Elliot felt deeply distressed and held her tightly in his arms, saying, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."Sophia cried for a long time, trying to calm her emotions. "I know it's not your fault. My mother wouldn't have died tragically if she wasn’t treating you. When the car was hit, she instinctively held me in her arms. I was fine, but she was critically injured. The car pinned her down, but she endured the pain to push me out. She told me to leave, but I wanted to pull her with me. She said I was too weak and asked me to get help. Just as I ran a short distance away, the car exploded."She painfully clutched at her chest, looking at Elliot in confusion. "Maybe if she didn't try to protect me, the accident wouldn't have been so severe. Maybe if I had tried harder, I could have pulled her out."Elliot wiped away her tears and comforted her. "I know, I know. Every mother loves her child. They can't bear to see their child hurt. Your mom saved you out of love, not to burden you."Sophia seem
Elliot completely ignored him. He held Sophia's hand and went straight to Dorothy's ward.Dorothy was surprised to see him. "Elliot, what are you doing here?"Elliot walked a few steps to Dorothy's side, then knelt in front of her. "I'm sorry, Grandma!"Dorothy was shocked and quickly struggled to get up, wanting to support him. "What's wrong?"Sophia hurriedly helped Dorothy up and said, "Mom’s accident was related to Elliot. She was targeted because she was treating Elliot's leg."Dorothy looked at Elliot in shock.Elliot explained, "I'm sorry, Grandma. So many doctors had examined my leg, and they all said there was no possibility of recovery. Later, my grandfather heard from an old friend that there was a highly skilled doctor in Waybill. He had someone bring Gemma over. Under her treatment, I started gaining sensation in my legs again. "One day, she missed an appointment that we were supposed to have, and I felt uneasy. Later, I found out that she had been in an accident.
Several days later, the injuries of Sophia, Elliot, and Chase had all healed considerably. Even Samuel, who had been in the hospital, was discharged along with them.Chase did not go home. Instead, he headed to the villa. Mrs. Ruth specially prepared a large table of dishes to welcome their return.At the dinner table, after three rounds of toasts and savoring various flavors, Chase got a bit drunk. He took out the apology letter and slammed it in front of Sophia, saying, "Here, call me 'brother'!"Sophia was quite surprised as she read the letter. "Although I don't know where I went wrong, I endured my punishment for the sake of my sister. I deeply reflect on the incident of dragging Roxanne out without knowing who it was. Huh? Why should I criticize Roxanne for this?"Then, he crossed out that sentence, but it was still visible. Below, he continued, "I reflect on leaving Sophia alone in the haunted house. I didn't do it on purpose. It was a mistake made in panic. I admit my i
The three stared at Chase as if he were in bad spirits, constantly criticizing him with words that sprayed like spittle, detailing how he was insulted and his subtle retaliations.This made Sophia want to secretly record him so that he could trend on social media every day.In the end, it was Elliot who could not overlook it anymore."Don't you read the comments?" he asked.Chase seemed to just remember this matter. He hurriedly checked his post. There were already quite a few comments.But it seemed it was not at all what he had imagined.He thought the comments would be full of the word ‘acceptable,' but instead, everyone was saying 'not acceptable.'His mind instantly crashed.What?Could it be that all his fans were anti-fans?Sophia smirked, "How about it? Any good comments?"Chase remained silent. He was on the verge of a breakdown.He replied under the post, "I wanted one word, not two. It depends on whether I can acknowledge Sophia as my sister. Don't cause trouble!
