The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1753

Struggling to regain her balance, Sophia managed to steady herself against the hallway’s shoe rack. She let out a sigh of relief and looked down to see the broken pieces of a cell phone under her feet.

Scattered around her were remnants of what used to be her father’s phone.

What happened here?

Why did her father smash his phone? Sophia felt a surge of unease well up in her. Furrowing her brow, she glanced at the living room, where she caught sight of Thaddeus sitting on the couch with a brooding expression on his face as he puffed on a cigar.

Sophia approached him. “Dad, what’s wrong? Why did you smash your phone?”

Thaddeus cast a cold glance at his daughter. “Why are you calling me ‘Dad’ now? Didn’t you say you didn’t need me anymore? Then don’t bother about me!”

Sophia knew that her father was just venting his anger. She sighed and sat down next to him. “Dad, there’s no bad blood between us. I just didn’t want you interfering in my relationship with Marcus. It doesn’t mean I want to sever our father-daughter bond.”

Thaddeus took a long drag of his cigar and blew out a thick cloud of smoke with a grunt.

what happened. What got you so angry? Please

“No. It has nothing to do with Bertha and Lea. Don’t

now! I was just

even more frustrated when he thought about his wife’s ongoing divorce proceedings. “I didn’t

worry. “Dad, did you run into some problems at work?”

sell have been

did that happen? Who has the guts to

State, and despite his slightly weaker presence here, he was not to be

out of the ordinary. Someone

and I have to stay here

domestic assets aren’t that important to you. Why not just

I have to stay and cooperate with the investigation. Due to the tax issues with those companies, I’ve been barred

“What do we do now, Dad? Are you stuck

is. If it’s a large amount,