Dear Ex-wife, Marry Me novel Chapter 1654

"Mia, stop crying, honey."

"It's useless anyway, isn't it? I got hurt by her stepfather, and she blabbed about it to everyone. Now everyone's whispering and pointing behind my back. Crying won't change a damn thing. I might as well be dead. Why did you even bother saving me? Just let me die!"

She cried with a voice pitched into hysteria, and bolted from the bed, racing toward the window with the desperate intent to jump.

Sharon caught her in the nick of time, feeling her heart pounding with fear. "That's not what I meant, baby. Didn't I just send that witch to the police station? Don't worry, I'll pull some strings to make sure she stays locked up for a good long while."

As soon as the words left her mouth, the hospital room door swung open, and Fitch stepped in.

Mia had always been terrified of her brother, so she shrank back at the sight of him; her eyes, already swollen from crying, puffed up even more.

"Brother, please, I don't want you to marry someone like her. Please don't stay with her. If you do, what will become of me."

Her voice trailed off as she spoke; the weight of her misery was evident in her eyes.

Consumed with hatred, she felt like a caged beast ever since she'd been brought back, ready to lash out and destroy everything at any given moment.

In a twisted exchange, she'd traded her self-destructive behavior for Zoey's incarceration. To her, it felt worth it.

No one would ever know the truth; they would only see her as the victim.

In a dark corner, Mia's lips curled into a sly grin.

The truth was she had provoked Zoey on purpose that day. She couldn't help it; just looking at Zoey reminded her of Zoey's stepfather and the vile man she'd been forced to endure.

Fueled by her anger, she was desperate for an outlet, and Zoey was just that.

Zoey, frail and weakened, appeared to have lost weight.

Mia sat on the couch with a cold sneer, and she dismissed the servants before turning her gaze to Zoey.

"Fetch me a cup of boiling water. And make sure it's scalding."