Chapter 43


    Chapter 43


    ire was visibly taken aback, and a glint of astonishment flickered through her eyes. In her mind,


    any decent man with a hint of pride would never suffer his wife’s infidelity, much less deliberately


    hand her over to another man’s bed. She was shocked by Jason’s callous disregard.


    “If Jason could be so ruthless with Sophia, there’s little thance he would save Lucas. But I only have


    one son. He’s my only support for old age. I can’t just stand by and watch him die out there, she


    thought.


    “Sophia, help me, please,” ire pleaded. “If anything were to happen to your brother, I couldn’t


    bear to go on.”


    A wave of disappointment passed through Sophia as she fought to control her trembling body, and


    the pain in her heart intensified. She instinctively clutched onto her heart. I’ve already said what will


    happen if I beg Jason–he will force me into another man’s arms. Why does she still press me? Am I


    so worthless to them that they can just trample all over me?‘ she thought.


    Mom. I’ve already said Jason’s tired of me. My body can’t produce anything of value anymore. If I


    go to him, he’ll just hand me off to someone else’s bed. Do you really want to watch your daughter


    be reduced to a ything to them!” said Sophia


    ire’s eyes showed a flicker of hesitation, but the image of her son, beaten and bloodied, steeled


    her resolve. The Taylor family had taken care of Sophia for more than ten years. She thought it was


    time Sophia repaid that debt.


    “If you were capable, you’d have kept your husband’s heart. It’s just sleeping with someone, Sophia.


    Endure it, and it will be over. Jason doesn’t care, so what’s the point of you insisting on staying


    clean and virtuous?” ire said.


    Sophia felt as though her heart had crumbled into pieces. She gripped her chest as if holding


    together the pieces, the pain spreading through her, making her feel unsteady. “Mom, you’re


    dragging my dignity through the mud, pushing me toward death. Don’t you feel any pain treating


    your own daughter like this?”


    ire gazed at Sophia’s eyes, which were filled with vulnerability and pain, and felt an unexpected


    tightness in her chest. She averted her gaze. Even though she didn’t have a strong emotional bond


    with Sophia, seeing her enduring such pain was somehow still unbearable.


    After a few seconds of deafening silence, ire slowly knelt down. I beg you. I can’t just watch your


    brother die,” she said, her voice breaking into


    sobs


    Sophia forced a bitter smile and staggered back a few steps, then slowly closed her eyes filled with


    anguish. They’ll stop at nothing to drive me to despair. So, let it be. If I go to Jason, it’ll be to repay


    what I owe as their daughter. Let this be thest of mypromises‘ she thought internally. “Alright,


    I’ll go. I’ll plead with Jason. No one could understand the immense courage it took for her to cast


    aside thest remnants of her dignity to utter those words. Life, for her, was worse than death.


    It was a tranquil Saturday, and Jason did not go to the office, choosing instead to work on some


    paperwork in his study.


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    entered the room and briefed him on Sophia’s decision.


    Jason paused his writing, took a quiet moment, and then ordered, “Have the PR department


    arrange for some women to attend the dinner.” Upon seeing Jason soften his stance on not forcing


    Sophia to go, Eric silently breathed a sigh of relief, thankful for Jason’s restrained rationality.


    “Okay, I’ll take care of it,” he said and went to make the arrangements.


    After Eric left, Jason dealt with a.


    international emails. Then the door opened, and Sophia walked in with unsteady steps.


    The sunlight filtered through the windows, casting a soft glow around Jason’s tall, straight figure,


    lending him an unexpected ease that softened his usual cold demeanor.


    Sophia’s mind wandered back to the dream she had in the garden. That year, on that day, the sun


    was just as splendid, leaving an indelible mark on her tumultuous life.


    “How perfect it would be if he loved me as I love him; our life would have been the epitome of bliss.


    His asional tenderness over the past two years filled my heart with joy–if only he’d been truly


    devoted to me. However, such things are mere flights of fancy, beyond my grasp, even if i gave my


    life for them, she pondered in silence.


    “I will apany your client tonight, Sophia stated icily.