The man you've been jumping all over with in my absence... (1)

The vibration on her phone jolted Zoey's mind to the present.

She was seated alone at a table in a hotel slowly sipping a glass of lemon water.

It was 9 pm on a Saturday, the weekend her boyfriend, Miles Griffin was to be back in town and had arranged a date with her.

She picked the phone and turned it on to read the incoming message.

' Sorry I'm late, meet me upstairs room 1102 '

She raised her brows reading his text and for some weird reasons, her body shivered and turned cold. She had no idea why.

They had agreed to meet around 6 pm in the evening but for some unknown reasons, Miles was late for about 3 hours.

She had patiently waited for him slightly tensed wondering if something had happened to him while on the way since even his phone was unreachable.

Since he had arrived on the same day, she thought that he probably got stuck in something.

Shaking the thoughts away, she got up on her feet and entered the elevator to the 3rd floor after enquiring the room's direction from a passing by waiter.

She was so excited to meet him after not seeing each other for nearly a whole month. He had been away from the city attending to some matters and also to pay a visit to his grandparents in his parents' birth town.

Exiting the elevator, she found the room and knocked twice without getting any response. She raised the door knob only to realize that the door was unlocked.

Without thinking, she slowly pushed the door and entered the extravagant suit.

The room was brightly lit and luxurious. Hearing a sound, her gaze shifted to the large white couch at the corner.

Greeted by a shocking scene she gasped as her eyes stiffened and her whole body froze on the spot.

Her frigid eyes were glued on the sofa.

Shock, disbelief, hurt, remorse... all played in her large jade eyes.

The man she was literally running to see was lying on top of a woman making out. His hands were running all over the lavishly dressed woman.

Not only that.

The young woman's face was deathly familiar.

How could she not recognize the disgusting face of that venomous snake?

Zoey clenched her fists tightly a burning rage flashing in her eyes. How could they?

Disrupted by her presence, to her surprise and disappointment, the couple didn't have much of a reaction. In fact they acted as if they were expecting her.

Miles nonchalantly rose to his feet and helped the woman up while straightening her creased short white dress.

His face was cool and indifferent exuding an arrogant demeanor. His eyes were sharp and icy completely different from the warmth and gentleness Zoey was familiar with.

" Hello little cousin, how do you like my surprise? "

Zoey's sharp and hurt eyes fell on her cousin's smug face. Mockery was written all over her face as her eyes shone with pride and victory.

Zoey's fists were still clenched tightly resulting to her nails digging into her skin making it red and painful. Cold sweat started forming on her forehead.

" Shut your disgusting mouth! "

She coldly snapped at Jamie while clenching her jaws.

Hearing her ridiculing words, realization finally dawned on her.

Jamie had threatened to snatch everything that belonged to her if she didn't withdraw from the beauty competition.

And looking at the man she ( Zoey) loved in her arms, Jamie clearly succeeded.

Averting her gaze to the man who held her protectively in his embrace, Zoey's heart twisted in her chest, fully engulfed with pain.

" Why? "

Her lips quivered aggrievedly.

" Why? "

Miles sneered at her pale face.

" Don't you think it's naive of you to think that up to now I still have no idea about the man you've been jumping around all over with in my absence? What a fool... "

Zoey's confused and shocked eyes widened as she quickly and repeatedly shook her head. " N-no I didn't, I didn't... "