Chapter 529

Leonard took the knife, grabbed the antiseptic from the tray, and rinsed the blade to wash away the traces of blood, his face as impassive as ever.

Sophia let out a scornful laugh. "You're not afraid I might turn this knife on her? She's hopeless in a fight."

"That's why I gave her a blunt one," Leonard replied without emotion. He had never expected the knife to actually end up in Sophia's side. The woman was no amateur-she could handle herself. He didn't want an accident, so when Mila had asked him for a knife on the way over, he'd handed her one with only a half- sharpened edge.

If anything had happened, no one would have been seriously hurt. A little yelling, and he'd have time to rush in and break it up.

What he hadn't expected was that the only one who actually got hurt was Sophia. That, he admitted to himself, was a surprise. What the hell had happened in

there?

"When you two were inside-" he started to ask.

Sophia cut him off coldly. "I took a hit for this. If your boss doesn't cough up something I'm satisfied with, we're not done here. Or he can come over and let me slap him a few times-either works for me."

Leonard fell silent.

"Where is she?" Sophia's eyes swept the hospital room.

Apart from Julian, still lying unconscious in bed, it was just the two of them. Mila was nowhere to be seen.

So she'd vanished before things were even settled?

"She left," Leonard said quietly. "What did you say to her?" Mila had stormed out earlier, snapping at him not to follow, and he'd had no idea what set her off.

with!" "She'll be back," Leonard replied, glancing at the boy passed out on the bed. "Yeah, you're probably right." Sophia's voice was icy. "She doesn't have a choice. There are two people laid up here-thanks to her and her precious son. If she dares

to vibrate. Through the

rolled her eyes. "Your boss is calling.

eye on her," Leonard

crap," Sophia muttered under

as she was about to answer the call, her gaze lingered on the

she swiped to answer and put the call on speaker. With one hand, she touched the fresh bandages at her throat, inhaling the scent of

neck's killing me. Spare me the small talk," she

do what you promised?" Lysander's voice was slow, almost

she'd sold Lysander out completely. The outcome was what he wanted-just not the way he'd

says she's

So, he didn't trust her after all. He'd already checked with Leonard before calling. She gave

what you wanted? To make her

is normal. I pretty much followed

much?" Lysander's

thin after what she'd

pushing her

Lysander, let's gething clear. We're partners, not master and servant.

don't want her angry. I want her scared. I want her so terrified of betraying me that she stays home and waits for me-doesn't go running off to

"Who did she

need to. Sophia could guess easily enough. Even though she was still fuming, the thought of Lysander losing control for once almost made

funny?" His

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