In the restaurant, Sophia was standing at the door of the private room lost in thought.
During family gatherings, they used to book this private room for dinner, but after what happened with Joseph, the family had already fallen apart.
"Second sister." The youngest brother cautiously tugged on Sophia's sleeve.
"Younger brother." Sophia suddenly came back to her senses and turned to look at her youngest brother.
The younger brother took Sophia's hand and led her to the nearby balcony.
"Second sister, I'm sorry. Last time at home, I should have stopped mom from helping you."
"Silly little brother, you didn't do anything wrong." Sophia comforted her brother,"Everyone in our family knows that mom makes the decisions. You can't help me with anything. You just need to study hard and be a good person."
The younger brother's eyes turned red, and he choked up, "Our family fights every day, and I can't concentrate on my studies. Last night, mom came home and smashed the living room."
Sophia thought for a moment and handed her brother her only three thousand yuan.
"All the money I had before was taken by mom, and I don't have much left."
"Take this money and give it to dad. Don't tell him it's from me. Let him rent a house for you. You have the college entrance exam next year, and you can't let family issues distract you from studying. You must work hard in your studies and not take it lightly."
The younger brother didn't take Sophia's money. "Second sister, I don't want your money. Even if I give the money to dad, he will use it to buy alcohol. You should use this money to buy some good food and drinks. You work harder than I do."
Sophia looked at her younger brother with concern.
"Be careful of Mom," he warned her cautiously. "She still wants to sell you to the Garcia Family."
"Don't worry, I know what to do," Sophia reassured him. "Promise me you won't follow in Mom's footsteps, okay?"
"I won't," her brother replied earnestly. "But you should still leave. I saw the video this morning and now she suddenly wants you to come for dinner. I feel like it's dangerous for you to stay."
"I came mainly to see you and remind you to study hard and stay out of trouble," Sophia said. "As for the danger..." Her eyes took on a mysterious glint. "Your big sister has many skills you don't know about. For example, I'm a hacker and I know medicine."
As she mentioned medicine, her hand instinctively went to her handbag.While she was helping Anthony tidy up their apartment, she found a bag of silver needles. As an assistant for many years, she had long since buried some of her past experiences.
This time, the silver needles reminded her of some of the things she had kept hidden from others.
"If I hadn't given up my spot to that ungrateful person all those years ago, I wouldn't be an assistant now. I would be a doctor," she said with a hint of bitterness. "My old mentor said I had a natural talent for medicine, but I was too young and foolish back then. I gave away the only chance I had to change my life."
"You have so many skills, sister?" Little brother exclaimed in surprise.
"There are many things you don't know about me, so don't worry," Sophia said gently to her little brother. "And also, don't tell anyone what I just said."
Little brother nodded seriously.
"What are you guys doing here, siblings?" Ava walked over with a smile on her face, took Sophia's hand and said, "Dad and Mom have already entered the private room, let's go in too."
Sophia led her little brother into the private room, where their father Henry sat awkwardly next to Abigail.
When Abigail saw Sophia, her face turned pale and she didn't say anything.
During the meal, Ava took the initiative to find topics, and no one mentioned the Garcia Family, but Sophia and Abigail didn't speak again.
Ava got drunk and stumbled, saying, "Haha... I'm so happy tonight, our family can be harmonious again like before."
"Until Sophia apologizes, our family won't be harmonious," Abigail coldly said, adding, "Xiaojing brought you here, she's drunk, so you stay and take care of her. I don't want to take care of her when she gets home and vomits all over the place."Sophia frowned slightly, Abigail actually left with the whole family and left Ava to her.
"Little beauty..." a man's voice sounded.
Sophia turned around and saw a fat, squint-eyed man with big ears rushing towards her. She immediately held up her hand to stop him.
"What are you doing? Get out of here!" Sophia said sternly.
The man grinned and said, "Relax, little beauty. I just want to have a little fun with you."
Sophia's face turned cold. She knew what kind of person this man was. She quickly grabbed Ava and tried to leave, but the man blocked their way.
"Let us go!" Sophia said angrily.
The man laughed and said, "Why should I? You two are so beautiful. I think we can have a lot of fun together."
Sophia's heart sank. She knew they were in trouble. She tried to think of a way to escape, but the man was too strong.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. The man's face changed and he quickly let them go. Sophia and Ava ran out of the bathroom and saw Robert standing at the door.
"Are you okay?" Robert asked, looking at Sophia and Ava.
Sophia nodded and said, "Thank you for coming. We need to leave now."
Robert nodded and led them out of the room. As they walked down the hallway, Sophia couldn't help but feel grateful for Robert's timely arrival. She knew that without him, things could have turned out much worse.
With a cold smile on her lips, Sophia plunged the silver needle she held between her fingertips into the man's acupoint, causing him to collapse to the ground with a thud.
"What did you do?" The man, shocked and unable to move, asked "I sealed your acupoint, so you can't move." Sophia's eyes were icy as she looked down at the ugly man on the ground. "You fooled me all night, just to plot against me."
"Sophia, if you dare to hurt me, I won't spare you." The man said angrily.
"How could I hurt you? Since they gave me a gift, of course I have to return it." Sophia sneered and took out the antidote from her bag, swallowing it herself.
Then, she took out a bottle and let the man smell it, saying, "There's a problem with the fragrance in this room. Do you really think I can't tell? With these methods, you still want to plot against me? Ha!"
The man lost focus in his eyes after smelling the contents of Sophia's bottle.
"Ah...who are you...don't...this is not allowed..." Sophia deliberately screamed in a frightened voice, "Don't...don't..."
At this moment, Ava, who was standing outside the bathroom door, looked pleased and sinister.
"Sophia, I used the antidote long ago. This time, I'll definitely kill you. You shouldn't have messed with me, ruined my chance of becoming Mrs. Garcia. This is my punishment for you!"
With that, she walked into the next room.
"Master Garcia, Sophia has been locked in the bathroom, and Mr. Chen is also inside," Ava said with admiration in her eyes as she looked at the handsome Joseph, sending him flirtatious glances. "After this is done, you promised me..."
Joseph walked up to Ava and lifted her chin with his slender index finger.
"If everything goes smoothly tonight, I'll marry you," he said in a soft voice.
Ava's eyes lit up with joy. "Master Garcia, don't worry. Sophia won't escape tonight. She'll definitely be tortured to death."
"Guard Sophia's door. I hate accidents," Joseph said as he watched Ava leave. He wiped his fingers with a handkerchief, his eyes full of malice. "Sophia, how dare you make me kneel? I'll make you wish you were dead! This time, even the Night Court won't be able to save you!"
Meanwhile, Ava entered the room.
As soon as she reached the bathroom door, she found it silent with no movement inside.
"Has Sophia been played to death so soon?"