Chapter 888
Sean looked as though he did not hear her; instead, he continued cutting the rope in silence.
The police siren was getting closer, and it sounded urgent, but Sean did not leave. Sophia knew that the
enemy had set this trap, and Sean had murdered somebody for her. Therefore, she did not want to drag
him into the situation. She advised him hastily, “Sean, you need to listen to me. You have to leave right
now. I know how to handle the situation!”
Nevertheless, Sean obviously did not listen to her because he continued cutting the rope seriously. The
damn rope wouldn’t cut through; he won’t be able to leave if he dys any longer.
Sophia was panicking, and so she urged him. “The enemy is trying to destroy the alliance between my
father and the Fletcher Family. If I had killed Irene, it would be more of a personal grudge, but since you
did it, it would mean that the Mitchells killed her, because there was no bad blood between you and
Irene. Therefore, the enemy would have a reason to spread rumors.”
Sean recollected himself, and he had already considered the consequences after killing Irene. She was
the descendent of ate hero and the apple of the Fletchers’ eye. Killing her meant that I would be in
trouble, and the Mitchells, whom Cooper represents, would suffer too. In that case, I can’t let Sophia
take the hit for me.
Sophia was furious because Sean wouldn’t be able to escape if he refused to leave right now. Cooper
would get me out of this if I get in trouble. Besides, I’d been kidnapped, and Irene tried to burn me to
death. Hence, killing Irene would have been self-defense. On the other hand, Sean killing her would be
considered as voluntary manughter.
With that, Sophia snatched the knife from Sean’s hand to press it against her throat.
“Are you leaving or not? I’ll kill myself if you refuse to leave right now!”
Nevertheless, Sean refused to leave, and so Sophia pped him across his face while yelling at him,
“Leave! I’m asking you to leave! Get lost! I don’t want to see you! Leave!”
Sean’s eyes were brimming with tears. In the end, he gritted his teeth while turning around to escape
from the scene.
While watching Sean disappear through the basement door, Sophia wiped away his fingerprints from the
knife in a hurry.
After that, she felt exhausted, and so she ckened her body. However, the rope tied tightly around her
body suffocated her, leaving her out of breath. Hence, she was still breathing heavily.
The basement was humid and cold, but it was also filled with the scent of blood. Sophia gasped for air,
but she was overwhelmed by the metallic stench that was nauseating.
Irene was slumped dead on the ground in front of Sophia. Her body was covered with blood, which was
pooling across the floor. In fact, the blood was seeping through the bottom of Sophia’s feet, but she could
only sit in Irene’s blood since she had been rendered motionless.
At that moment, Sophia’s tense body finally rxed. It was then when she felt pain all over her body.
There was blood on her hands, and her nosebleed was trickling down the corner of her lips.
She heard some urgent footsteps, and soon, arge group of people arrived at the basement.
The enemy scheduled everything to the second, because among the first group of people who came,
there were swarms of reporters apart from the police. When the police set up the picket line, therge
group of reporters ignored warnings from the police; they charged into the scene like maniacs to take
photos of Sophia, who was tied onto the pole.
She was disheveled from the beating, and her head was bowed down with blood trickling from her nose.
Nevertheless, the group of reporters were still screaming at her to look up at them, just so they could get
a headshot of her.
Cooper witnessed that scene when he entered. His daughter was tied to the pole, covered in blood.
There was blood on her, on the floor, and everywhere. Sophia was sitting in the pool of blood with her
head bowed. In fact, she stayed still despite themotion.
At that instance, Cooper felt as if the world was copsing around him, and even the simple act of
breathing gave him heartache.
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“Get lost! Get lost!” Cooper roared while pushing aside all the reporters and police officers. He charged
into the picket line, and he kneeled down on the floor with a thud before cupping Sophia’s face.
Her face was bruised and swollen; she was also bleeding from her nose. Then, she looked up at him
weakly, and her lips parted when she called out softly, “Dad.”
Cooper’s tears almost rolled down his eyes. Then, he turned and red at Irene, who was already
covered with a white cloth. Soon, Cooper released Sophia as fast as he could to send her to the hospital.
