Chapter 117 Backfire

In the bedroom, Zoe stopped thinking and looked at Rita. Then she spoke to Rita with a commanding
tone for the first time, “Do not go to the school again from now on.”

Rita was jolted by her words, “Why?”

“Rita, now that you’ve married Liam, you cannot betray him and cheat on him. Anyway, you should stay
at home until you lose your feeling for Oliver.”

Zoe grabbed her and then continued to say meaningfully, “It’s alright if you drop out of the college. The
educational degree is not that important.”

Rita was shocked by what Zoe had said.

Was she serious about that?

The educational background was not that important?

But she was the one who made every effort to ask Rita to study hard.

She was the one who told Rita that a girl should not just think highly of love. And she was also the one
who told Rita to grow more excellent by studying so that Rita would become an elegant and beautiful
woman.

But why did her attitude change?

When Rita mentioned what Zoe had said to her, Zoe retorted, “There’s no need to continue your study
if you can’t learn how to behave yourself.”

Rita frowned, “Mom…”

“Just do as I said.” Zoe interrupted Rita’s word, “I’ll talk to Liam about that later.”



Saying this, Zoe turned around and was about to leave.

Looking at her mom walking away firmly, Rita gave a wry smile.

If she knew her mom would be so worried that Zoe even asked her to drop out, she would never imply
that she had a crush on Oliver.

It was the first time that she had ever been in trouble because her tactics backfired.

Seeing that Zoe was about to leave, Rita was afraid that Zoe would really come to Liam, so she caught
Zoe and wanted to stop her.

“Mom, listen…”

“Liam…”

Zoe suddenly paused and spoke with mixed feelings.

Rita’s heart did a flip when she heard Zoe called Liam.

She lifted her head immediately and found Liam had been standing outside the door.

When she met his eyes, her eyes glinted with guilt.

When did he come?

Did he hear their conversation just now?

But it would be better if he knew she fell in love with other. He might let her go.

Thinking of that, Rita calmed herself down.

“Zoe, it’s time for lunch.”



When her minds wandered, Liam spoke unhurriedly in front of her.

“OK.” Zoe hid her panic and gave a smile to Liam right away, nodding.

Looking at Liam’s smile, Zoe thought he might not hear what they had talked, so she breathed a sigh of
relief secretly.

Luckily…

She wiped the cold sweat covertly and took Rita near Liam with a grin, “Let’s go down for our family
lunch.”

Zoe accentuated “family” on purpose to remind Rita to remember she was still Liam’s wife.

Rita was astonished when she saw Zoe treated her and Liam differently.

To avoid upsetting her mom, she did not argue. Then she wanted to go downstairs directly.

But Zoe flicked a glare at her when she took a step forward, “Don’t just hurry to have your lunch. Hold
Liam’s arm and take him to the dining room.”

Rita was jolted. She had to hold his arm as well?

Maybe she was hesitating for a long time, so Zoe glared at her with a little anger.

It was not the usual and lovely way Zoe looked at Rita. This time, Zoe was staring at her forbiddingly. It
seemed that she would even spank Rita if Rita did not listen to her.

With Zoe’s glare, Rita had to force a smile and stretch her hand to hold Liam’s arm.

“Let’s go down for the lunch.”



“OK.” It was impossible to tell from his facial expression how he was feeling. But he pulled her closer
with his arm encircling her waist.

Because Liam was here, the Brown family were all sitting at the table stiffly.

They even did not dare to touch their plate before he took his chopsticks.

“Rita, Mason and I have spoiled Charlotte too much for all these years, so she would be jealous of you
and even dare to scheme against you.”

Rose glanced through them and broke the silence with tears on her face.

Speaking, Rose lifted her glass and looked at Rita with guilt written all over her face. “I must apologize
for her.

Rita watched Rose drinking her glass of wine in one gulp indifferently and sniffed secretly.

Here began.

When Rita was a child, Grandma Amelia liked her very much because Amelia considered her dad
reliable. Then Rose would pretend to support her and reproach Charlotte every time when she had a
fight with Charlotte, like Rose did now.

But then Rose would find an excuse for Charlotte while complimenting her. Sometimes Rose would
even accuse her of being disrespectful to the elder and sister.

She was too naïve to understand Rose’s true intention in the past. But she would not let them bully her
again this time.

“Rita, I know you are a kind and magnanimous girl. I hate to ask you this, but could you please look
kindly on my request today?”



Rose put down her glass and looked at her expectantly.

Rita gave her a smile, “What request?”

“You know, Mason had been in poor health since he was young. And he feels the cold a lot, so could
you please replace him and go to M Country for the collaborative project with M. Company?”

Hearing this, Rita frowned slightly, “The collaborative project with M. Company?”

Usually, Rose would ask her to forgive Charlotte so that Charlotte could come back to the Brown family.

Why did she change now?

Rita could not figure out what Rose wanted to do now. Maybe she was wrong, she thought.

“M Country is in the snowy winter. The temperature always drops to minus twenty there. It is too
freezing. And his legs hurt when it’s cold. I’m afraid that he will fall ill before he start to negotiate with M.
Company. And I think it’s better that you come to negotiate with them.”

Explaining, Rose pinched Mason sitting next to her under the table, “Am I right, Mason?”

“Right.” Mason held back his scream and answered her. Then he lowered his head and stared at his
plate thoughtfully.

Rita glanced at the couple for their strange behavior. She thought it was not that simple.

But she could not know what they were planning.

Others at the table were all bewildered by Rose when she asked Rita to replace Mason and come to M
Country.

But they did not question Rose bluntly, trying to maintain the harmony.



However, Zoe, who was innocent, thought it was a good chance. She was thinking about how to tell
Liam about Rita suspending her study. Then Rose mentioned this business trip to M Country.

Zoe’s eyes sparkled and she said with delight, “Rita, if Mason can’t go, you may do him a favor and
come.”

“Zoe, I know you are most sensible.” Before Rita rejected Zoe’s proposal, Rose replied cleverly right
away, “Rita, thanks for your help.”

“But I’m still young and innocent after all. I’m afraid I’m unable to take this job.”

Rita turned down her request directly with a smile. She did not want to give Rose a chance to frame
her.

Rose was about to scowl, then she looked at Zoe to ask for help.

Zoe saw that, and she wanted to ignore Rose at first. But then she thought it was a good opportunity
for Rita and Liam to develop their relationship, so she stared at Liam and said, “Liam, is it convenient
for you to come with Rita? She might need some help with that.”


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