[SOPHIE]
He turned back to Sophie, his expression a storm of anger and disappointment. "Do you know what you've done?" he barked, his voice slicing through the tense air.
Sophie flinched, her lips trembling, but she said nothing. She couldn't.
Unable to contain his frustration, Sullivan did something he hadn't done since Sophie was a child—he struck her. The sharp slap echoed in the sterile room, leaving Sophie stunned and silent.
Sophia gasped, rushing to her daughter's side, but she didn't dare rebuke her husband.
"If you hadn't been so clumsy and useless," Sullivan growled, his voice low but seething, "we wouldn't be in this position. We could have a chance. But now?" He shook his head, his expression one of utter despair. "Now, we're the ones paying for your foolishness. And for what? To end up bankrupt and begging my father to take us back into his fold?"