That day, the headline in Bayside City was ‘Young Lady Mitchell Killed the Descendent of a Late Hero,
Irene Weber’.
‘Taylor Murray’s Wife Killed His Lover!’
The news shook the entire Bayside City, and it especially affected the financial world. Everybody was
specting whether the alliance between Cooper and the Fletchers would cease to exist over this
matter.
This wasn’t the first time Irene had stirred up trouble, but the Fletcher Family had been turning a blind
eye so far. Besides, they had been supporting her ever since she returned to the country. Hence, it was
obvious how protective the Fletchers were over Irene. Sophia was considered the Fletchers’ daughter-in-
law, but her rtionship with Taylor was a mystery. Hence, at this point, nobody knew whom the
Fletchers would side with…
Michael only managed to rush back home at noon from the film studio the next day after the incident.
Currently, the Bayside City newspapers were filled with news of Sophia murdering Irene. There were a
few pictures of her, showing her covered in petrol and blood while being tied to a pole, published on the
front page.
Stanley phoned Michael to inform him that Sophia was fine, but Michael was extremely worried. After
arranging the matters involving the film crew, he took the first flight back to Bayside City. Then, he found
the private hospital where Sophia was admitted to.
However, he did not expect to be blocked by bodyguards when he arrived at the entrance of the hospital.
“I am sorry, Mr. Michael. The boss ordered that from today onward, you are not allowed to go anywhere
near Miss Sophia.”
Michael knew that Cooper would me him over this matter.
That’s understandable, because it was my fault. I did not expect Irene to be so insane. If something bad
had truly happened, I wouldn’t have been able to see Sophia again today.
However, I truly need to see her right now.
Michael begged them. “Please just let me go in to have a look at her. I’m only asking for a quick nce. I
will leave once I confirm that she’s fine.”
I’d be happy even with just a quick nce.
However, the bodyguards were unmoved, and they blocked his way into the hospital.
Joel was blocked outside of the hospital too.
Simr to Michael, Joel did not expect the degree of Irene’s insanity.
I admit that I had disappointed her, but we were both clear that she merely got together with me for the
influence and power. I had always given her whatever she wanted, and I put her on a pedestal. In fact,
I’d given her everything she dreamed of.
Did I abandon her?
I never felt like I’d abandoned her because Irene had always been unstable. Once upon a time, she
noticed that I was more sessfulpared to a failing Michael, so she started flirting with me in secret.
At that time, I was still young and immature. Besides, I was determined topete with Michael, and so
I yed along.
Irene was already temptedtely after she realized that Michael had seeded in life, and that he even
won an Academy Award for Best Actor. In fact, she had been hinting heavily at Michael. She tried
pursuing him while having control over me. She wanted whoever she could get, and she had been
treating the two of us as her backup n.
However, never in my wildest dreams would I expect her to make such a move!
Joel and Michael were blocked outside of the hospital. Cooper’s instructions were to allow only Maddie
into the venue because thetter was a part of the media. Currently, all the news were revolving around
stories of Sophiamitting murder intentionally, and so he needed somebody to report things in a
positive light.
Therefore, Joel and Michael were blocked outside of the hospital entrance while waiting for more news.
Soon, Michael saw thewyer, Mr. Fields, arriving in a rush. It seemed that Sophia had admitted that she
killed Irene, but it was a blurry line between justifiable and unjustifiable defense. Furthermore, Irene was
the descendent of ate hero and a rapidly rising star in film, television, and music. Hence, her death
shook the society, which also meant that the police were facing tremendous pressure from the public. It
was vital for Sophia to have a powerfulwyer at this instance.
Naturally, Cooper had already summoned the bestwyers from the get-go; Mr. Fields was just one of
them.
A huge crowd packed Sophia’s hospital room. Some were police officers,wyers, reporters, and some
were family members looking after Sophia.
She was giving her statement. Apart from a mild concussion and losing some hair, the rest was just
external injuries.
Sophia did ording to herwyer’s instructions by iming that her actions were self-defense in order
to protect her life.
Irene’s fingerprints were on the gasoline can, lighter, and rope at the scene. It appeared as if she was
trying to burn Sophia alive, but thetter somehow managed to escape. Then, Sophia must have fought
back, killing Irene in the process.