The Almighty Dominance

Chapter 371

Sophia aimed her gun squarely at Henny, her voice trembling but firm.

"I did everything you asked. I killed Alex. Now let my mother and brother go."

Henny clapped mockingly, a twisted smile spreading across her face.

"I like your spirit, girl! A real woman has to be cunning and ruthless. You know, I killed my own husband because he stood in my way."

Her eyes narrowed with cruel amusement.

"If only you weren't Betty's granddaughter, if only we weren't enemies, I might've actually liked you. But sadly, we are on opposite sides."

Without warning, Henny turned and struck Florence hard across the face.

"Stop it!" Sophia screamed, desperation cracking her voice. "You promised me!"

"Promises!" Henny laughed bitterly. "You're still just a cub, aren't you? Hasn't your

idiot grandmother taught you never to trust your enemy!"

Sophia's face drained of all color, realization crashing down on her.

She'd been naive-painfully, dangerously naive.

Henny's voice turned smooth, almost tender.

"Alright then. This time, I'll give you a real promise... from one Montclair to

another. I'll even think of you as family."

She leaned in, her words like poison wrapped in silk.

"Put that gun to your head and pull the trigger. Do that—and I swear, your mother and Jack walk out alive."

Silence choked the room, heavy as a tomb. Sophia stared in disbelief, her heart thundering in her chest.

Across the room, Clarissa lounged on a velvet sofa, casually sipping from Florence's prized bottle of vintage wine-decades old, saved for some special day that would never come.

Now it was just another trinket spoiled by cruelty.

"Kill yourself!" Henny shouted viciously, grabbing Florence's chin and jerking her head roughly.

"Don't you love your mother? Didn't you kill your worthless ex-husband for her already? Why stop now? Pull the trigger, and I'll spare them both. This time, you have my word."

The world tilted violently around Sophia.

Nausea surged through her, and suddenly she dropped to her knees, retching violently onto the floor.

All her innocence, all her illusions spilled out with it.

each day in this hellish life taught her the same brutal lesson: the world was cruel, and mercy was just another

creature alive, believed she needed to become hard like

apart for wounding Henny earlier-a

nature. She never imagined

to her temple, tears streaming unchecked down her

she whispered hoarsely. "But remember

glittering cruelly. "God, you're pathetic. I never met

eyes, her finger

to pull it, a strong

"You promised us too,

sighed dramatically, rolling

herself because it amused me. Honestly, did anyone really believe I'd spare

here to wipe them all out!

rose sharply, turning venomous. "All

to have fun with Vancouver's beloved model,

24 hours... then

with rage, her heart hammering

crashed down, painfully true. She stared at Henny, her voice

was right about

were flying back from Paris to Vancouver on

"Sophia, I saw your hands shaking till now after you shot Henny. You're pretending to be tough, but I know

first time leaves scars, I get it. But trust me if you stay weak, others will take advantage and drain you dry. You have to stop feeling guilty and learn

softly, "Alex, I understand you've

To you, anyone who isn't a friend is an

war. People have different

crosses us.

deeply, gazing out the

people like you stay pure, Sophia. I wish your heart never

truth is,

of us have to dive

the darkness-to destroy it-so

like you can stay

is always bright, Alex," Sophia said firmly. "It

I owe her an apology, and I'll call her

finally came face-to-face

urgently, "Sophia, just shoot me. I know you can't choose between your mother and me. But if you have to choose now, pick

widened

for my forehead. I'll

the war, I got injured there. Doctors put an iron plate in

stun me. I'll

you sure?" Sophia

Alex reassured her. He knew there was no iron plate, just his aura strong enough to deflect the

to be blood. Just enough to make

to shot me, Sophia? Your

gun, eyes burning with