The next day, Sophia went to the hospital to see Dorothy. As soon as she got off the elevator, she heard a police officer sternly shouting, "Criminals live here. If the person you're looking for isn't here, leave, or we'll make you leave!"A man responded, "Alright, I'll call him again to make sure." He walked away while talking on his phone.Sophia, upon hearing his voice, stood frozen in place. It was him!She looked over at him with suspicion. The man was tall, slightly thin, and appeared mild-mannered with glasses.Without thinking much, she hurriedly chased after him, calling out, "Wait!"The man glanced back at her but didn't stop. Instead, he headed toward the elevator.Sophia became more certain and immediately chased after him, "Stop!"However, the man opted to take the stairs since the elevator was taking too long.Sophia continued the pursuit, jumping over the railing from one floor to the next to shorten the distance.The man also accelerated. He jumped down the
Janine suddenly smiled. "So, you trust me, too?"Elliot stared at her deeply, not understanding why that made her so happy. "We have a business relationship. The loss of the initial draft due to theft is a loss for both our companies. I don't think you would be foolish enough to actively harm your own company's interests.""Of course. So, what do we do now?"Elliot frowned, looking at Janine with some disdain. "When you get back to your company, check your people, especially Wylie.""Are you suspecting my sister? If I remember correctly, she was still working at Prosper Peak on the day the initial draft returned, right?""I just checked, and she had no access to the initial draft in my company."Janine considered this for a moment. The she called Wylie. "Come to Prosper Peak, I have something to discuss with you."After hanging up the phone, she looked at Elliot. "Let's discuss this face to face and clear up any doubts you may have."Although Elliot felt uncomfortable with
Elliot laughed. Sophia’s words were truly venomous. In verbal sparring, he hadn't seen her lose!Wylie angrily said, "You don't have to admit it. Besides you, no one else could have done this. We've been investigating for half a day.""Then what reason do I have to do this?""To frame me. Because everyone thinks you couldn't possibly do such a thing, so I became the suspect. You just want to use this to retaliate against me!"Sophia was amused. "You really don't understand me. Do I need to go through such a charade just to retaliate against you? Isn't a direct confrontation better?"As she spoke, she waved her hand, scattering some itching powder towards Wylie.Wylie instinctively dodged. "What are you doing? What did you sprinkle on me?"Sophia coolly said, "I didn't bother to settle accounts with you because I can't be bothered to deal with you, but you really have no shame, do you?"Janine frowned. She did not want to involve Sophia in this mess anymore, but now she had to step in t
Janine said, "I've kept the initial draft in my computer since I received it and haven't shown it to anyone. What is there to check?"Sophia looked at her with a sly smile. "Just because you haven't shown it to others doesn't mean others haven't seen it. You probably haven't even checked. Let me help you!"Sophia tapped on the keyboard again.Janine seemed to remember something and hurriedly stopped her. "Wait, what are you planning to do?"Sophia innocently pouted. "I'm helping you with the investigation. Don't tell me you won't cooperate when it's your turn? Is that so?"Janine asserted, "I will conduct the investigation in our company by myself."Sophia smiled, "Well, that's not acceptable. Our investigation doesn't count, and yours alone won't count either, right? It's fine. You're upright, so why not let everyone feel at ease by checking every person involved one by one, including our people?"She finished speaking and directly hacked into the surveillance network of Shaw C
“Ah, no!” Sophia instinctively reached out to catch it, but the phone narrowly missed her fingers. So, she just watched as he tossed the telephone into the bushes.Sophia was infuriated. "Brother, you haven't sung for me yet?"Kyle looked at her. "Time's up.""Time's up for what? You big liar."As she spoke, she balled her fists and attacked him.Although she was no match for Kyle in martial arts, he couldn't fight her in such a confined space. So, Kyle found himself somewhat helpless in this narrow space.He grabbed both her hands with his big hands and pinned her legs with his, leaving Sophia unable to move her limbs.Frustrated, she aimed her head at Kyle and lunged forward. Kyle instinctively dodged. Sophia's little head directly hit his chest.Thud.It felt like a forty-pound hammer hitting his chest, causing Kyle to start coughing on the spot. He was truly at a loss. She was too much to handle, using every trick in the book.With one hand rubbing his sore chest and the
At that moment, it seemed like the world came to a standstill. The man and the woman at the door were so scared they hardly dared to breathe. How dare this woman. How could she slap Kyle?They sneakily glanced at Kyle's reddened face, wishing they could disappear. They were afraid they'd face his wrath, too.Kyle also couldn't believe what he was seeing. This little drunkard in front of him wasn't speaking gently or acting cute, and instead of calling him brother, she slapped him. He was furious. At that moment, he had already thought of where to bury this woman.However, Sophia didn't seem to realize the seriousness of hitting someone. She suddenly jerked her wrist and broke free from the man's grasp. Whether it was because she used too much force or because she was drunk and couldn't control her strength, she stumbled and fell on her rear.This fall was solid, and she couldn't help but cry in pain, "Ow!"Tears streamed down her face.Kyle was bewildered for a moment. The anger
Sophia felt helpless. This man's schemes ran too deep. He didn't reveal anything useful. The two drank one glass after another from seven in the evening until ten at night. Sophia's head was spinning.She had been trying to limit herself, taking small sips each time. Unfortunately, her tolerance for alcohol was quite poor. Her gaze was unfocused, and the man opposite her seemed to blur into duplicates. She knew deep down that she was drunk. It was frustrating. When would her tolerance improve?"Are you deliberately trying to get me drunk to see me embarrass myself?" Kyle lounged carelessly. "I didn't know your alcohol tolerance was so poor."Sophia snorted softly in her heart. Ignorance was truly unbelievable. She even suspected that this man had seen her drunk before. Otherwise, why insist on drinking with her? She needed to control herself now; otherwise, her stingy husband at home would be infuriated.So she just slumped onto the table, motionless.Kyle chuckled. "Are you dru
