"What's the rush? You'll find out soon enough," Lucas replied coolly, his deep, magnetic voice laced with indifference.

Sophia's sense of dread intensified.

Suddenly, she stood up, saying, "If you two have things to discuss, I'll just leave."

She quickly headed for the door, but before she could reach it, she was met by five or six disheveled men being escorted in by the bodyguards. Each man looked filthier than the last, with some even covered in unsightly warts, making the sight revolting.

The bodyguards blocked her path. "Miss Winter, the matter isn't over yet. You can't leave."

Sophia's face paled as she eyed the men. "What are you planning to do?"

The bodyguards didn't answer. Instead, they pushed her back into the room and shut the door behind her.

losing her balance—her prosthetic leg making it difficult to steady herself—and fell to the ground. Panic spread across her face as she looked up at Lucas, desperately asking,

signal, and a bodyguard approached Sophia with a small bottle. He grabbed her by the chin and forced the liquid

the bodyguard. Half the bottle's contents went down

as she gasped, "What did you make

looked down at her with cold, piercing eyes. "Still playing

gaze icy as he took in her pitiful state. "You've repeatedly plotted against her, yet now you have the

swear. Please, forgive me. I promise, I'll stay out of your lives from now

she immediately realized it was from whatever she had just been forced to drink. "Lucas, I'm sorry, I truly am..." Sophia's voice was filled with desperation, fear gripping her as she imagined the horror about

Lucas stepped back, his

inside," he

hand, the disheveled men moved forward,

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