Jackson flashed a mysterious smile as he glanced at the photos in his hand. They showed Zoe kneeling in the Larkin family chapel, her knees smeared with bright red blood, sprawled like a wounded animal on the altar.
The patriarch of the Larkin family in the States was indeed a hard man. Hurting his own granddaughter like that showed just how ruthless he could be.
Jackson casually tossed the photos onto the coffee table, stretched out lazily, and leaned back on the sofa, propping up his legs in a relaxed manner.
Meanwhile, Jasmine stumbled into Fiona's room and dropped down beside her, quickly drifting off to sleep.
In her half-asleep state, she mumbled, "Fiona, news just came in from the States. They say Zoe's legs were broken, and she's been shipped off to some private clinic abroad. The old man from the Larkin family has completely washed his hands of her, something about disgracing the family."
Fiona's eyes flew open, and she grabbed the already snoozing Jasmine, asking, "Are you sure about this?"
But Jasmine was too deep in sleep to respond, oblivious to Fiona's attempts to wake her.
Quickly, Fiona got out of bed. This situation was definitely more complicated than it seemed.
She went over to her computer and searched for news about the Larkin family in the States. The latest headline caught her eye: Albert Larkin had broken his granddaughter's legs. Zoe was a respected figure in the States; aside from her run-in with Jackson, she held a significant position.
Rumors had long suggested Albert planned to pass the family leadership to Zoe, yet now he'd taken such drastic action against her.
Fiona couldn't believe it. She dug deeper into the location of Zoe's supposed clinic and found it was a secluded facility in North America—a sort of house arrest.
Why would Albert Larkin do something so reckless?
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