Chapter 267 A Sharp Glance

Sophia was trying to sound tough, but Emily could see the tears in her eyes and the redness at the corners.

Sophia was trembling all over, shaking like a leaf. That fear hit Emily hard; she remembered feeling the same way, abandoned and let down time and again.

Emily looked up and saw Sophia still crying, curled up on the ground with nowhere to hide.

"Get up," Emily said, her voice cutting through the air.

Sophia looked up to see Emily reaching out a hand, stepping closer.

Unable to hold back her pain any longer, Sophia snapped. "Emily, I don't need your

fake kindness! Save your pathetic act for your mom and Michael!"

As expected, Sophia rejected her kindness outright. Emily was ready for this; she knew Sophia wasn't worth her pity.

She just saw a bit of her old self in Sophia and felt sorry for her out of habit.

But Sophia misunderstood, thinking Emily was being fake.

Emily smiled, pulled back her hand, and steadied herself. "I'm not here to comfort you, Sophia."

Emily's voice was calm and firm, no sympathy in her eyes, just clear rationality. "I'm a Brown, Hayden's daughter. I'm looking out for you for his sake. I know you're not reliable. Neither he nor your mom can count on you. So, I just pity you, got it? Since you don't appreciate it, there's no need for us to continue this. Let's go."

Emily shot a cold glance at Sophia, signaled to Michael, kicked away the second-hand bag in front of her, and left with Isabella. Michael saw this, smirked, and followed.

was a metaphorical

to say anything harsh or

louder, and Sophia

with shame, spreading from her

to add insult to injury. "So you're Hayden's daughter? I heard you used to like your brother-in-law? Wow, that's a new

don't know what you were thinking before, but now you deserve this. Stop crying and pay for all

looked up, her

anymore, just the demand

with bloodshot eyes. "Even a lowly clerk like

Sophia's words stung.

she forgot she was in a mall, surrounded by more clerks than customers. Her words

back down and soon called for backup, blocking Sophia from leaving and demanding full payment or

attention of the nearby police station and the

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them online. Before long, the headline went viral: #Brown Family Daughter Bankrupt and Destitute, Caught

and Emily had already made it back

while, but Isabella had other ideas. Since Emily and Michael weren't divorced yet, why separate? Did they really have no feelings for each other?

rank and insisted

had already sorted out her living

Lake Manor, and Abigail's

Isabella, she knew Isabella was thinking about

Manor was huge, with plenty

be separated, and when the time came for the divorce, she could leave Emerald Lake Manor

this, Emily felt a glimmer

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