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Finley didn’t expect to meet Sofia again in such a place, nor did he expect her to be so disfigured.

As he gazed at the woman before him, an inexplicable heaviness settled in his heart. He raised his hand to cup Sofia’s cheek and stared into her eyes.

The woman before him struggled out of his grip. She looked like she was suffocating as she tried to smack his hand away to hide her scars.

A slight furrow formed on Finley’s brow as he observed Sofia. Her palms were rough, adorned with thick calluses. Her short hair looked dry and messy as it framed her panic- stricken face.

His brow furrowed deeper, and his lips curled up in mockery.

“Miss Campbell. I see that you’ve been well?”

Sofia’s entire body trembled. Her lips quivered as her anxiety washed over her like a tidal wave.

All the pain she suffered was thanks to this man. She hated him as much as she was afraid of him.

Finley’s eyes narrowed. “It’s only been three years. Have you forgotten how to speak?”

“M–Mr. Stewart!” Sofia mustered up all her strength to say that name.

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Her raspy, unfamiliar voice pierced Finley’s ears, causing him to instinctively tighten his grip on Sofia’s hand before. quickly releasing it, the momentum causing her to fall to her knees. He felt a sense of discomfort as if he had touched something unclean, prompting him to reach for a paper towel to wipe his hands.

The crowd was stunned by the scene before them. They started to assume that Mr. Stewart knew the cleaning lady.

The door to the room swung open once more, and Brian entered with confident strides, intending to say something to his good buddy Finley. However, his gaze was

immediately captivated by Sofia, who knelt before Finley, catching his attention. He approached Finley, who now sat on a plush chair.

“Sofia!” Brian said. “Why are you kneeling? We’re all friends here!”

Looking slightly dazed, Brian took Sofia’s hand and half- pulled, half–dragged her to her feet.

Sofia stumbled as Brian helped her up. Still shaking, she thanked him with a nod.

Her actions caused Finley to look even more irritated.

She wanted to run away. The man in front of her was a demon. A demon that she couldn’t afford to mess with.

She wanted to live her life in peace. If it weren’t for her mother surviving the car accident and her brother, whose whereabouts were still unknown, she would have killed herself in jail.

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sometimes, living was more difficult than dying.

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and held on to her sanity. After all, there was still some responsibility on her shoulders.

who did the Campbell Family a disservice.

off with the man. She simply didn’t listen and begged if she could marry

stay away from him.

took a

voice

didn’t dare to take another step and stared at him

on the other hand, laughed.

Brian!” Finley’s

who stood there obediently, causing him to falter and remain silent, unable to find any words

and sent Brian

Sofia, stood up, and walked out.

else, get out!”

body moved with a subtle inclination to escape. However, the man before her had already risen from his seat and

aura was too powerful and even more intimidating than three

his gaze sharper than a knife.

lowered her

Stewart, it’s been three years. While I sat in my prison cell, my father died by suicide, my mother became a vegetable and is still in the hospital, and my left hand is ruined…”

her knees buckle, falling to the

I promise that you will never

flashed in surprise, but it felt like

her hard against the carved wall of the room, the marble

her from screaming,

pair

her as a changed person, someone who had allowed herself to become an easy target for others to mock. This realization left

like he

It seems like you’ve gotten pretty skilled at kneeling.”

her chest filling

leaned in and whispered, “Did you really think that you could just waltz out of prison and immediately try

Sofia didn’t expect him to

and bruised that she felt like a

But how could he

she hadn’t pushed Ellie down the stairs. However, everyone questioned how Ellie, who was in a wheelchair, could have fallen down the stairs on her own. Despite her repeated pleas and explanations, no

her eyes wearily, her expression becoming numb for a few moments, and stopped talking.

blank expression infuriated Finley, the

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