The Billionaire's True Heiress From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 1257

"Zoe, every time you cried in the past, was it really because Zara was bullying you?"

Preston didn't know why his mind had suddenly cleared.

Before, he had always felt that Zara was inferior to Zoe in every way.

But the fact that his brilliant cousin was willing to marry Zara proved that she couldn't be that bad.

So, had he been completely blind all this time?

Zoe furrowed her brows, looking deeply pitiful and heartbroken. "Preston, do you not believe me either?"

"I have no reason to frame Zara."

"She is our grandfather's only biological granddaughter. Compared to me, a mere step-granddaughter, everyone dotes on her more."

"If I deliberately caused trouble for her, my family would never allow it."

With her saying all of this, the old Preston would have bought it immediately.

But now, a seed of doubt had firmly taken root.

Because he realized that a lot of what Zoe said to him was conveniently ambiguous.

In the past, the moment he heard she had been wronged, he couldn't help but rush to her defense.

Even when Zara tried to explain that it wasn't her fault, Preston's preconceived notions always won out.

But now, he felt that Zoe was entirely too good at lying.

Perhaps many times in the past, he had completely misunderstood Zara.

Preston felt a profound sense of disappointment toward Zoe.

He had thought the girl he loved was genuinely innocent, pitiful, and kind, but now he realized it was all just a carefully crafted facade.

He couldn't even tell what she was truly like on the inside anymore.

The realization left him utterly bewildered.

Having loved her for so many years, he still couldn't bring himself to say anything too harsh.

He could only mutter, "Zoe, I'm not feeling great today. I'm going to head home."

"Stop right there!" Zoe hadn't expected the day to come when Preston would actually walk away from her.

She felt a flicker of panic.

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