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.

so angry? Please don’t

It has nothing to do

irritated. “Dad! Look at how you’re thinking of me now! I was just showing some concern and

more frustrated when he thought about his wife’s ongoing divorce proceedings. “I didn’t go to see Bertha

forehead furrowed in worry. “Dad, did you run into some problems

snuffed out his cigar. “The companies I was preparing to sell have been

shock. “What? How did that happen?

his slightly weaker presence here, he was not to be trifled

out of the ordinary. Someone must be stirring

and I have to stay here to cooperate with the investigation. It’s such a bloody hassle!”

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

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

things to be this serious. “What do we do now, Dad? Are you stuck here? How long will the investigation

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