Chapter 97


    Chapter 97


    The rest of Sophia’s words were stuck in her throat. She couldn’t utter them.


    She thought, ‘Luna has been with West for so many years and has long regarded him as family. If


    that man really did something shameful, how should Luna deal with it?”


    “Luna, is there an unspeakable past between the two of you?” she said. “West is rich and influential


    if his intentions were purely based on physical desires, there would be no need for him to get


    intimate with you. Also, why would he go to the orphanage to bring you back? The Baker family is a


    prestigious family in Vayberry. It has aplex and extensive family lineage. There’s no need for


    them to raise another child.”


    Luna held onto Sophia’s arm and buried her head in the crook of Sophia’s arm as she sobbed. She


    said in a muffled voice, “West initially had a younger sister. After she was born, she was frail and


    sickly. She kept receiving treatment in a medical center. When she was ten years old, her life came


    to an end. Mrs. Baker, devastated by the loss of her daughter, suffered severe depression and


    even had the tendency to take her own life. Emotional wounds require emotional healing. To heal


    her, the Baker family decided to address the root cause. Coincidentally, they found out that I looked


    like Emily, so they brought me back. Perhaps fate really did bring me and Mrs. Baker together. After


    spending some time together, her condition gradually improved, and I ended up staying at the


    Baker family’s home.”


    At this point, she slowly let go of Sophia’s arm. After propping herself up on her elbows, she hugged


    her knees and buried her face in them. Her suppressed cries echoed in every corner of the room.


    Sophia sat up as well. She knew that Luna was deliberately avoiding her past with West. She


    thought, Perhaps it’s a painful memory. Luna instinctively rejects it, not wanting to painfully expose


    it‘


    “Luna, if there are things you don’t want to talk about, don’t talk about them then,” she said. “Just


    get some sleep.


    After a moment of silence, Luna spoke on her own ord. She said, “On the day of theing–of–


    age ceremony when I was eighteen, he was drunk and harassed me. It was only then that I realized


    that he had feelings for me.


    “At that time, I was very flustered and used some tricks to get the Baker family to force him into


    agreeing to a marriage arrangement. The other party is the heiress of Rester Bank, and she is


    matched in social status with the Baker family


    “After he found out that I was the one scheming behind the scenes, he tried to take advantage of


    me. Mrs. Baker intervened in time to stop him. It was only then that West held back from taking


    advantage of me.


    “Perhaps he hadn’t really taken power back then and his foundation was unstable, so he restrained


    his desire to possess me and quietlyy


    low.


    “I kept assuming that he was only interested in me on a whim and that his feelings for me would


    fade over time. To avoid awkwardness, i even came to Cester City to study.


    “After eight years, I thought that with him holding significant power now, he would have many


    women and he would no longer be fixated on me, but when I went back this time and he found out I


    had a boyfriend, he looked as though he had gone crazy.


    “Ignoring Mrs. Baker’s pleading, he forcibly took ine to his private winery, tied me up for three days


    and nights, and subjected me to brutal treatment.


    “I thought I would die getting tortured by him, but unexpectedly, he let me go three dayster.


    Perhaps he got what he wanted, and his obsession was gone, but my life was ruined by him just


    like that”


    When Luna said thest few words, she almost shouted. Her face was filled with sorrow, and she


    felt like she was better off dead.


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    “Sophia, I’m dirty,” she said. “I have the marks left behind by that man all over my body. How can he


    take advantage of me like this?”


    with that


    With that said, she burst into tears again.


    Sophia did not know how tofort her, so she hugged her silently, feeling her sadness, anger,


    and pain.


    She thought, “Four years of being college ssmates and roommates, yet I never realized she was


    hiding so many secrets. It’s my negligence. If I had long known that this was her situation, then…


    Thinking of this, she could not help but force a smile. ‘So what if I knew?‘ she thought. ‘West is like


    Jason. Both of them are men with great power We have no one to rely on, so how could we


    sessfully deal with them?”


    “Luna, after I deal with Ada, let’s go to Leezeway,” she said. “We won’t set foot in this sad ce for


    the rest of our lives.”


    Luna threw herself into Sophia’s arms and hoarsely uttered a single word, “Okay.”


    After crying her eyes out for a while, she fell asleep.


    When Sophia brought the first aid kit to apply ointment on Luna’s body, she saw the marks of


    violence on her body and tears kept rolling


    down her face.


    She thought, “How exactly heartless can living things like men be? Is their so–called love really just


    about physical needs?”


    In the afternoon, Sophia wanted to go to the supermarket to buy some daily necessities. When she


    went to the underground parking lot to get her car, Lucas suddenly darted out from the dark and


    blocked her way,


    “Sophia, are you really going to see me in trouble without helping me?” he asked.


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