The way Juliaughed made Samantha instinctively step back.


    "Ms. ir, I beg you. Please spare my daughter."


    Julia knelt and bowed to Samantha several times. "I swear, my daughter will never appear in front of you again. She''ll keep her head down, behave herself, and never bother you again."


    "I beg you, Samantha. Help me! This woman is insane-she''s lost her mind!" Ivan shouted again. "Samantha, don''t believe her! I was seduced by her back then. That''s why I betrayed you and our family!


    "Samantha, look at me! I promise I''lle back to you. I swear I''ll be a good husband to you and a good father to Sophia. Please, don''t leave me like this!"


    Ivan''s screams echoed in the room. In this short time, he had seen just how deranged Julia really was.


    She had pretended to obey him, cooking him meals, only to secretly drug his food with sleeping pills. When he woke up, he was already tied tightly to a chair, unable to move.


    Meanwhile, Ruby had been set free.


    When Julia saw that he was awake, she retrieved a fruit knife from the kitchen and began cutting him-slowly and deliberately.


    As she sliced into him, she reminisced about their past together.


    Ivan had shouted, cursed, pleaded-none of it made any difference. Julia ignored himpletely.


    By this time, his body was covered in wounds. Julia suddenly smiled and told him that if he could get Samantha toe and save him, she would let him go.


    Then, she even helped him dial Samantha''s number.


    The call went through and Samantha came.


    But she didn''te to save him. On the contrary, she only came to watch the show.


    If it had been just Samatha, Ivan might have still held onto some hope. But it wasn''t just her.


    Natalie and Marcus hade too.


    Both of them were ruthless-neither would show him mercy.


    But Samantha was his only chance, his only hope. He had to beg her.


    "Samantha, honey, please! We were husband and wife. Doesn''t that mean anything? You can''t just stand by and watch me die!"


    Ivan sobbed, his tears and snot covering his face. As he struggled, his wounds opened up again, seeping fresh blood, making the scene even more horrific.


    Samantha was disgusted. She couldn''t believe she had married such a man, let alone given birth to his child.


    "I don''t want to watch this anymore. I''m leaving." Samantha turned toward the door. "Marcus, Natalie, let''s go."


    "Not watching anymore?" Natalie nced at Ivan. "Mr. Sinir, do you need me to report this to the authorities?"


    "Yes, yes, yes! Ms. Walker, please help me!" Ivan nodded frantically.


    Julia chuckled. "Ms. Walker, you''re still so kind and softhearted."


    "Ms. Walker, stay out of the Sinir family''s business," Samantha said, pulling Natalie back. "This is between them. It has nothing to do with us. You only came with me today to get some of Sophia''s things. You saw nothing."


    Natalie nodded. "I was just being polite. I wasn''t nning to get involved."


    Her words made it clear-she had only been teasing Ivan earlier.


    Whatever hope he had left immediately turned into despair.


    "Natalie, you''re letting me die!"


    "Don''t be ridiculous!" Julia stood up, "This is just a little game between us. It has nothing to do with Ms. Walker. Besides, don''t forget-we used to y like this all the time. I have proof of that."


    Julia patted Ivan''s face. "I''m not going to do anything to you in front of them, so what''s the rush?"


    "You vicious woman! I''ll kill you! I''m definitely going to kill you!"


    Ivan then let out a piercing scream in despair.


    "Let''s go."


    Samantha had seen enough. She turned around without any hesitation.


    Marcus held Natalie''s hand as they followed her out.


    "I never thought Julia and Ivan would end up like this."


    Inside the car, Samantha let out a sigh.


    "They got what they deserved," Zane agreed. "Ms. ir, don''t go soft now!"


    "I won''t," Samantha said, looking at


    the Sinir residence through the car window. "I don''t know what Julia will do to Ivan, but hearing her say they used to y like this makes me sick."


    "Ms. ir, don''t think about things that upset you."


    Natalie took out a small box of sweets from her pocket and handed it to


    Samantha. "Here, have some."


    "Thank you, Ms. Walker."


    "Call me Natalie," Natalie said with a smile. "I''m friends with Sophia. Just call me by my name."


    "Alright, Natalie." Samantha''s eyes turned slightly red. She never imagined that she and Sophia would meet such kind people in their lifetime.


    "Natalie, thank you. And thank you, Marcus.


    "If it weren''t for Marcus, Sophia


    for


    might not have survived this long. And if it weren''t for you, she might have ended up pregnant with that scumbag''s child and lost her life. For my daughter and me, this is already the best possible oue.


    "Thank you. Truly, thank you."


    Samantha was about to kneel in gratitude, but Natalie quickly stopped her.


    "Ms. ir, don''t do that. Please sit down. We''re about to drive."


    "Okay, okay."


    "Noah, drive."


    "Yes, Ms. Walker."


    The car started, slowly leaving the Sinir residence.


    Half an hourter, Samantha''s phone rang.


    She nced at the caller ID-it was Julia.


    Samantha hesitated for a moment but picked up.


    "Hello, Julia. What do you want now?"


    "Check the news soon," Julia''s weak voice came through. "Samantha, wronged you. So I''m taking Ivan to


    hell


    With me. Please spare my


    daughter.


    "Ruby isn''t Ivan''s child. But I was selfish-I still gave her part of the Sinir


    family''s wealth. Please, just let her go."


    Before Samantha could respond, Julia hung up.


    "Ivan and Julia are trending online," Marcus said, cing his phone in front of


    Samantha and Natalie.


    Natalie looked over and saw an anonymous post.


    "The Sinirs'' Scandal Shocks Everyone Again!"


    The post detailed Julia and Ivan''s entire history-their misdeeds, and everything


    they had done to Sophia.


    Julia had left behind a confession letter and a video.


    The videosted half an hour.


    The first half showed Julia and Ivan''s twisted past-how they used to y their


    sick games.


    The second half was what they had just witnessed in person.


    And at the very end of the video, as Julia and Ivan were seen on screen, she


    suddenly slit his throat.


    Blood sprayed everywhere.


    Then, Julia lifted the knife and shed her own neck.


    Blood gushed out and the video ended right there.