Chapter 195 - The Fruit Of His Sin

"Hi, Unc — I mean, Dad." Bowing her head slightly, Zoey corrected herself before raising her head. 

"That's on purpose." Glancing at Zoey, Zachery Kwan shifted his gaze to his relatives and soon to be in laws thronging the Kwan's garden. 

"You're used to calling my wife your mother, my son your brother, and my relatives auntie and uncles, yet you still can't get used to calling me father." Without glancing at Zoey who stood by his side, Zachery Kwan uttered. 

"That's because you're the only person I can't fool in this place." Shrugging her shoulders, Zoey held the glass of champagne close to her as she watched the whole Kwan Clan share a few good laughs.

"And the only person in this place I will never like." Upon hearing Zoey's last remark, Zachery Kwan didn't even bulge. It was as if he already know that from long ago

"Where's your brother?" Unfazed as he kept his cool despite the blunt hate remark, Zachery Kwan asked. 

"Mother said he was with you. Isn't he here? I mean I saw his car outside." Arching her right brow, Zoey glanced at Zachery Kwan's side profile. 

"He left saying he'll accompany you." 

"Heh, you believed him?" Zoey scoffed, finding it silly that the great Zachery Kwan believed that obvious lie. 

Although Zion Kwan never opposed his parents, Zoey doubted that he'll act as the filial son about this whole ordeal. After all, they promised him that he was free to choose the woman to his liking, and yet they arranged this silly engagement. 

"Do you think your son is a robot?" Zoey mocked, shaking her head lightly before she sipped from her glass. 

"Is he with your friend? I know that woman is your friend..." Pertaining to Cora Ma, Zachery Kwan gave Zoey a side eye as he insinuated his accusatory thoughts. 

"Aya!" Zoey chuckled. From the bystander's perspective, they would think they were just catching up that made her chuckle. Alas, their conversation was nothing close to that. 

"Are you saying I forced those two together?" Returning the gaze from her side, Zoey smiled sweetly. 

"Huh," Zachery Kwan scoffed, averting his eyes away from her and set them to the table where his nephew and nieces perched. "Over there, I saw little Charlotte about to throw a fit. If not for you manipulating their minds, why would she try and shame our name?" Recalling how he witnessed everything from his standpoint, Zachery Kwan stated in a matter-of-fact tone. 

"Stop manipulating people, Z." He added, warning her for the nth time. 

Shrugging her shoulders, Zoey feigned innocence against this slander. However, deep down, it was the truth. 

Zoey asked Katherine Quin to join the table of Zion Kwan's cousin as she knew it wouldn't end well. How did she know? Simple. 

Zoey addressed Katherine Quin in a formal manner. Therefore, Zoey expected that Katherine Quin would try and play smart with her by trying to hit her ego by addressing her with her surname. 

Alas, little did Katherine Quin know, that's the ticket to get the bad impression from those younger generations of the Kwans. After all, they all loved Zoey — Zoey made sure that they would. 

So, they would take offense if someone called Zoey an orphan or Zhou Zoey in front of the Kwans in their territory. By that, Zoey didn't need to do anything as Charlotte Kwan and Avery Yang would do the talking for her. 

After all, they were the beloved daughters of their parents. They could be forgiven. However, if Zoey shamed Quin herself, Zachery Kwan would only find the opportunity to kick her out of this household. 

"I'm not manipulating them. Do you think Big Brother Zion would be manipulated by me?" Shaking her head, Zoey sighed. "I guess you don't truly know your son well. On the second thought, you tried to kill him by destroying your own car." Zoey shrugged, as if everything made sense if she put this fact in the picture. 

"Ahh... that's not right, I'm sorry. You're not trying to kill your son, but your illegitimate child." Zoey corrected, bearing no melancholic emotions as she recalled the past. "Funny, though. You were so obsessed with her you even brought your favorite child to witness you exterminate the whole d*mn family." A short chuckle slipped from Zoey's lips as she glanced at Zachery Kwan's unfazed side profile. 

"I won't let Zion marry that woman. Even if you brought up the past, no one will believe you. Neither you or your hidden vendetta can change my mind." Keeping his unchanging dignified mien, Zachery Kwan reminded which Zoey was well-aware of. 

"Hmm? So, you'll try and get rid of me? Again?" Arching her brows, Zoey's lips curled downwards as she sighed. 

"You know, big brother Zion had been asking me why I disappeared. I wonder if I tell him the truth... that 'our' father tried to kill an innocent child — what would be his reaction? I bet you would never see him again even on your deathbed, and you'll only have me, the fruit of your sin, as your heir to hold your hand while you fade away from this world." Zoey clicked her tongue as cruel words slipped past her lips which were curled up into a smirk.

"I shouldn't have let a snake in this family." At last, Zachery Kwan's expression changed, pivoting his heel as he faced Zoey. 

"This snake wouldn't be born if you kept that d*ck tucked inside your pants." Slowly, Zoey faced him as she raised her chin up, challenging him silently. "If only you did, I wouldn't have to experience such cruelty from the marriage you wrecked." Grinding her teeth lightly, Zoey's eyes glinted as her grip on the glass tightened. 

"Huh, such an ungrateful child." Zackery Kwan snorted as Zoey wouldn't be alive if not for him. 

"Don't be surprised. Where do you think I got my genes?" Zoey humored, as she could not deny that her ungratefulness came from Zachery Kwan who was ungrateful to his wife; Sarah Zheng's efforts and love, and violated Zoey's biological mother who bore the fruit of his sin which was her. 

"Anyway, have fun finding my Big Brother Ion. I don't think he'll attend the gathering here since he's rebelling. Don't worry, your daughter is here to liven up the mood. I'll surely treat the Quin Family very well." With that being said, Zoey winked at Zachery Kwan before she skipped her steps and joined Sarah Zheng and Caroline Zheng's table. 

As Zoey hugged Sarah Zheng who was sitting around the table, Zoey glanced at Zachery Kwan and smirked. At the same time, Zachery Kwan's eyes darkened, his jaw clenched and his grip on his champagne glass trembled as his fingers tightened.