Sophia took several deep breaths.


    Seeing that she was ready, Natalie picked up a tissue and gently wiped away her tears. "Are you okay?"


    Sophia nodded. "I''m okay. Honestly, the moment I told Marcus that I wasn''t the one who saved him, I had already prepared myself for the worst."


    She forced a smile. "This time, I won my bet.


    "I don''t owe any of them anything. If I owe anyone, it''s you and Marcus. If I had been braver from the start and hadn''t been so selfish and told him the truth earlier, I wouldn''t have had to suffer all these years.


    "Nat, the only people I have wronged are you and Marcus. I have never wronged Emma or Sky and never provoked Shane. I want to take revenge myself.


    "Emma humiliated me, Shane tormented me, and Sky was the worst of them all."


    She took a deep breath, then another. "Recently, Helena has been taking great care of me, and Zane has visited me a lot.


    "After talking things through with him, I realized that although many of the things Ruby did to hurt me were supposedly done under his name, he had no idea. The moment he found out, he broke up with her. They have nothing to do with each other anymore.


    "I''m feeling much better now. I can do this."


    "Alright. Let''s get changed and freshen up."


    Natalie had just checked her pulse-Helena had indeed taken excellent care of her, using the best medicine. Her mental state had improved significantly with Zane around to talk to.


    "Okay. Nat, thank you." Sophia thanked her again, and Natalie simply hugged her before leading her to wash up.


    After freshening up, Sophia changed into casual clothes, wore sneakers, and tied her hair back.


    She even asked Natalie to put light makeup on her to make her look healthier.


    Once she was ready, Natalie called Marcus. He had been waiting patiently outside, and as soon as they stepped out, Noah quickly opened the car door.


    Elijah followed quietly behind Sophia.


    "Do you want to visit the mansion in the southern suburbs first or see Sky?"


    Sophia looked out the car window. After a long pause, she forced a smile. "The mansion in the southern suburbs."


    "Alright. We''ll go there first."


    The rest of the ride was silent, but Sophia clung tightly to Natalie''s hand, squeezing so hard that Natalie furrowed her brows slightly.


    Still, she said nothing and didn''t pull away.


    The ck Bentley arrived at the southern suburbs. Following Sophia''s instructions, the driver drove to the innermost house.


    This mansion was one that Ruby had rejected, so Ivan had given it to Sophia instead.


    Whenever Sophia was hurt, she woulde here to hide. To avoid trouble from Ruby and Julia, she had told Sky about this ce and even gave him a spare key.


    However, she had never given him the passcode or the ess card.


    The car was parked at the gate, and the mansion was brightly lit. Lights were on both upstairs and downstairs.


    Emma could asionally be seen walking through the floor-to-ceiling windows. An older woman also moved about inside.


    "That helper is Cindy."


    "Perfect. There''s no need to go to Causeway Bay."


    Natalie smirked. "Sky is really good to Emma, huh? He''s afraid that others won''t


    serve her well enough, so he secretly sent Cindy over too."


    Sophia''s eyes turned bloodshot. Her nails dug into Natalie''s skin.


    Natalie nced at her and patted her shoulder.


    "Sophia, let go. You''re too tense," Marcus'' deep, oppressive voice rang out.


    Sophia snapped out of it and immediately let go of Natalie''s hand.


    "Nat, I''m sorry."


    "It''s fine."


    "You have us. What are you afraid of?" Marcus'' tone was indifferent as he opened the car door and stepped out.


    At the same time, the door was pulled open from outside. Elijah stood respectfully by the car. "Ms. Sinir, don''t be scared. I''m here. That bitch Emma won''t get anywhere near you."


    "Elijah, watch your words." Noah reminded him.


    "It''s fine. Ms. Walker and Mr. Holden won''t scold me." Elijah didn''t Ms.


    I''m just telling the truth.


    Walker, don''t you agre armet


    "Yes," Natalie said calmly.


    Elijah immediately smirked triumphantly and shot Noah a look that said, "See? I was right."


    Noah simply shook his head, unwilling to argue with Elijah.


    Sophia got out of the car, straightened her clothes, and walked up to enter the passcode.


    The gate slowly opened.


    She didn''t step forward immediately. Instead, she turned to look at Natalie.


    Natalie gave her a reassuring smile and stepped in first.


    Two bodyguards emerged from the shadows to block her way when she entered.


    Natalie looked at them. "Ms. Parham, what''s the meaning of this?"


    Ka nced inside the vi, then back at Natalie and Sophia.


    Suddenly, she walked over to the flower bed, picked up a brick, and smashed it against her own head.


    Then, she copsed dramatically in front of them.


    Natalie turned to the two bodyguards. "Aren''t you two going to drop as well?"


    "Ms. Walker, we''re going down right away."


    The two bodyguards obediently followed suit, picking up bricks and knocking themselves out.


    Sophia stood behind Natalie, dumbfounded. How did that happen?


    Natalie smirked. "Go on."


    "Okay." Sophia snapped back to reality.


    She had promised herself that she would take revenge on her own. She couldn''t afford to be weak anymore.


    She had spent her whole life being weak. If she continued like this, she would end up losing her life.


    Sophia stepped forward, one step at a time.


    Natalie followed behind her, and Marcus walked behind Natalie.


    Elijah and Noah nked them on either side as they silently approached the vi door.


    Sophia pressed her fingerprint into the scanner, and the lock disengaged with a soft click. Then, she pushed the door open and walked in.


    Inside, Emma was sprawled on the couch, wearing Sophia''s pajamas, eating fruit, and watching a variety show.


    "M-Ms. Sinir!"


    Cindy tensed up the moment she saw Sophia.


    Emma heard themotion and sat up in a hurry.


    "Sophia, you''re back!" Emma smiled sweetly, greeting her as if nothing had ever happened.


    "Yes. This is my house, after all. Of course, I woulde back."


    Sophia took a step forward, but Cindy quickly moved to block her path. "Ms. Sinir, where have you been these past few days? Why haven''t you gone to see Mr. Sky?"


    As she spoke, she subtly gestured toward Emma behind her.