Emma saw Cindy''s hand gestures and immediately got up from the couch. "Sophia, wait for me. I''ll go change my clothes."


    "Where do you think you''re going?" Sophia shoved Cindy aside and strode forward, grabbing Emma''s hair and yanking her down the stairs.


    "Ah!" Emma screamed in pain. "Sophia, you''re crazy! If you darey a hand on me, I''ll have Shane kill you!"


    Sophia''s eyes reddened in an instant. The emotions she had been suppressing all this time erupted like a raging fire. She nced around, grabbed a fruit tray from the coffee table, and swung it hard on Emma''s head.


    "Go ahead and call Shane! If he doesn''te today, I''ll kill you first!"


    She kept smashing the tray against Emma''s head, and Emma''s screams of agony filled the air.


    "Ah! It hurts! Sophia, stop! Are you insane? Stop it!"


    The more Emma screamed, the harder Sophia struck.


    "Sophia, don''t kill her." Natalie''s cold voice came from the side.


    Sophia, consumed by hatred, snapped back to her senses slightly.


    She tossed the fruit tray aside. Cindy bared her teeth and tried to rush forward, but Elijah quickly grabbed her by the cor with one hand.


    He didn''t exert much force; he just lifted her slightly, making her feet kick wildly in the air but stopping her from moving forward.


    "Let go of Ms. Emma! Ms. Sinir, if you have a problem,e at me! Don''t hurt her! Mr. Sky won''t let you get away with this!" Cindy shouted angrily.


    Natalie simply walked up to her, took out a pill, and forced it into her mouth. "Ah..."


    Cindy had barely let out a cry when she suddenly found she couldn''t make a sound anymore.


    No matter how hard she tried to scream, all that came out were muffled whimpers.


    "Natalie, what did you feed Cindy? Was it poison?"


    Emma was dizzy from the beating but still paid attention to Cindy. Now that Sophia had restrained her, she could only hope in Cindy.


    But to her horror, Cindy was silenced, and Elijah was holding her in ce while Natalie had given her some kind of drug.


    "It''s not a poison, just antipsychotics. She was too noisy." Natalie sat down on the couch. "Marcus,e sit too."


    At the mention of Marcus, Emma''s head shot up. She saw Marcus walking over and taking a seat.


    Sophia, her gaze burning red with hatred, stared at Emma.


    Oh, right—Emma cared the most about one thing. Didn''t Emma hate her so much because she was close to Marcus?


    Sophia swung her hand, striking Emma hard across the face. Then, she picked up the fruit tray again and smashed it onto Emma''s wrist.


    "Ah!" Emma let out a shrill scream. But Sophia wasn''t done yet. She turned, grabbed a fruit knife from the coffee table, squatted in front of Emma, and plunged the de into her thigh.


    "Sophia," Natalie called out in warning.


    Sophia turned to her with a smile. "Don''t worry. I know what I''m doing. Nat, I want


    to handle this my way, but I won''t kill her."


    "Alright."


    Natalie didn''t intervene further.


    Sophia grabbed Emma by the hair


    and dragged her into the guest


    room. The door mmed shut. She


    found Emma''s phone, unlocked it


    using her fingerprint, and dialed


    Sky''s video call.


    Meanwhile, in Lincoln''s study at the Walker residence, Sky was sandwiched


    between Hector and Timothy on the couch.


    His phone sat on Lincoln''s desk.


    When it rang, Sky abruptly stood up to grab it. The ringtone was specially set for Emma, who had agreed to


    call only in an emergency.


    Otherwise, she would message him,


    and he would call back.


    "Make sure Sky stays put," Lincoln instructed as he picked up the phone and saw


    "Emma" on the caller ID.


    "Sky, sit down." Hector and Timothy pulled Sky back onto the couch.


    Lincoln swiped to answer the video call. On the screen appeared Emma''s swollen, bloodied face.


    "Lincoln? Why is it you? Where''s Sky? Let him answer the call!"


    Sophia''s voice came through, followed by Emma''s desperate screams. "Sky, help


    me! Sophia''s gone mad! She''s going to kill me! Please, help me!"


    Sophia smacked Emma again. "Shut the hell up!"


    "Sophia, you''re at the mansion in the southern suburbs." Lincoln''s voice was


    calm. "I''ll hand the phone to Sky now. Just don''t hurt yourself."


    "Hmm?" Sophia was momentarily surprised, and then sheughed. "Lincoln, thanks."


    Lincoln walked over to Sky. "Your precious Emma is about to be beaten to death."


    "You!" Sky seethed at Lincoln''s tant mockery. He snatched the phone. "Emma..."


    "Sky, help me! Sophia is going to kill me! Help!"


    Emma reached for the phone, her bloodied face streaked with tears. She looked as pitiful as could be.


    "Hahaha!" Sophia burst intoughter, then patted Emma''s face. "Emma, you feel pain too? You actually know fear? I thought you were brave!" "Sophia, don''t hurt Emma!"


    "Sky, I''m giving you two choices." Sophia''s voice was ice-cold. The next moment, she pointed the camera at herself.


    "One, I find a man to do to Emma what Shane did to me. Two, you kill Shane. This is what you owe me.


    "Sky, how dare you! How dare you hide this whore in my mansion! Sky, you''re a disgusting bastard!


    "I''ve put up with you and Emma for years and had enough!"


    She roared at him, "You piece of trash,


    ire the most disgusting


    man ever met! Either you go kill Shane, or I''ll find some diseased


    Than to vite Emma.


    "Didn''t she love listening on the phone while Shane tormented me? Don''t worry.


    I''m more generous than her-I''ll let you watch it live."


    "Sophia, you''re insane!" Sky shot to his feet, ready to storm out.


    Lincoln signaled with his eyes, and Hector and Timothy immediately grabbed Sky, forcing him back onto the couch.


    "Sky, where do you think you''re going?" Lincoln stepped forward, smiling. "Sit back down."


    "Lincoln!"


    "Shh!" Lincoln pressed a finger to Sky''s lips. "Keep your voice down. Otherwise, you''ll wake Dad and Mom. You wouldn''t want to make a big scene, right?"