Kyle compromised, "Alright, I won't touch you."Sophia sternly commanded, "Get off."Kyle slowly got up from her.Sophia's piece of porcelain against his neck remained unmoved, her little face tense.Kyle sat up and waved to remove the hand threatening his neck, "Alright, if I bleed, you lose your life. Do you think I'm afraid of such a broken thing like you?"He knocked away the piece of porcelain in Sophia's hand, but she didn't pick it up. Instead, she said softly, "I know you're not afraid. As the top boss of the Netherworld Palace, what kind of woman can't you have? But it's not worth it to ruin the mood just to sleep with a woman, don't you think?"Kyle looked at her and smiled. Far from diminishing with Sophia's various rudeness, the interest in his eyes only intensified.He stretched out his long arm and grabbed Sophia's nape, pulling her closer. The two were close enough to hear each other breathe.There was a determined smile in his eyes. "I like smart girls."Sophia
Kylie smirked. "So, how else do you want me to repay you?"But Sophia couldn't shake the feeling that his smile seemed somewhat sinister.Kyle wasn't the kind of person to easily agree. Could it be true that she had saved him?After contemplating, she said, "For example, a substantial monetary reward, a direct increase in shares and equity, or at the very least, treating me to a meal would suffice.“But instead, you kidnapped me, restricted my movements, and now you're telling me it's repayment? Did I perhaps drown your son in a well in a past life, prompting you to repay me in such a unique way?"He was left bewildered by Sophia's rapid-fire words. What was this woman talking about?After a good while, he finally grasped the gist of her words. "Alright, let's go. I'll treat you to a meal."Sophia looked at him, surprised that he was so easy to persuade. She took advantage of the situation and added, "Then first, give back the phone to your lifesaving benefactor."Kyle replied,
Elliot searched the inside and out of the car. He indeed found a box of acupuncture needles tucked away in a corner. His wife always had a habit of carrying a box of acupuncture needles with her, not for self-defense, but for saving others.However, this box had yet to be opened, proving that the skills of the person they were dealing with surpassed hers. Otherwise, she wouldn't have missed the chance to use the needles.It seemed that this car was indeed the right one.He looked at the dirt road ahead, with tracks from two vehicles. One was a regular sedan, and the other looked like an off-road vehicle.But no more surveillance cameras were ahead, so they wondered if the cars had turned back or continued forward.He relayed the situation to Avery once again. Avery began to investigate, checking every detail of the vehicle information provided by Elliot. At this point, the police, Samuel, and his team arrived one after the other.Since there were no surveillance cameras in this a
Avalon said, "It perfectly matched the Meng family's expertise. They've been collaborating for several years, and my family even gave up some minor collaborations because they trusted in them.“But this time, under their instigation, my family paid an advance payment of 1.8 billion for goods, but the goods weren't delivered according to the contract date. They kept stalling, and when my family went to check, they found the company deserted.“After my elder brother had someone investigate, he found out the company was leased, and the company's CEO was nowhere to be found.“After reporting to the police, they kept investigating, but there was no result. That person disappeared. Helpless, my parents, elder brother, and second brother all went to find Patel.”“But Patel, apart from the initial matchmaking, wasn't involved in the subsequent cooperation. So, my brother and others didn't dare to do anything to him. But after struggling for a few months, the bank started demanding loan rep
"Mary," Paisley called out each word, but then her throat seemed to constrict, and she couldn't say anything more. Tears welled up in her eyes.Lucas also felt anguished. "We're sorry, Mary, but we haven't wronged you."Mary sneered, "If you haven't, how did I end up in this situation today? You both are incompetent parents. What's the point of arguing? You only have two daughters. Can't you treat us equally?"Paisley was truly enraged by her words. "How have I not treated you equally? Mary was just being clever. Perhaps I inadvertently praised her, but I never said you were bad, did I? Just because of this, you want to abandon Mary?“Are you even human? After you went missing, I couldn't eat or sleep peacefully. Every night was spent in tears. I knew you suffered a lot, and surviving wasn't easy, so when I found out it was Mary who made you disappear, I resented her deeply.“I did everything to make it up to you, even at the cost of hurting Mary. I sided with you unreasonably. Is
Xena viciously grabbed her by the collar, preparing to take her back for further interrogation. However, many policemen suddenly burst in through the door.The secretary followed closely behind, explaining, "Officers, hurry and arrest Xena. She forced her way in."Xena frowned. Assessing her situation, she forced Mary to sit in the boss's chair, a dagger held against her sister's neck. The room was marked with signs of struggle, with blood spattered across the floor.In this situation, she could hardly argue her innocence. But she instinctively explained, "She locked up my parents and wouldn't tell me where they were. I just wanted to question her."The police officers' expressions hardened, their tone brooking no refusal. "Take her away!"Two officers stepped forward and seized her. Xena complied, offering no resistance or excuses, obediently following the police.Another officer glanced at Mary. "Are you alright?"Mary seemed shaken, clutching her neck. After calming herself,