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.

got you so angry? Please

It has nothing to do with Bertha

a little irritated. “Dad! Look at how you’re thinking of me now! I

felt even more frustrated when he thought about his wife’s ongoing divorce proceedings. “I didn’t go to see Bertha today. I was dealing with work-related matters.”

“Dad, did you run into some problems at

preparing to sell have been hit with tax issues. They’ve been seized

“What? How did that happen? Who has the

had significant influence in M State, and despite his slightly

seizure was clearly out of the ordinary. Someone must be stirring things up behind

stay here to cooperate with

for a moment. “Dad, in the grand scheme of things, these small domestic assets aren’t that important to you. Why not just let them go? We could all move back

“The issue now isn’t about what I want. I have to stay and cooperate with the investigation. Due to the

be this serious. “What do

know! We still don’t know how big the tax discrepancy is. If it’s a large amount, I might even have to serve time here.”