I Refuse to Divorce novel (Zoe and Mason) novel Chapter 112

Mason looked at his phone and smiled.

Nothing could escape from him.

If he wanted Zoe, then she would be his!

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Zoe hung up the phone and exited the kitchen. Mia read her expression and asked, “Are you and Mason fighting again?”

She shook her head and told her stepmother the truth. “We had a rough patch a few days ago, but he came home last night and acted completely different. I can’t read him, Mia.”

Upon hearing that, Mia went back to her bedroom and came out with a ticket. Touching Zoe affectionately, she flashed her a faint smile.

“This is an exhibition that displays your late mother’s artworks. Give it a visit to clear your head, Zoe. Come back for dinner. I’ll save some pizza for you.”

An exhibition of her late mother’s artworks?

Zoe took the ticket and fiddled with it. Her mother was a Kirk. Her talents shook Jovopolis when she was young. However, just as she hit her prime, she passed away. Hundreds of her artworks were distributed on the market, each of them valued between four million to eight million dollars.

Mia could tell she wanted to go. So, she gave her a push.

“Go on, go. It’ll help clear up your mind.”

“Okay,” Zoe responded. Mia was right. She was feeling confused and she missed her mom.

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The exhibition was held in Brookesville’s most famous art gallery. If any of the customers liked one of the artworks, they just had to talk to the curator to purchase it.

Zoe took in each of her late mother’s artworks. One of them, “Crabapple in the Rain,” was her favorite. There was no way she could afford it.

She might have gotten some money from selling the family villa, but she was saving it for her dad and Mia. Mason gave her an allowance, but she’d rather leave it alone. It’d have to wait until she got the dividend at the end of the year.

She loved the painting so much she stood there for a long time. Then, she heard a familiar voice from behind her.

He stopped abruptly.

They had grown up in the same circle. There were some things about Mason that Zoe didn’t know, but both he and Leslie were aware of them.

She continued, “I appreciate that you love me, but I have to turn you down.”

With that, she turned around and left.

Gregory stood where he was. Her slender back remained upright and eventually got lost in the crowd as she left.

He couldn’t even tell if Zoe still had feelings for Mason.