Chapter 526

"Do you really know what your child—and your husband-have been hiding from you?" Sophia's voice, cold and mocking, echoed down the dimly lit emergency stairwell of the hospital.

Mila froze in place.

What?

Sophia only laughed.

She traced the vivid red handprint blooming across her cheek, her eyes blazing with fury. Suddenly, she leaned in, her tone taunting. "Do you want to know? I could tell you everything-the real truth. I could rip away the lies and show you the world for what it is. You're just so..... pitiful. Ha! Hahahaha!”

Mila took a step back, bumping into the icy wall behind her. The hand gripping the knife trembled uncontrollably.

She hadn't even heard the truth yet.

Still, fear had already gripped her heart.

Don't believe her.

This woman hates you-nothing she says can be trusted... But didn't you always sense that something wasn't right? That so much just didn't add up?

And besides—

The Montgomerys are all liars!

Was this really the first time they'd deceived you? How many times have they lied? Are you sure you know all their secrets?

-But my child wouldn't lie to me!

He promised he wouldn't!

Mila forced herself to focus, cold sweat trickling down her back. Her hand, still clutching the knife, gradually steadied. The resolve returned to her eyes. "I trust my child."

do

"He promised me!"

staring at Mila for a long moment. There was a flicker of surprise in her gaze-curiosity even,

curiosity, jealousy flared up

believe, to move on as if nothing ever happened,

Why you?

Mila's eyes. Suddenly, she forgot the plan she and Lysander had agreed on.

if you knew the

The thought was intoxicating.

laugh escaping her lips. Ignoring the knife, she stepped forward, grabbed Mila's shoulders, and shoved her back against the wall. Her voice was a near-scream, ragged with rage. "What

her

her—if Mila hadn't dodged in time, the knife

After all-

to prison

to live for to throw it away

unfazed by the knife.

dropping the knife.

Crack.

through Mila's skull, eyes watering, but Sophia barely

Mila in place, Sophia growled, "Don't you want to know what your husband and I agreed on? What they did using your child? Don't you want to know your son's

"No!" Mila shouted back.

it from Sophia. Whatever Lysander had done, she didn't want to know and didn't care. As for Adrian-she'd hear it from

struggle escalated, and

Half a minute later-

it coldly against Mila's throat. “So, do you want to hear it or

Mila was speechless.

to overpower a man, but why was Sophia—another woman-so much stronger than her? Was six years in prison really

could she

this situation, whoever held the knife was in charge, and Sophia was clearly unstable.

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