Sophie and her parents had once lived a life of luxury, looking down on everyone from their high position. But now, they bhad /blost everything overnight and could only afford to rent a run–down apartment.

Sophie listened silently as her parents kept ming her, not saying a word in her own defense. She had called every single person in her contacts, yet no one was willing bto /bhelp. She couldn’t help but wonder who bwas /bbehind all this

First came theplete split from the bmain /bQuinn family. Then the ruthless attacks came one after another. Within bjust /btwenty–four hours, theirpany fell apart, leaving them with nothing.

bstinally /bcame home. The

Out of options, Sophie went back to the main Quinn family’s vi. She waited outside the gates until midnight when Miles ti moment she saw him, she ran up and called his name.

Miles paused, his expression cold. “bWhat /bbare /byou doing here? After all his years of support, she had turned out to be a viper. He had balready /bshown mercy by not crushing herpletely.

“Miles, I know I messed up.” Sophie pleaded, voice cracking. Please help me. I’ve got no one else to bturn /bto.”

Miles didn’t even look at her. “Sophie, if you had any shame left, you wouldn’t be standing here. Your greed and selfishness brought you bexactly /bwhat you deserved. Now get out of my sight.”

Securing the Quinn family’s partnership with SIE Corporation had cost him years of hard work. And Sophie had almost ruined everything. bAs /bfar as he was concerned, that kind of betrayal didn’t deserve ba /bsecond chance.

Sophie hung her bhead/bb, /btears streaming down her face. “Miles, I know I failed you,” she choked out “But please, just tell me who is behind this. I swear I haven’t bmade /benemies with anyone else.” She desperately needed to hear any name hur his

Miles narrowed his eyes. Haven’t made enemies! You’ve burned bridges with half the city. And now you’re messing with my business” His lip curled in disgust. The nerve of you bsaying /bthat. As he turned to go. Sophie’s knees hit the ground with a heavy thud.

“bMiles/bb, /bplease” Sophie begged. “We’re family. Blood should count for something. Just tell me who’s behind all this. At least let me know why my life’s being ruined” All she wanted was to know who had destroyed her

Miles drew a slow breath, his voler turning razor–sharp, “Sophie, answer me straight. If you’ve never gone after anyone, how do you exin what you did to Vivian three years back? His eyes locked onto hers. “You ruined her careerpletely. Don’t pretend you don’t know.”

Sophie’s voice died in her throat, her pupils contracting like a startled car’s “bVivian /bNo way, Since when did she have that kind of pull!

Miles spoke with winter in his voice. “You did this to yourself. Mason’s still sitting in a jail cell. Haven’t you even wondered why?”

Sophie would sooner me Miles for her ruin than believe Vivian could do this. That woman was nothing just some trash she had never bothered with before.

Three years bago/b, Sophie had watched with disgust as Vivian kept chasing after Mayon. The Harts were nothing but worthless trash in her view,pletely unfit to marry into the Quinn family. They weren’t even worth acknowledgingb. /bSo Sophie took every chance to make Vivian’s life miserable.

Seeing the disbelief will frozen on her face, Miles delivered the final blow. Junior Quinn Group now belongs to the Hart bfamily/b”

Sophie’s eyes flew open wide in shock, her mind nk and body locked rigid. “No. That cannot be true. The Han family could never have done the bShar /bopened her mouth to demand banswers/b, bui Miles had already turned his back. The heavy gates crashed shut behind him with a sound blike /ba death knell

Left alone in the cold wind, Sophie’s thoughts spiraled. “The Harts bhad /bno power. Aiden was aplete failure. She refused to believe that of all peopleb, /bbVivian was /bthe reason for her ruin.

Then, out of nowhere, her mother’s warning came back to her. “Vivian’s sister is back. That woman the words “Vivian’s sister” silently to herself.

sn’t someone to mess with Sophie mouthed

With trembling bhand/b, Sophie pulled out her phone and searched. The results flooded in. (Hart Corporation under new leadership–Miss Enna signs permanent partnership with SIE Corporation, naiking a new eral

No, bthis /bis impossible. I worked my fingers to the bone to get that SIE deal. How did the Harts just waltz in and grab it like nothing! bDors /bbVivian’s /bsiver know people an SIE? Sophie clenched her fat

Sophie stumbled home in a daze. Red–hot anger blurred her vision, her whole body trembling with rage. “Why the Harts! That trash family I alwaysughed at. That worthless bunch I never gave a second thought. The shame hit her blike /ba bphysical /bblow, stripping her bare.

Her parents couldn’t ept the news either. Mrs. Quinn stood up and said. “The Harts will owe us a marriageb. /bOnce Mason marries bVivian/b, we’ll get everything back.”

Mr. Quinn nodded eagerly. “Aiden is spineless. Sweet–talk him a litle and he’ll fold like paper With this n in mind, the couple scraped together theirst remaining money to bail their son out of jail.

At the Han residence, Linda’s eyes snapped open the moment the butler and the doctor left. Her bdramatic /bfaint had been all an act. bA /bfull bday /bwithout food or water! That Sienna bitch is trying to kill me,‘ she seethed inwardly.

The second she got hold of a phone, she called her daughter, sobbing about how she had suffered. “Come home now,” she cried. “Make that wretch pay

Jocelyn Hart’s grip tightened around her phone as her mother’s sobs filled her cars. bVivian /byou bischt How dare youy a finger on my mother? You’re dead!

When the scalding water hit her skin, Jocelyn jerked her feet up with a yell “Too damn hot Her footshed out, kicking the basin so hard that Amber toppled backward onto the floor.

Tears instantly flooded Amber’s eyes, her delicate, doll–like face only fueling Jocelyn’s fury. Jocelyn, I’m sorry. I’ll get fresh water right away,” she stammered, biting her trembling lip,

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