Mrs Hale, I Surrender
Chapter 193 - 191 Zoe: Rushing to be cheap and asking for a slap

Chapter 193: 191 Zoe: Rushing to be cheap and asking for a slap

Serena Conner saw that she was being ignored, her hands at her side suddenly clenched tight.

"Do you know her?" The man beside her asked, looking at Zoe Bell with a hint of admiration in his eyes. She wore a loose grey-blue traditional Chinese top with a stand-up collar, her hair up in a bun, and her lychee-shaped eyes were both clear and bright.

"I don’t know her."

The tone was displeased, and even a fool could tell the two knew each other.

Serena Conner was about to pull the man away when she saw him staring unblinkingly at Zoe Bell, which immediately made her furious.

"Let’s go, let’s go." Seeing she was unhappy, the man immediately wrapped his arm around her shoulder, "Do you want to order another bracelet..."

Accompanied by a staff member, the couple walked downstairs.

Zoe Bell only felt helpless.

In fact, she had only met Serena Conner once before, and later only heard that she conspired with Liam Hugh to drug William Hale, which backfired when her parents caught them and forcibly took her home. As for what happened afterward, she had no clue.

She didn’t expect Serena to find someone to marry so quickly.

——

Meanwhile, on Serena Conner’s side.

The last time her parents dragged her out of bed, her father angrily scolded her for being shameless and immodest, then confined her at home and even threatened to break her legs if she sought out William Hale again.

After promising she wouldn’t find William Hale again, her parents quickly introduced her to the man before her.

If he wasn’t William Hale, marrying anyone else would mean the same to her.

With a devil-may-care attitude, she agreed to marry.

Although the man wasn’t particularly handsome, he came from a wealthy family and was considered honest. He even agreed to help her custom-order a set of jewelry at Payne Corps, but she never expected to encounter Zoe Bell.

She appeared to be doing quite well.

She hadn’t heard news of Zoe breaking up with William Hale, which meant the two were still together.

Apart from that face, she didn’t even have a proper job and was being supported by a man. Why did she win William Hale’s favor while Serena had to degrade herself by marrying this unattractive man?

"Who was that girl just now?" The man, feigning indifference, brought it up.

"Why? Are you curious?" Serena Conner snorted.

"It seems like you know her."

"Is it because you think she’s pretty?"

"No, it’s because..."

Before the man could finish speaking, Serena Conner sarcastically interrupted, "Even if you fancy her, it’s pointless. She wouldn’t give you the time of the day."

"Serena Conner, your words are rather unpleasant. I just thought you knew each other, yet didn’t greet her. It made me think there’s some bad blood between you, such a bad attitude."

"If you don’t like my attitude, then don’t put up with it."

"That’s your word!"

After speaking, the man actually strode away.

Serena Conner stood still for a few seconds, stomping her feet in anger.

This man usually was quite willing to please her; why did everything go wrong in the presence of Zoe Bell!

She had promised her parents she wouldn’t seek out William Hale, but she hadn’t agreed not to find Zoe Bell. Thinking about her own situation and comparing it with Zoe’s, Serena Conner was so angry she couldn’t stand it. She turned around and re-entered Payne Corps.

Zoe Bell was originally looking down at her phone, and just as a customer was inquiring about an Incense Card in the store, she was replying to a message when she felt someone approach...

And stop in front of her.

Smelling the perfume, she knew it wasn’t Hannah Johnson.

Looking up to see Serena Conner, not wanting to become entangled with her, she stood up, intending to leave.

"Do you know where you are?"

"Those who come here for bespoke jewelry are people with status and position. What are you, also worthy to come here?"

"Miss Conner." The staff member hurried over, "What are you doing? This is a public place, it’s inappropriate. If you have something to say, we can speak privately."

Other customers were also in the rest area.

The staff member signaled for Zoe Bell to leave first, blocking Serena Conner for her.

But seeing Zoe trying to leave, Serena Conner suddenly shoved the staff member in front of her, rushed up to Zoe, and raised her hand to knock the phone out of Zoe’s hand!

"Bang—" The noise was harsh in the silent lounge.

"Zoe Bell! Stop pretending."

The more Zoe ignored her, the angrier Serena Conner became.

