Chapter 124 Episode 124

Oliver’s voice teetered on the edge of anger when suddenly, Sophia intervened, her tone soothing as she took over the conversation.

“Elizabeth, there’s no need to be so aggressive with us.

We’re still family, after all.

I understand that this apartment is the only legacy your mother left behind, and I have no intention of depriving you of it.

There was a brief pause before Sophia added, “But we have a proposition that could benefit us both.

Should you accept, your father will relinquish his inheritance rights, and the apartment will be solely yours.”

Sophia’s cunning was no secret to Elizabeth.

She had always been a master of manipulation, cloaking her sharp acumen with the facade of a benevolent stepmother, regardless of how Elizabeth responded.

With a skeptical frown, Elizabeth probed further, “And what exactly are you proposing?”

idea outright, which prompted Sophia to seize the opportunity, her words

you remember Nate Crawford? Your ex-fiance? Married or not, he still loves you—it

Elijah, perhaps reconsidering Nate

was their

were still clinging to ambitions they had failed

of defiance tightened Elizabeth’s grip on her phone,

“Forget about it.

society—you can’t just treat me

the phone from Sophia, Oliver’s voice was laden with

I’ll sell the

there was no familial bond left between him and Elizabeth,

down the wall, drawing her knees to her chest and resting her chin upon them, her body curling

was a sanctuary of

a piece of her past she desperately

steady her nerves before responding, “I’ll have my attorney review the offer you’ve made to ensure it’s fair, and I’ll

that doesn’t satisfy you, feel

else,

to let you three leverage my life for your

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