Chapter 76
Chapter 76
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Zoya coldly raised her eyes and looked at him. “I saved you back then, but I can’t scold you?
“Nicolas, if I hadn’t saved you back then, do you think you’d still be here talking to me?”
She thought, ‘Perhaps you would have already died long ago!’
Nicolas’s expression shifted slightly. “Where did you find out about me falling into the river and getting injured?
“Are you saying this deliberately to make me misunderstand that you’re my savior?”
Zoya was stunned, never expecting Nicolas to say such a thing.
It turned out that even more despicable than being ungrateful was that he never intended to acknowledge her act of kindness.
From the moment she recognized him as the young man she rescued from the river, she never thought of using this kindness for recompense. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have kept silent about it all these years.
If not for what happened at the airport, which angered her so much, she might never have brought it up.
But now, from Nicolas’s perspective, she was deliberately misleading him.
“So, you think I’m making things up?” Zoya was so angry she laughed.
Nicolas frowned. “Isn’t that right? The person who saved me clearly wasn’t you. By saying that, you simply wanted to make me feel guilty and uncomfortable!”
Zoya gazed steadily at him. In his eyes, there was clear anticipation, hoping she would nod and admit his words were right.
She thought, ‘I never thought such a ridiculous thing would happen to me.
She asked, “Nicolas, do you really not want your savior to be me?”
A hint of embarrassment flashed across his face. “I just want to clarify this matter.”
“Clarify?” Zoya sneered. “How do you intend to clarify? Do you want me to say I was talking nonsense, that I never saved your life?
“So that you can leave our three-year marriage with no guilt, is that it?”
His expression faltered. She said coldly, “Unfortunately, I never thought of wanting your guilt, Nicolas. Now, your guilt is worthless to me!”
A sharp pain shot through his chest. Nicolas felt Zoya’s voice at that moment was exceptionally grating.
He thought, ‘She once was so tender with me. Her family members have died or gone missing, and I became her only support.
‘So why is she looking at me so coldly now, as if I am a stranger to her?’
“Is that so? My guilt is worthless to you?” A surge of anger he couldn’t comprehend swelled within him.
He said, “Since that’s the case, why would you tell such a ridiculous lie? Zoya, the one who saved me was Jasmine. Do you think saying those few words will make me believe you saved me?”
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“What?” Zoya froze.
She thought. What’s going on?
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I was clearly the one who saved him in the river back then. What does it have to do with Jasmine?’
“I came to ask you today because I just hoped you would tell the truth. I didn’t want you to even exploit this matter!” Nicolas said.
“You’re saying Jasmine is the one who saved you?” Zoya asked, narrowing her eyes.
“Yes!” Nicolas said, “You didn’t expect me to actually know who my savior is this whole time, right? So, stop telling me those ridiculous lies!”
Zoya thought, ‘Ridiculous?’
She suddenly burst out laughing, “Nicolas, you are truly ridiculous!
In the past, she risked her life to desperately save him from the surging river, but now, he was convinced that Jasmine was his savior.
A voice suddenly rang out, “Of course, you are the ridiculous one. Zoya, I can’t believe you’d even impersonate someone else’s savior. How shameless!”
Zoya turned her head to look, seeing Daphne walk to the balcony, accompanied by Jasmine.
At this moment, Jasmine’s cheeks were still red and swollen, indicating that the two slaps Wren just delivered were definitely forceful.
Zoya ignored Daphne, her gaze fixed on Jasmine. “So, you told Nicolas that you were the one who saved him from the river back then?”
Jasmine was prepared. From the moment she decided to accompany Nicolas to Marabotara, she knew Nicolas would definitely seek clarification from Zoya, and that she would inevitably face this situation.
Jasmine said, “I didn’t say it. Nicolas and others saw it with their own eyes.
“I saved Nicolas back then, accompanied him in the ambulance to the hospital, and visited him multiple times while he was undergoing treatment at the hospital!”
The latter half of that statement was true, so Jasmine said it without a hint of guilt.
Zoya stared at Jasmine. “What I’m asking is, were you the one who saved Nicolas from the river back then?”
The sharp gaze made Jasmine’s heart skip a beat, as if she were suppressed by her imposing presence.
“Are you trying to say you were the one who saved him?” Daphne retorted.
I’m asking Jasmine, What does it have to do with you?” Zoya said coldly.
Daphne replied, “Why wouldn’t it concern me? Jasmine is like a cousin to me. Of course, I have to speak up for her.”
“Cousin?” Zoya was surprised.
“Jasmine’s mother’s maiden name is Lucero!” Daphne stated.
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Strictly speaking. Zoya and Jasmine were related.
Zoya truly hadn’t expected this connection between her and Jasmine.
Daphne looked at Zoya with disdain. She had just learned from Jasmine that Zoya was divorced.
She thought, ‘If she is divorced, she is even less worthy of Wren!”
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Daphne sneered, “You must regret the divorce, which is why you’re fabricating this to try to salvage your marriage.
“Too bad your ex-husband already knows you’re lying. You’re not his savior!”
Jasmine also chimed in, “Zoya, you and Nicolas are already divorced, so why resort to such tactics?
“Do you believe if Nicolas thinks you’re his savior, he’ll reconcile with you and fully compensate you?”
Facing the ridicule and slander from them, Zoya coldly looked at Nicolas. “So, you believe that Jasmine was your savior!”
Nicolas’s eyes flickered with hesitation, but upon seeing Jasmine’s expectant gaze, he still stated, “I believe Jasmine.”
When he woke up back then, Jasmine was by his bedside. Everyone said Jasmine rode the ambulance to take him to the hospital.
He felt that this evidence clearly proved that Jasmine was his savior.
Therefore, he felt that the only conclusion was that Zoya was lying.
Zoya was not surprised by Nicolas’s answer. After all, he had always chosen Jasmine over her whenever he had to pick one.
Nicolas, do you really think Jasmine has the ability to save you from the raging river?” Zoya demanded sharply.

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