Hearing those words got Layon's expression to take a sharp turn. He commented, "I thought you are sincere and are here to solve this issue today."
"What issue do I need to solve? I don't owe your family anything, do I?" challenged Zayn with his brows raised.
"Zayn Giblo, that is too much!" growled Layon, who was completely infuriated.
He scolded harshly, "The Giblo family is the one who asked for Shelley's hand in marriage, but you changed your mind at the last minute for the sake of some other woman! That humiliated my family and traumatized Shelley.
"Then, to cover up your lies, you had Selena pretend to be Carla and acted like your wife. She had been serving Jombo like she was a maid and had been taking care of your children all this time.
"How could that effort count for nothing? Also, you could've just told her that you don't like her. Why did you have to put on a show and ask her to help trick your grandpa?
"You are so heartless. You did all that just so that you can keep Jombo at bay while you court Carla. Is that it? "You treated both my daughters as pawns and ruined their reputation and happiness!
"Also, why do you think the Lierger family is coming after us? It's all because Carla is jealous of Shelley, and that means that you are the root of all these problems! How can you still sit here and say that you don't owe us anything?"
"Huh, so from your perspective, I do owe your family a lot, " scoffed Zayn as he nodded.
"But let me ask you something. Did I have anything to do with the engagement to Shelley? Aren't you and my grandpa the ones who schemed behind my back this entire time?
"I've never agreed to it, and you know that I am not in love with her. Yet, you let your daughter come after me. At the end of the day, aren't you just trying to ride on the Giblo family?"
"You…"
Zayn raised his hand and continued, "Let me finish. I'll admit that I was wrong. It doesn't matter if I was willing or not. At the end of the day, I didn't fight hard enough to refuse you. Still, I paid your family thirty billion for canceling that engagement. That is a sizeable sum.
"As for Selena, I do owe her, and I've promised that I will repay her when the opportunity presents itself in the future. That is why I've asked the company to redirect some funds to help Dorilo Group out…"
"Really? When?" blurted Layon, who was instantly excited. He hadn't even finished speaking before his phone rang. He picked it up immediately and heard the report of how Dorilo Group's share prices were rising again. That prompted him to hang up quickly and turn to Zayn to thank him. "Thank you, Zayn."
"This is the last time I will help you. Take it as repayment for Selena's help, " replied Zayn as he stood up to leave.
"Zayn, wait, " said Layon to stop the guy, "I know that there is a lot of misunderstanding between you and me now, but Selena really does love you. She is the best person for you, so please think about it."
"I can't control my heart and I am not in love with her, " replied Zayn calmly before he added, "She's an amazing person, and I am sure she'll find someone right for her."
After saying his piece, Zayn walked ahead to leave.
He was taken aback when he opened the door.
Selena was standing behind the door and was staring at him with teary eyes.
It was obvious that she heard everything he said earlier.
"I'm sorry, " murmured Zayn before he circled around to leave.
"Slow down! You're hurting me, you stupid mutt. Are you trying to kill me?" growled someone angrily from outside.
Layon heard that, so he hurried over and asked, "Why are you back?"
"Someone is trying to kill me, so it's not safe for me to stay in the hospital…" said Shelley. She paused suddenly because she saw Zayn there, and that stunned her. She asked, "Zayn, what brought you here?"
Zayn glared over without saying a word. He left right away.
"Daddy, why is Zayn here? He's not caving in because he's under the media's pressure, is he? Don't tell me he's going to marry that mute, " demanded Shelley in an agitated state.
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