Chapter 520
When Bette was leaving the detention center, she bumped into Zane at the entrance.
Zane hurried over to her, looking humble and apologetic.
He said, “Ms. Blanchard, Zara got mixed up because of her mom, that’s why she made such a big mistake.
I can’t reach Mr. Zamora, so I had no choice but to come to you. Please, I’m begging you, could you talk to Mr. Zamora for Zara and ask him to give her a break?”
Bette fixed her gaze on Zane, her voice flat and emotionless.
Zane.
You’ve worked for the Zamora family for years. You know just what kind of man Daron is.
He’s already shown them more mercy than they deserve.
You’ve been with Hayley and Zara long enough to see for yourself all they’ve done. If remorse was ever in their hearts, they vouldn’t have ended up here.”
Lane lowered his head, unable to meet her
eyes.
Bette walked past him, her voice cold and distant.
he said, “I heard you’ve got a wife and kids now, looks like things are going well for you at home.
So why get yourself tangled up in all this mess? If your wife and kids ever found out about all that stuff between you and Hayley, your whole house would be turned upside down.”
Lane took a deep breath, mustering up the courage to look at Bette.
le said, “Ms. Blanchard, I know Hayley and Zara have put you through a lot these past few years.
But Zara’s not a bad person at heart. She…”
lette’s brow furrowed as she interrupted him.
he said, “Sorry, but I honestly don’t see any trace of kindness in her.
Instead of pleading with me, you’d be better off getting Zara a decent lawyer. That might actually help.”
With that, Bette turned and walked away.
Cane stood there, rubbing his temples in frustration.
He’d warned Hayley and Zara time and again to quit while they were ahead.
If they’d listened, things wouldn’t have spiraled out of control like this.
But no matter what, Zara was his daughter.
Back then, he could barely scrape by, so he had no choice but to send her off to an orphanage.
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All these years, guilt had gnawed at him.
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Even though Zara refused to see him as her dad, Zane still felt he had to step up and be a father to her, especially now.
After Hayley lost contact with Zara, she caught the news back in Vrufield and was stunned to learn that Zara had been busted for faking evidence.
She instantly called Zane, insisting he had to bail Zara out no matter what.
But Zane had already pulled every string he could, and still couldn’t get Zara released.
Zara had faked evidence with the whole internet watching, and the proof was rock solid.
All they could do now was hire a lawyer and hope to get her sentence reduced.
But if Daron decided to press charges for stealing company secrets on top of that, Zara could be looking at a long stretch behind bars.
Zane was at his wits’ end. He had no idea what else to do.
ust recently, his wife found out about what had been going on between him and Hayley.
Because he’d been Hayley’s driver for so many years, she started suspecting there was something more between them. So he packed up their kid and went straight back to her mom’s place.
Zane was completely overwhelmed. No matter what he tried, nothing worked.
He said, “Hayley, you should come back to Vrufield.”
You looked after Daron all those years. If you just plead with him, I’m sure he’ll let Zara off the hook.”
Hayley took a deep breath, her face showing a hint of distress and humiliation.
ronically, it was exactly because she had raised Daron for years that she found herself unable to ask him to go easy on Zara
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Seeing her silence, Zane pressed on. “Hayley, it’s not like you haven’t buttered up Daron before. Back then, you were always iptoeing around him, just trying to stay on his good side,
Now, for Zara’s sake, can’t you just…”
Hayley cut Zane off, not letting him finish. “You have no idea. You don’t know a damn thing.”
All these years, even though she’d been careful to please Daron, she always held onto the leverage of her past kindness, acting like he owed her something.
But now, the fact that she’d sold off Wenshu Song’s belongings had been exposed.
Even the truth that Zara was her daughter had come to light.
Her whole persona in front of Daron had totally collapsed.
She used to say she chose to remain childless for life, all for the sake of raising Daron.
But now, all those lies had been exposed.
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Now, in front of Daron, she could only lower her head.
Zane closed his eyes for a moment, then said, “Are you really okay with letting Zara get locked up?”
“Zara only turned out like this after you brought her back to the Zamora family.
“if we’re being real, you’re the reason she’s in this mess.”
Hayley’s voice spiked with emotion as she fired back at Zane.
She said, “Ruined Zara? You really think it was me? Wasn’t it you who messed everything up?
“We were about to get married, but you couldn’t accept my father being sick.
“I was carrying Zara, and you just abandoned us.
“Who really destroyed our lives? If you hadn’t ditched us, I never would’ve ended up working as a nanny for the Zamora family, taking care of Daron.
“If it weren’t for you, I never would’ve ended up marrying Leo just to chase after a little status and
“Everything that’s gone wrong in my life is because of you. Zara’s life, too. You wrecked us both.”
Hayley’s rant left Zane at a loss for words. He couldn’t think of a single comeback.
He just went quiet.
Hayley hung up before he could say anything else.
Zara was her only daughter. Of course, Hayley had to look out for her, no matter what.
Plus, Zara still had the cash from selling off those family heirlooms.
Hayley was set on claiming that money for herself..
That very night, Hayley booked the earliest flight back to Vrufield.
The next day, Hayley landed in Vrufield.
Hayley Blanchard returned to Vrufield.
She went straight to see Daron.
But Daron refused to see her, keeping the door firmly shut.
money.
She waited outside the villa all morning, but when Daron finally left, he just drove right past her without even a glance.
Seeing Daron’s cold attitude, Hayley realized that even if she begged on her knees, he’d never show Zara any mercy.
That night, she recorded a video and posted it online.
In the video, Hayley put on a pitiful act, talking about all the hardships she’d gone through over the years taking care of
Daron,
She claimed that ever since Daron got married, he’d started targeting her and Zara,
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She said she and Zara had tried to keep their distance from Daron, but in the end, they still ended up in this mess.
She publicly begged Daron to let Zara off the hook.
She even made it clear that there were barely any loved ones left around Daron.
Even his own father had become his enemy, and Daron had him locked up in jail.
And now, he was about to put the very sister who’d once helped him so much in prison, too.
Hayley’s tearful plea blew up online, with tons of people talking about it.
People even started digging up dirt on Leo, like how he got convicted over in Frency.
In her video, Hayley went on and on about how Zara had once saved Daron, crying her eyes out. Her story got a bunch of folks her age riled up, and they all started flaming Daron online.