When they had met before, Zoe had been quite talkative.

Now, she disdained to engage with Serena, which incensed her even more.

She,

what right did she have to look down on her!

Zoe Bell looked down at her phone lying on the ground, her patience completely drained.

"Miss Conner!" A Payne Corps employee, with an anxious face, turned to Zoe Bell, "I’m really sorry for the unpleasant experience you’ve had."

As she spoke, she bent down to pick up the phone.

But she was stopped by Zoe Bell, "It’s not your fault, you don’t need to apologize."

"My phone should be picked up by the person who knocked it down."

Serena Conner burst into laughter, lifted her foot, and kicked the phone several meters away, stepping forward, "I won’t pick it up. What can you do about it?"

"It’s just a phone. If it’s broken, I’ll compensate you for it."

As she said that, she pulled a card from her bag, "There’s fifty thousand on the card, that should be enough for you to buy a new phone, right?"

"The rest of the money, consider it a gift to you."

"After all, for money, you don’t even want your face, you can even sell your body. I really don’t know how Payne Corps selects its customers. Wearing the same brand as her makes me feel like I’ve gone down in value."

In the midst of speaking, she casually threw the card at Zoe Bell.

The card fell on the ground, and she frowned, "Can’t you even catch the money? The card is on the floor, bend over and pick it up."

Zoe Bell remained silent.

Serena Conner snorted coldly, "After all, the money you earn always comes easily. Now, you just need to bend over, and you can easily earn 50,000 yuan, much easier than serving men."

"Or are you saying, compared to bending over, you prefer to make money lying down?"

The employees turned pale upon hearing this.

The customers here were all people of considerable social status; they were worried that it wouldn’t be appropriate to forcibly evict her, as anxious as ants on a hot pan.

All they could do was call for their colleagues to quickly inform the management to deal with the situation.

Zoe Bell, neither angry nor annoyed, suddenly curled the corners of her mouth upward.

Her eyes were filled with mockery.

"What are you laughing at!" Serena Conner ground her teeth.

"Have you forgotten the lesson from your last failed attempt to climb into bed?"

"Without any shame, degrading yourself, yet failing and becoming furious, so you came to pick a fight?"

...

With just a few words, the other customers around began whispering to each other, and Serena Conner turned even paler. Very few people knew about that day’s incident, and she hadn’t expected that Zoe Bell would also be informed.

"You–you’re talking nonsense!" Serena Conner’s complexion changed drastically.

"Whether what I say is true or not, you and I know it, and so do your parents. Otherwise... why would they be so eager to get you married?"

"They’re simply trying to find a simpleton to take you off their hands."

After all, if such news spread, no respectable family would wish to have her.

Although Zoe Bell spoke lightly, each word hit Serena Conner where it hurt.

The surrounding chatter grew louder, and Serena Conner, furious to the extreme, clenched her fingers and, looking at Zoe’s face, seethed with rage, "You are nothing but a plaything favored by Mr. Hale. Let’s see how long he can protect you!"

Mr. Hale?!

The crowd suddenly realized that this was Mr. Hale’s rumored woman.

Zoe Bell laughed lowly, "Even if we’re not together in the future, at least I’ve had him, which is better than some people who throw themselves at him and get scorned!"

"You filthy girl!"

As Serena Conner’s anger surged and her rationality disappeared, she raised her hand to hit Zoe.

The employees, terrified, hadn’t reacted yet. When they reached out to stop her, it was already too late...

The slap looked like it was going to land on Zoe Bell’s face,

the next moment,

it was blocked by her raised hand,

as she slapped Serena Conner across the face.

Along with the crisp sound of the slap, Serena Conner, unprepared, twisted her high heel, knocking over a small glass round table beside her, and tumbled to the ground, spilling the tea and cups that had been on the table.

Tea-soaked water splashed onto her clothes, soaking a large area.

She was in a state of utter disarray!

"I’ve been avoiding you, not wanting to face you directly, but you insist on provoking me, Serena Conner... you really can’t wait to disgrace yourself."

A sound of sharp intakes of breath rippled through the surrounding area.

—

Meanwhile, the door of an office on the fourth floor was knocked on.

"Junior President Payne, I’m very sorry to disturb you."