The only person who treated her like a human being and not some trash, Percy. She saw his face was dark. It was the first time she saw him looking like that.
Percy pulled Selene away from her, pushed her, slamming her against the wall. Selene flinched when she felt pain from her shoulder.
"Hurt her again and I swear you will go down together with your family! Get out!" Percy yelled.
Selene's face was fuming with anger and glared at Sophie then at Percy.
"I am your fiancé! You are mine!" Selene yelled.
Percy gave her a mocking smile.
"Not yet, and you will never be my fiancé! Now, get out! Don't make me repeat it again!"
Selene didn't respond but with gritted teeth, she ran outside Sophie's bedroom.
Percy looked at Sophie who was trembling from pain and fear. He frowned and took a deep breath to calm himself when he saw her swollen lips.
Sophie couldn't take it anymore. She fell down on the floor, crying. Her stomachache and her face were still in pain, but what hurt her the most, was the fact that her sister tried to harm her.
Percy rushed into her and pulled her into a tight embrace. She cried, she screamed, she wailed. It was the first time she let out everything inside her.
"What have I done to her? To them. Why did my mother even let me live? Why couldn't they treat me like Selene? I never asked them anything, all I wanted was for them to love me. Why? Why?"
Percy was trying not to cry. She was broken and his heart breaks seeing her like that. No one deserves to be treated this way.
He hated to be born a Jackson because of this. He didn't want to be the heir. He just wanted to be a normal kid. Growing up with a powerful and wealthy family, he saw that the world was so unfair. He questioned everything the adults have decided about their children. They weren't their puppet and definitely not an investment that they could just sell to anyone when more wealth and power were needed.
He let Sophie cry. He frowned when he felt that her body was burning. He touched her forehead and found out she has a fever.
"You're burning up. Come on."
Percy carried her on the bed. He ran towards the bathroom and came back with a wet towel.
"The servants can take care of me." Sophie said when Percy put the towel on her forehead.
"Really? After what they've done to you?" He frowned.
She didn't say a word and felt sad about it. She really thought of Noriko and Nikita as her friends.
Percy took out his phone and dialed a number. She couldn't understand completely what it was about but she knew he was talking to Luke Wilson, the heir to the Wilson Empire, the most powerful and richest family in the country.
"It's a favor, Luke. Help me. Unlike me, you already have the power to do that. Your parents will agree to that. And I need some people that I could trust. Yes, send them here." He said before ending the call.
He looked at her and saw that she was confused. She really looks like a doll, and a delicate one. He promised to himself that he would protect her. He was still young but he would do everything for her.
"I asked Luke to send some people here. To take care of you and protect you. This villa wasn't owned by your family. But the Smith's. Your grandpa asked them to lend one of their villas. He lied to them, saying that he's the one who will stay here for some time. I don't know the exact details but from now on, you will stay here for good. You will have a new servant and this place will be protected by some guards." He said.
Sophie tried to sit down on the bed and Percy helped her. He sat down beside the bed when he saw her staring at him.
"Will you also keep me here?" She asked.
His heart felt a sudden pain. He knew she had never stepped outside of their mansion and that villa even for a moment.
He shook his hand and held her hands.
"No. They will be here to protect you. Once you're okay, I will take you out so get well." He promised her.
Her face suddenly lit up and his heart skipped a beat seeing her like that. She felt excited when he said she would take her out. She wanted to see and explore the city, go to an amusement park, shop at the mall and eat with friends. She was thinking all of those things for a long time now and finally, her wish has been answered.
Percy also called a doctor to check on her. The doctor said that the food she was eating for the past few days has poison in it. It wasn't so lethal that it would kill you once you take it but if it was taken frequently, it would slowly weaken you and would damage your internal organs.
Percy gritted his teeth with anger. He didn't believe that Selene was the only one behind it. How can a twelve year old girl have that courage to kill her own sister? For some reason, Percy's suspicions grew. He had a feeling that everything was planned by an adult and not Selene.
He didn't tell Sophie about the poison and his suspicions. He wanted her to rest for now so he instructed everyone to look after her.
"I'll come again tomorrow. I will talk to your family, don't worry. I promise I will protect you." He said, smiling at her.
When Percy went out of the villa, a black Rolls Royce car stopped in front of him. He went inside and rested his head.
"I prepared everything for you. If you need more help, tell me."
Percy turned to look at the guy and smiled.
"Thanks Luke. You really are my best friend."
"No problem. Alora wanted to meet her. She said she would be her friend." Luke said.
Alora was a friend of theirs, an heiress. The youngest daughter of the Smith's, the family who owned the villa where Sophie was taken.