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His face was darker than ever.
“Watch your tongue.Keep up that foul-mouthed tirade,and I’ll make sure the Lane family falls with you!”
Sophia fell silent,her eyes filling with tears as she stared at Nathan in disbelief..
It finally dawned on her that he was no longer going to stand up for her.
I watched,sneering inwardly.
Nathan’s power was no pushover.If these two powerful families were to clash, Nathan's business would undoubtedly suffer.
Still,the Lanes were no small fry.
If the two elite families clashed,Nathan’s business would take a hit.
I let out a sigh,tears welling up.“Sophia,even if you hate me,Nathan never told me about you all these years.Did I choose to be the other woman?You did such vile things to me,but I only paid you back in kind,and you can’t handle it?”
“And you never should’ve laid a finger on my mom’s grave!”
Sophia’s eyes flickered with guilt.She shouted to cover it up.“Why are you crying?Disgusting!”
She knew playing the victim was gross,yet she did it anyway.
“You used your family's influence over that land to dig up my mom's grave, steal the urn, and scatter her ashes. As someone who also has a mother, where is your conscience?”
My nails dug into my palms.
Yesterday,Ryan sent me a video of Sophia scattering my mom’s ashes at the cemetery.
I told him to hold onto it and kept it from Nathan.
Sophia,seeing that Nathan wasn’t reacting,grew bold enough to confront me at home.
Nathan’s face turned ashen.“You really did that?”
His tone was incredulous.
“You didn’t know?”
Sophia hesitated for a moment,then sneered.“So what if I did?What can Emily do about it?That land belongs to us!Wasn’t humiliating me in front of everyone enough?Nathan,how long will you mourn someone unrelated to you?”
Nathan let out a roar,cutting her off.“Sophia,that’s my family!”
“What?”
“Sophia,I know how you feel about me,and I’ll admit I did have feelings for you at one point.But the one I truly love,the one I wanted to spend the rest of my life with,was Emily.I’ve long seen her mom as my own.Everything I did to protect you was to spare your feelings,but it caused a disaster that destroyed my family…”
His words didn’t touch me in the slightest. Instead, they made me feel physically ill.
Was this how he treated family—by causing them pain?
I cut them off,crying,“Nathan,if you have any conscience,get justice for my mom!”
…
As I expected,Nathan began targeting the Lane family.
Due to their influence, Sophia hadn't faced universal condemnation online; there were still some people who defended her.
That’s why she dared to leave her house and come after me.
But as Nathan ramped up the pressure,hitting the Lanes’core interests,they fought back,dealing blows to Nathan’s business.
The conflict grew too complex to stop.It became a fight to the death.
The last time I heard from Sophia was a late-night call.
Her voice was hoarse,broken by sobs.“Emily,I’m begging you,tell Nathan to stop,please?”
