Chapter 65

Her female classmates all had cute or meaningful names, hoping their children could grow up happily. But what did her name, 'Pat,' mean?

Zoey never really cared about her name before, but she suddenly understood today.

In her parents' hearts, perhaps she shouldn't have been born in the first place because she wasn't a boy. So no matter how well she studied, how hard she worked, or how excellent she was, it meant nothing to her family.

They needed a son to inherit the family business.

Even if Derek was nothing, he could still carry on the Brown Family.

His significance was immense, and being pampered was what their parents thought he deserved.

Indeed, from the moment Zoey was born, they had told her that they only considered Derek their biological child.

"Pat, I'm talking to you, can't you hear?" Derek cursed, "Are you going to help me with my homework or not!"

Zoey refocused her gaze on him, and from that moment on, her feelings for Derek completely changed.

Not only her gaze but also the heart that once thought it loved Derek underwent a drastic transformation.

She refused Derek's shameless request, "Don't even think about it. If you want to tattle, go ahead! Idiot!"

Derek was stunned when he heard Zoey curse at him, and then saw her walk out of the room.

He followed her out, heading straight to the kitchen, and started complaining to Lena, "Mom, she won't help me with my homework and called me an idiot!"

Lena, who was cooking, didn't ask for details and immediately scolded Zoey, "How can you call Derek names? What's wrong with helping him with his homework? I think you're just too idle with nothing better to do! It seems that I should teach you a lesson."

Zoey seemed to have anticipated Lena's reaction.

She wasn't angry but looked at her calmly, " Derek wants me to do his homework for him so he can go out and play. He even gave me a time limit of twenty minutes to finish it."

Derek didn't expect Zoey to talk back and was so anxious that he jumped up, "Mom, she's lying! Our handwriting is different, and the teacher would notice right away. She just doesn't want to help me and called me names!"

"Don't worry, Derek, I'll make sure to stand up for you," Lena comforted Derek, then turned to Zoey with a fierce look, "Pat, you're getting more and more out of line, bullying Derek and lying!"

Fiona had just come out of her room and heard that Zoey had bullied Derek.

Without caring about what had happened, she walked over to Zoey and pinched her arm hard, scolding, "Pat has been bad since she was little. Let me teach her a lesson! Pat, you're getting more and more out of line!"

Zoey's fingers trembled with pain, but she stubbornly refused to shed a tear.

Her fierce gaze moved from Derek to Lena, and finally to Fiona.

"You believe him that much, huh?" Zoey endured the pain and walked to Derek's room, rummaging through his backpack to find his homework.

Not only was today's homework not done, but the previous ones were also incomplete.

"Nothing is done, see? He hasn't learned anything the teacher taught. He should at least write something, right? He hasn't written a single word. You have money to buy toys, but you should take him to the hospital to check his intelligence! Maybe he is a fool!" Zoey retorted.

Derek was stunned.

He didn't expect the usually submissive Zoey to stand up for herself.

He stood there, looking helpless, his eyes pleading with Lena and Fiona, "Mom, Grandma."

At this moment, Lena and Fiona still sided with him.

"How can you curse Derek? It's just a homework assignment, and you say he is a fool? I think you're the one who needs to go to the hospital to see what's wrong with you!"

"I agree, you're the one who needs to go to the hospital! Stop cursing Derek!" Fiona echoed.

She was afraid Derek would suffer, so she tightly protected him in her arms.

With Fiona protecting him, Derek gained confidence. He thought, 'Pat wants to compete with me. Dream on!'

Fiona was furious at Zoey's resentful gaze, "What are you looking at? I think I treat you too nice, right!" She said, ready to teach Zoey a lesson.

Lena chimed in, "Alright, stop standing there like an idiot, go call your dad for dinner."

Zoey couldn't be bothered with them, directly ignoring the three of them, and sat down at the dining table.

"Lena, you're spoiling her!" Fiona cursed and was about to discipline her.

At this moment, Gordon stretched and came out of the room, sitting down at the dining table and starting to eat.

No one dared to discipline Zoey anymore, and they all sat down to eat.

The meat at home was usually out of Zoey's reach. Whenever she tried to take some, Fiona and Lena would give her a look.

Today, Zoey completely ignored them and directly took the biggest piece of meat into her bowl.

"Hey, don't eat my meat!" Derek shouted at Zoey, his eyes full of warning.

"Pat," Lena said sternly, "Derek is growing, don't take his food, give it to him."

Fiona's voice was sharper than Lena's, "Pat, didn't you hear what your mom said?"

Zoey pretended not to hear and continued eating the meat in her bowl.

Derek's whining made it impossible to eat, "My meat! Dad, Mom, Grandma, look at her!"

"Derek, don't cry." Fiona glared at Zoey, looking like a vengeful ghost.

She didn't care if Zoey liked it or not, she directly took the meat from her bowl and put it in Derek's.

Derek looked at her triumphantly, as if declaring war.

Zoey continued to ignore him, glancing at her parents, who were eating without any intention of scolding Derek.

This scene made Zoey laugh. How could they possibly scold Derek?

Indeed, she was being ridiculous, expecting too much.

Zoey looked at the food in her bowl and suddenly wondered how she had survived in such a disgusting family for over ten years.

She lost her appetite, threw down her utensils, and looked at them, "You really raised a good son."