However, Zoe believed she had lowered her voice enough for only her and Isabella to hear, but in fact, Harry Hunter and Milo Field heard it too.
The two continued their unaware whispering: "Does she think she's controlling you because she controls him?"
"Yeah, I told her I've liked him for five years and don't want him to get hurt a little bit, and she believed it."
Zoe said, eyes flashing with doubt: "Do I look like a girl hopelessly in love? Why would she think I'd sacrifice my whole life for a man who doesn't like me back?"
Isabella chuckled and shook her head.
She doesn't look like a girl hopelessly in love, but she does look pretty naive, as if she's easy to bully and control.
Maybe she's grown used to being bullied since childhood, and perhaps Zoe herself hasn't noticed that she indeed has an innate compliance; she rarely argues back, likes encouraging and praising others, and is very agreeable.
"So now, you don't like him at all?"
