Chapter 22


    If Michael dared to have Sophia by his side, he must have investigated her background, including the


    part where her future was almost ruined after someone framed her and her textbook-like scumbag of an


    ex-boyfriend.


    However, it intrigued him even more. If I can convince her to lower her guard and ept me with her


    scarred heart, what an aplishment that will be! I will protect her forever and use my gentle hand to


    touch her heart so that it won’t be scarred again.


    Sophia remained asleep during the return journey home. When Michael threw her on the bed, she


    opened her eyes slightly and saw the two big eels Michael reared in the fish tank. She was so scared


    that she sat up immediately.


    He knew that she was tired, so he decided not to torture her any longer. “I have something else to do


    tonight. Remember to change your tampon before returning to sleep.”


    He grabbed some stuff and went out the door, but he was gone for a few days afterward. She did not


    know what crimes hemitted as long as she was satisfied with her freedom.


    The schoolwork at Bayside University had drained her—it was as busy as her final year in high school.


    She was so busy that she barely had time to rest during the day.


    She left home early and returnedte everyday, so she really wanted to search for a house near campus,


    but was also afraid that Michael would insist on living with her. That will be embarrassing. News about


    me being a married woman will definitely be exposed sooner orter.


    On the other side, the Harper Family was in utter despair.


    Ka’swsuit became a problem for them because the attorney representing the intiff was Mr.


    Fields.


    The first verdict had already been given—Ka was ordered to apologize to Sophia and pay a


    compensation of 5 million to her for mental damages.


    5 million was nothing for the Harper Family, but how could Ka, the precious daughter of the Harper


    Family, admit to the public that she had framed a poor student like Sophia, seeing that they had to


    protect their reputation?


    However, the opponent wasing at them in full force because they had the best attorney in Bayside


    City to defend them—Calvin Fields!


    Mr. Fields was a notorious attorney and the so-called elite attorney that the Harpers engaged was no


    match for him. He lost after only two rounds, causing him to withdraw without collecting the agency fees.


    Now, they were unable to engage an attorney who was willing to take on this case because when all of


    the attorneys heard that their opposing counsel was Mr. Fields, they rejected the case immediately.


    By the looks of it, they could only ask Ka to apologize to Sophia and pay thepensation.


    Ever since the first judgment had been handed down, Kacked the courage to go to school for the


    past few days, so she stayed at home and smashed things in her rage. “I’ve said it. I didn’t do it! I didn’t


    frame that b*tch. She was the one who framed me!”


    In Harper’s Mansion, Ka was angrily smashing everything that she could get her hands on. Even the


    female helper who came to clean up the mess was terrified by Ka’s hideous and angry face, so she


    stood aside motionlessly and allowed thetter to continue smashing things.


    Mrs. Harper advised her daughter. “Ka, you need to calm down. It’s just an apology…”


    “No way. I will not apologize to that b*tch!” Ka’s eyes were reddened like an angry, grotesque beast


    with messy hair. If she actually admitted to her wrongdoings, she foresaw spending the rest of her days


    in school being despised by everyone.


    However, Mrs. Harper still tried her best at persuasion. “Ka, you need to listen to me. It’s almost your


    19th birthday. Why don’t I n an unprecedented birthday party for you? You can celebrate your birthday


    in a glorious fashion so that those haters will shut up!”


    “I don’t want to! I don’t want to! I don’t want to!” Ka screamed before she continued to smash anything


    that she saw.


    Then, Richard and X also came to persuade her.


    After his genuine confession, the ‘considerate’ X still chose to be together with him. Even though she


    knew in her heart that Sophia was still in his heart, she was still willing to be with him—even though that


    meant being the mistress.


    Therefore, how could Richard abandon such a ‘kind’ girl like X?


    Just like that, both of them reconciled and as the future daughter-inw of the Harper Family, X had


    already won over Mrs. Harper’s heart.


    X risked being injured by a vase to persuade Ka. “Ka, you need to listen to me. Do you really


    think that Sophia has the power to hurt the Harpers? She is merely a pawn used by someone. The real


    person who is going against us is the mastermind behind her!”


    Richard and Mrs. Harper thought about it for a while, but they just couldn’t understand why they would


    get themselves entangled in thiswsuit. Why does Sophia have the capability and fund to file awsuit


    toward us?


    Finally, they figured it out. Sophia alone could never hire someone like Mr. Fields, so there must be


    someone backing her financially.


    The Harper Family had a huge enterprise that provoked many enemies. Some people were jealous of


    their family fortune and tried to stab them from the back.


    Apart from that, the Harper Group was preparing to be listed on the stock exchange. Therefore, if Ka


    actually admitted tomitting such a scandal, it might directly affect the public listing of the Harper


    Group.


    When that thought came to mind, everything else made sense.


    In the face of the Harper Family’s overall interest, Ka’s personal reputation didn’t seem to be that


    important.


    Thus, Mrs. Harper tried to persuade her again. “When this matter is over, we will hold your birthday party


    as a fundraising dinner and use your name to make a 5 million donation to charity.


    Then, you can pretend to apologize so that everything will be over. They won’t have anything to hold


    against us after that.”


    However, Ka still refused to do so as red sparks flew out of her eyes together with huge teardrops. “I


    know that the priority of the family is our interest, but I really can’t bring myself to apologize to that b*tch.


    I just can’t!”


    She hugged Mrs. Harper and cried. On the sidelines, Richard was observing them and clenched his fists


    before loosening them.


    Sophia, you hate me, so you want to take revenge on me, but do you really think you can do that? No,


    you are merely a pawn! A pathetic pawn!This is the property of N?-velDrama.Org.


    However, in Richard’s mind, he still could not forget Sophia’s gorgeous looks. She captivated him like a


    poison, making him long to have her one more time.


    In the end, Kapromised and withdrew her appeal. She then published a public apology to Sophia


    in the newspapers and gave her the 5 millionpensation.


    After she admitted to framing Sophia’s pregnancy and almost ruining her future, the entire Bayside


    University went into an uproar.


    The rich elites valued their reputation the most. Therefore, this incident seemed like a huge p to the


    Harpers and anyone rted to them would not dare to show their faces in Bayside University.


    In addition, the topic of campus bullying was bing popr and due to the Harper Family’s special


    identity, they had provoked a section of the public that hated the wealthy and immediately was under


    heavy scrutiny.


    However, it was only short-lived because the Harper Family immediately went into action with their public


    reactions. Firstly, they employed someone to post on the inte to stir up some conversation, focusing


    on Ka’s underage status at that time.


    Ka was quite a talented girl who received elite education from a young age and always had good


    grades, apart from receiving lots of awards in many international pianopetitions. During her summer


    vacation, she even visited third-world countries and Africa to do volunteer work.


    With that information, they abruptly painted her as an innocent and lovely top student who learned a


    huge lesson as a result of her youthful ignorance and a friendly joke that went wrong.


    The head of Harper Group—Ka’s parents—held a press conference to publicly apologize, saying that


    it was their fault for not providing their daughter with the proper education.


    As a result, they were willing to donate another 5 million to charity as a way to atone for their daughter’s


    sins.


    As for the university, the board did not inflict any punishment on her due to her underage status at that


    time, so they only gave her a credit deduction. However, if she studied hard for the rest of the semester,


    she would still be able to earn that credit sooner orter.


    All the chaos ended just like that, but it also seemed that it was the beginning of something else…