Chapter 66

"What do you mean by saying that?" Zoey's parents were extremely dissatisfied with her words and almost in unison retorted to defend Derek.

Zoey just found them ridiculous, snorted coldly, and said nothing more.

Her sneer was enough to explain everything.

Seeing Zoey like this, Fiona decided not to indulge her anymore.

Fiona snatched her bowl away. "Alright, you don't eat! Wait until Derek finishes eating before you eat! A person like you needs to be taught a lesson!" Fiona scolded, and pushed Zoey's head, pushing her away from the table.Zoey remained silent. After being with such a family for a long time, she didn't even get angry anymore.

She firmly believed that overindulging a child was harming them.

Derek's bad habits would not serve him well in society in the future.

Thinking of this, she felt relieved.

Her family still wanted to instill bad thoughts in her, but they would never be able to exploit her again in this lifetime.

"So, does this mean I don't have to eat?" Zoey looked at them and asked calmly.

"Isn't it obvious? From now on, don't come to the table when we eat!" Fiona abruptly said, then put another piece of meat on Derek's plate to coax him. "Dear Derek, eat more."

Derek happily accepted Fiona's offering, extremely pleased. "Okay." He thought to himself, 'This is how Zoey should be treated.'

Zoey slammed the bowl on the table and stood up with a calm expression.

The others thought Zoey was done eating.

Lena didn't forget to remind her. "Finish your homework and then clean up the house!"

Derek, seeing his family siding with him, made a triumphant face at her.

Seeing Derek happy, Fiona was also happy, smiling as she comforted Derek. "Oh, Derek, you are growing and need to eat more."

Fiona put another piece of chicken in his bowl.

Then, with a 'crash', all the food on the table was overturned.

The sudden change left everyone except Zoey stunned.

They looked at each other, but no one spoke. Zoey's actions had clearly shocked them.

"I'm not eating, and neither are you!" Zoey deliberately stepped back as the food fell, avoiding getting any on herself.

Instead, it splattered all over her parents, Fiona, and Derek, and the kitchen was instantly a mess.

Gordon still held his bowl, glaring at Zoey with a fierce look.

He threw his bowl to the ground, making a sharp sound.

A slap landed on Zoey's face, instantly making her cheek red and swollen.

She felt a burning sensation on her left cheek, a stinging pain.

Fiona, seeing Zoey get hit, sat on the ground and started her performance.

She slapped her thigh, crying and wailing. "She is really something! Flipping the table while we are eating! She doesn't respect me at all."

She cried while observing Gordon and Lena's reactions.

Seeing they were unmoved, she wailed even louder. "She's too much, I can't live anymore."

"Pat, you've gone too far this time!" Lena yelled at Zoey, then turned to get a belt and handed it to Gordon.

Her intention was clear; they had to teach Zoey a good lesson today.

The belt quickly reached Gordon's hand, and Fiona stopped crying, standing up to watch the show, which was eager to see Zoey being hit.

Gordon seemed to understand Fiona's thoughts, picked up the belt, and swung it heavily at Zoey. "Kneel down!"

Why should she kneel? What did she do wrong?

Because she didn't let them persuade her like before and continued to foolishly tolerate Derek? It was ridiculous.

Zoey glanced at her family, who didn't treat her as one of their own, sneered, and turned to leave.

Fiona, seeing her trying to run, moved swiftly despite usually needing a cane, and grabbed Zoey's hand. "Where are you going, you bitch!"

Despite her age, Fiona was strong, and didn't give Zoey any chance to break free.

Zoey was no match for Fiona, her petite frame easily restrained, unable to escape.

Seeing this, Gordon picked up the belt and started hitting Zoey. As the belt landed, Zoey felt her back burning as if on fire.

Then someone kicked her from behind, almost making her fall.

She turned to see Derek looking at her smugly, realizing even Derek dared to hit her.

Zoey couldn't fight back against her parents, but hitting Derek was no problem.

Her eyes turned fierce as she slowly got up from the ground.

Ignoring Gordon and Lena's shouts, she walked straight towards Derek.

Derek's smug smile faded as he saw Zoey approaching.

Her murderous look made Derek feel threatened. "What... what are you doing?"

Zoey raised her hand and slapped Derek's fat face.

Derek instinctively backed away, stepping on the spilled food, and fell flat on his back.

Derek cried out in pain, tears streaming down his face.

He had sat on a broken plate, which cut into his flesh.

"Blood, I'm going to die, it's all blood." Derek looked at his bleeding hand, eyes wide with fear.

Gordon, forgetting about hitting Zoey, rushed to Derek's side. "Derek, are you okay?"

Fiona, seeing Derek bleeding, hurried over to comfort him. "Oh my Derek, does it hurt? Let me see if it hurts. Why are you all standing there, call an ambulance! Go to the hospital!"