Chapter176


    BrianhadtakenSophiastraighttothehospital.Shehadbeensoterrifiedthatshefaintedfromcrying.


    Brianhadalreadycapturedthemenwhokidnappedher.Aftersomeinterrogation,theyconfessedthatsomeonenamedAvelinehadorderedthemtodoit.


    Lucas‘firstreactionwasdisbelief.Then,hereceivedthatrecordinginhisemail.


    Theimpossiblesuddenlyseemedpossible.


    Lucaskeptquiet.


    “Lucas!”


    SophialookedatLucaswithtear–filledeyes.“Iwon’tmeyouforlovinganotherwoman,butyoushouldn’tlovesomeonesocruel.Shedoesn’tdeservetobebyyourside!”


    Lucas‘darkeyesturnedtoher.“Youdidn’trestwelstnight.I’llhaveBriantakeyouhometorest,andhewillprotectyoufornow.”


    SophiapointedatAveline.“Whatabouther?Whatdoyountodowithher?”


    Punishher?


    Aveline’slongeyshestrembledslightlybeforeshelookedatSophiaandsaid,“Whetheryoubelieveitornot,Ineverhadanyonekidnapyou.”


    Sophia’seyesfilledwithhatredasshelookedatAveline.“IusedtobegratefultoyouforsavingLucas,butnowIhaveto


    wonderifyoualreadyknewhisidentityandschemedtosavehim,marryhim,anddeceivehim!”


    Avelinefrowned.“Ididn’t.”


    Sophiawipedherface,butthetearskeptfalling.


    ShelookedatLucas.“Whatareyou goingtodoaboutthis,Lucas?Areyougoingtoletitgoasyoudidbefore?ThistimeIwastheone kidnapped,andshewantedmedead.Ifshecan’ttolerateme,thenmaybeIshouldjustenditall!”


    Withthat,sheranoutoftheroom.


    “Wait,Sophia!”


    Lucaswasshocked andquicklyfollowedher.


    AwaveofdeepanxietywashedoverAveline,andsheinstinctivelyfollowedthem.


    Sophia,fueledbyasuddenburstofenergy,managedto


    shakeofftheagilebodyguardandrantothehospitalrooftop.Shestoodattheedge,herthinfigureswayingdangerously.


    “Don’tdoanythingfoolish,Sophia!”


    Lucas‘eyeswidenedashesawherstandingontheedge.Brianandtheotherbodyguardsrushedup,theirfacesturninggrimatthesight.


    Sophiaturnedherhead<b>,</b>thestrongwindontherooftopblowingherhairintodisarray.HerfacewaspaleasshegaveLucasasorrowfulsmile.


    “Lucas,Iloveyou.I’vebeendeeplyinlovewithyousincetwoyearsago.Doyouremember?Youpromisedtomarryme.Then,youhadthecarident,andIsavedyouatthecostof


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    losingmyleg.Ithoughtthatwhenyouwokeup,wecouldlivehappilytogetherforever,butthensheappeared!”


    ShepointedatAveline,hertonegrowingmoredesperateandsorrowful.“Twoyearsago,wewerefine,butwithherarrival,everythingchanged.Youpromisedmeyouwoulddivorce.her,butyouhaven’tdoneit.Why?”Exclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.


    Takingadeepbreath,hervoicecrackedwithtears.“Lucas,nowthiswomanhasdonesuchhorriblethings,andyouwon’tevengivemeaclearanswer.AmInolongerimportanttoyou?”


    Lucas‘facewasdarkandheavy,hiseyesfixedintentlyonSophia.“Don’tdoanythingrash.Comedown,andIwillgiveyouasatisfactoryanswer.”


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