "You're far from stupid. Couldn't you see that William was constantly pul