"Then, it’s settled," Melina said. "Girls, shall we call Zoe Mrs. Xiao from now on?"

"Stop teasing me!" Zoe responded with a smile. "Go to work now."

It was not easy to drive away these girls. Shortly after, Zoe knocked on Barton's door and entered his office.

The moment he saw her, he gave her a warm smile and said, "Have you finally calmed them down?"

"Yes." Zoe gave a faint nod. "Thank you, Barton."

"That was what I should do anyway." Barton couldn't help but paint a slight frown on his face. "Why are you being so formal with me?"

Zoe simply looked down again and didn't respond.

If it weren’t for the issue regarding Jean, there wouldn’t be such a big conflict between her and Barton. At the end of the day, it was all because of her.

Barton gave her a bitter smile, and said, "Zoe, you

her hands and feet felt cold.

Mandy noticed her nervousness and quickly comforted her. "Don’t worry. I’m here. Nothing bad will happen."

"Mom, I.." Even her words seemed to have been shut off by her rising anxiety. "I don't know what's wrong with me. I can't even speak properly.

Terence didn't believe me. I don’t know if he’ll believe me this time. I.. I feel nervous. I feel like something bad is going to happen."

"Don't think about it too much. It's useless for him not to admit it. The evidence is right there, and he has no choice but to believe it,"

Mandy said, trying to comfort Jean. "Take it easy. After this meal, your relationship with Terence will be completely settled.

Jean, you should calm down and don't ever let him find out anything."

"Okay, I will." Jean nodded in agreement.