"What did you say?"
Linda cried and said, "I did overhear your conversation the other day. I know Tom is grabbed by Harlan. I also know he would kill him if we don't give him 20 million dollars and Sophia."
Tom wouldn't die instantly. Harlan would torture him slowly.
Harlan was an awful person and must have no empathy. Linda had hesitations. She would be heartbroken if anything should happen to Sophia.
But Tom's safety became a priority, and she decided to sacrifice Sophia.
Catherine sneered, "Sophia did the right thing after so many years. I feel disgraceful for her for having you as her parents."
It was as much Tom's fault as Linda's that Sophia was forced to marry a playful and abusive jerk in Catherine's last life.