Chapter 71
The person outside banged on the door as if Sonia was their enemy. She could even hear the
doorframe shaking from her bedroom, as if whoever on the other side of the door might barge in at
any moment.
Grumpily, Sonia lifted her nkets and tidied her hair nonchntly before slipping into her slippers,
ready to leave thefort of her room to check on themotion that the person was causing
outside her house. Before heading to the foyer, she got a sharpened knife from the kitchen. Upon
getting there, she heard a conversation outside her door.
“Mom, what are you doing? Stop it!” Vexed, Tyler grabbed Jean’s arm to stop her from banging the
door.
Jean gazed at him furiously. “Why are you stopping me? Unhand me! I’m going to teach this b*tch a
lesson!” “This is between your daughter-in—no, between Sonia and Tina. Why are you meddling in
their business?” Tyler’s youthful face was scrunched up.
Huffing, Jean retorted, “Why can’t I meddle?
Tina is my future daughter-inw. Shouldn’t I, as Tina’s mother-inw, stand up for my daughter-in-
law when she was bullied?” With that, she cast Tyler’s hand away to resume banging on the door.
All the while, she continued to yell, “Sonia, you b*tch! Do youck the courage to face the
consequences after bullying Tina? Open up! I know you’re in there! Open the door—”
Before Jean could finish her sentence, the door in front of her swung open. Jean’s hand missed its
intended target, so she toppled forward as she lost her bnce. When Sonia saw the huge lump
that was Jean’s figure falling her way, she released the doorknob and backed away in disgust.
Thump! Jean wailed as her overweight body flopped on the floor face down in front of Sonia. The
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All the while, a smile tugged on Sonia’s lips as she lowered her head to take in Jean’s condition.
“Wow, I’m surprised that you greeted me with a bow as soon as we saw each other. You’re being
overly polite, Madam White. Come on, let me help you up.”
“Get away from me! I don’t need your help!” Seeing red, Jean swatted Sonia’s hand away ill-
temperedly. She never expected herself to make a fool out of herself like that in front of Sonia.
Unaffected by Jean’s attitude, Sonia smiled as she straightened her body. “Okay, then. You can get
up on your own.”
Jean snorted as she tried to help herself up with both arms on the floor. However, she had a hard
time doing so due to her obese figure, which prompted Sonia to huff augh. Jean questioned
begrudgingly, “What are youughing at?”
“It’s nothing.” Sonia waved her hand dismissively. “I just recalled having seen a toad on television
last night. It flipped over after falling from a high ce, but it couldn’t roll itself over because it’s too
fat. Iughed because it was pretty amusing.”
“H-How dare youpare me to a toad?” Jean was trembling while pointing a finger at Sonia.
With a shrug, Sonia exined innocently, “That’s not what I mean. I was talking about the toad, not
you. Please don’tpare yourself to it.
Rather, is it because you felt like one?” She watched Jean smilingly.
Even though Jean was fuming, she didn’t have a goodeback for that. I would be admitting that
I’m a toad if I say anything! Therefore, she turned away, ignoring Sonia. Upon noticing that her son
was still spacing out instead of helping her, she got all riled up. “Why are you still standing there?
Come over and help me!”
“Oh.” Tyler snapped back to his senses before stepping into the foyer to help Jean get back on her
feet.
“You’ve got some strength, boy,” Sonia praised.
Delighted, Tyler raised his chin unwittingly.
“Hmph! Of course! I’m a man after all!” I’ve got to have some strength in me!
At the side, Sonia shook her head after sweeping
a nce at him, particrly focusing on his crotch. “You don’t look so on the surface.”
“D-Do you have no shame?!” When Tyler noticed where Sonia was staring at, his innocent and
handsome face turned a shade of red before he closed his legs together while pointing at her in
exasperation.
On the other hand, Jean was also infuriated, so she raised her hand to give Sonia a p. “B*tch! I’ll
turn a blind eye to the fact that you seduced other men, but you’re not going to seduce my son! This
will teach you a lesson!”
“Hey, watch out!” Tyler’s heart skipped a beat. He didn’t expect things to take such a turn, so he
dropped his embarrassment to warn Sonia to get out of the way.
Astonished, Sonia nced at Tyler, taken aback by the worry that was evident on his face.
Immediately, a smile bloomed on her face. I see my efforts to help this brat weren’t in vain. At least
he knows to warn me. I suppose he’s not too bad.
Instead of ducking like Tyler said, Sonia raised her left hand, allowing the knife that she was hiding
in her sleeve to slide into her grip. She ced the knife next to her left cheek with the de
protruding in the air with an intimidating gleam.
Jean’s expression changed drastically as soon as she noticed that. She managed to stop her hand
two centimeters away from the de, which saved her from shing her hand on the de.
“Y-You have a knife with you?!” Tyler’s jaw dropped in disbelief, while Jean stared at the de in
shock.
Sonia removed the knife before plucking at the tip of the de with her finger. There was a smile on
her face as she spoke. “You were banging on the door so loudly that I assumed that a robbery was
taking ce. Considering that, isn’t it normal to bring a knife with me for self-defense?”
Tyler grunted a few times before falling silent. Meanwhile, Sonia turned her attention to Jean, who
was still terrified. “From what I heard, you came to find me because I bullied Tina?”
Upon hearing that, Jean flipped a switch. The fearful look on her face melted away to give way to a
savage expression. “Isn’t that the case though? You had that rascal kidnap Tina, which led to her
hospitalization. You—”
“Do you have proof?” Sonia cut her short impassively. So I was right. They are suspecting that I am
the mastermind.
“Why would I need proof when Tina already told me what you did?” Jean smirked while crossing her
arms.
With a calm gaze, Sonia stared right back at her. “Of course. If you fail to present any evidence, I
can consider this defamation. I can always call the police to report you.”
“Go on, then.” Jean rolled her eyes in disdain.
After staring at Jean for a few seconds, Sonia took out her phone from her pocket.
“Are you serious?” Jean’s face paled. I was assuming that it’s a threat, but she is serious about it!
Meanwhile, Sonia was studying Jean, as if she was looking at an idiot. “Did you think I was
kidding?” As she spoke, the call connected. She put the phone to her ear. “Hello, is this the
police? I would like to report someone for—”
Before Sonia could finish her sentence, Jean snatched her phone away and then smashed it on the
floor. It shattered into pieces with a loud thud. There was a smug grin on Jean’s face. “Let’s see
what you can do now.”
Sonia nced at her phone with a solemn look. After a while, she stated aloofly, “Things are far
from over even if you smashed my phone. You must’ve forgotten where you are right now.”
After all, Sonia lived in Bayside Residence, which was a well-known high-end residence in Seafield.
Top-notch security measures were put in ce, so rms were installed all over the house.
Incidentally, there was one on the shoe rack, on which Sonia pressed without hesitation. As soon as
she did, a siren went off, which was audible throughout the entire hallway.
“What’s going on?” Startled, Jean red at Sonia. “What have you done?”