Love and Devotion No Longer His to Claim (Angela and Dexter)

Zayn collapsed to the ground, his entire being radiating disbelief. He looked as if he were about to be crushed by this sudden blow.

How could this happen? Why did it happen?

"Zayn, we shouldn't be together anymore. I can't change your parents' mindset. Besides, you already have a fiancée, and our child is gone..."

Mia wiped away her tears, looking utterly shattered. Anyone who saw her would pity her.

Zayn's face turned pale in an instant. He abruptly stood up and grasped Mia's hand. "Don't say that. Please don't. I won't marry anyone else, and I won't be engaged to anyone else. You are my one and only-"

"One and only? She killed your child, you fool! And you're still begging her to stay? For what?" At that moment, Florence's furious voice rang out from outside the hospital room.

Both Zayn and Mia froze. Mia's expression became even more troubled, and her eyes brimmed with unshed tears.

"Wait for me here," Zayn said with a smile. "I'll be right back."

As soon as he stepped out, the sorrow on Mia's face vanished completely.

Meanwhile, Zayn and Florence broke into a fierce argument, almost to the point of cutting ties.

Florence furiously scolded Zayn for being irrational and obsessing over a woman who was unworthy and so incapable that she couldn't even keep her baby.

Zayn, however, retaliated without hesitation, berating Florence for transferring Mia's assets without permission and getting Riley to provoke Mia, causing them to lose the baby. He blamed Florence for Mia's decision to leave him. In fact, he blamed all his misery on her.

Everyone in the hospital was shocked. The fight lasted for over half an hour, and Florence ended up fainting from rage.

When Riley arrived and attempted to reprimand Zayn for being a bad son, he also gave her a piece of his mind.

Watching their heated dispute through the surveillance footage, Angela was stunned. She had never expected to see Zayn, the obedient son, so reckless and defiant.

Closing her tablet, Angela turned to Mia. "Do you feel better now?"

Mia gave her a faint smile. "Whether I feel better or not doesn't really matter. I can't break up with him just yet. If I do, his mother will go all out against me, and I won't be able to handle it.

"For now, it's best to let him stand in front of me and take the hits. Besides, I need to use his network to strengthen my influence as soon as possible."

At this moment, the lingering air of weakness around Mia seemed to have disappeared. She now understood her strengths and weaknesses, as well as what she needed. This was already the best possible change anyone could ask for.

Angela nodded approvingly. "Not bad. As long as you know what to do."

Mia suddenly asked, "What about you?"

Angela was caught off guard. "What about me? I'm doing just fine."

Mia smiled enigmatically, as if to say Angela's situation was the textbook case of how an outsider always had clarity, whereas one would be clueless if one was in the thick of it.

"I'm talking about you and Dexter. What exactly is going on between you two? Even as an outsider, I can tell he's deeply in love with you.

"And you don't dislike him either. So, are you not planning to take the next step?" Mia asked softly, her gaze sharp and insightful as she looked straight into Angela's eyes.

"What feelings? I have no feelings for him. You're overthinking things."noveldrama

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"Nonsense." Taking Angela's hand, Mia said in a gentle voice, "You know how he feels about you. If you truly didn't have feelings for him, would you still let him treat you so well and allow him to go to such lengths for you? Angela, you're not a manipulative woman."

Angela was speechless.