He was filled with a bitter rage, unable toprehend how hisplete devotion had been met with such betrayal.


    All those years of hard work, of scheming to give them a better life... he had abandoned his own children, burned every bridge.


    Now, the cruel reality stabbed into his heart like a shard of ss.


    He stared at the woman huddled on the ground, weeping, and felt the absurdity of it all.


    His eyes burned with fury as his voice trembled. "I gave everything for this family. Why would you do this to me?"


    Sophiay sobbing in the snow, her head down. She couldn''t meet his gaze, only managing to choke out, "I''m sorry... I''m so sorry..."


    She squeezed her eyes shut, tears streaming down her face. She had been so lonely, and after they reconnected, one thing had led to another. But Nathan could never know the truth.


    Nathan was genuinely devoted to her. Mr. Wilson was just having fun.


    He would never divorce his wife for her; he was too afraid of his wife''s powerful family.


    Nathan finally stopped, exhausted from the beating.


    Sophia cried for a while longer before looking up, her cheeks swollen and a trickle of blood at the corner of her mouth.


    She looked at Nathan with scorn. "You pathetic loser. Without Wendy, you''re nothing."


    "You got a taste of the good life for all those years, and now that it''s gone, you can''t handle it. You can''t ept being a nobody again, so you''re taking all your misery out on me."


    “You''re just bitter about being poor again, Nathan. You''re nothing but aplete and utter bastard."


    "I was only with him to help you get business deals, and instead of being grateful..."


    "And did you have to drum up


    business in his bed?" Nathan roared. A crack had formed between them,


    one


    that could never be repaired.


    He was a man. He could not ept Sophia''s betrayal.


    But what he couldn''t ept even more was not being able to spend money freely anymore.


    He had chosen Wendy, the wealthy sole heiress, precisely because he had been so poor back then.


    ''s all lies! Wendy just


    "No, I all just


    ét


    those videos to ruin our


    rtionship. You don''t You don''t believe me, Nathan, and you hit me."


    "I''m warning you, your future depends on my son and daughter. If you ever dare to


    She knew how to threaten people. She had taught her daughter all her tricks, and she knew exactly how to handle Nathan.


    Nathan shot to his feet, a cold, cruel smirk on his face. “Sophia, for the sake of the children forgive yo But I ever catch you in contact with him again, I''ll kill you both."


    He spat the words out viciously before storming back into the vi.


    Luna sent the video she had captured to Natalie.


    Natalie''s mood had already improved considerably. She had even ordered herself a cup of coffee.


    She took a sip just as Luna''s video came through. In it, Nathan was beating Sophia.


    She paused, then a smile spread across her face. It hadn''t taken long for the domestic abuse to start.