“It’s way better than weing that scandal-ridden, shameless bitch into our family and letting the


    Gardners leech off us. We’ve only announced the engagement without an official party. It’s easy to cut


    them off,” Betty concluded.


    “Shut up and eat your meal!” Sophia glowered at Betty. She was frustrated at her thoughtless daughter


    for touching the sore spot.


    Javier looked more sullen than before. Sophia’s misstep had dragged the Beckett Group through the


    mud


    once more.


    Thankfully, the inte was focused on Liana’s scandal-ridden past at the time being. If not, the


    Beckett Group would be a joke due to the scandal surrounding Liana’s cheating and the existence


    of the bastard child.


    “Madam Sophia!” The butler shuffled into the dining hall with a troubled expression. “Ms. Gardner is out


    there. She demands tó meet with you.”


    Sophia’s face crumbled. She felt as if she was on pins and needles.


    “Go meet with her. We’re family, after all,” Javier chimed in frostily, eyelids drooping.


    Knowing that Liana had nothing to lose and would loiter around until she got what she wanted, Sophia


    had no choice but to emerge from the vi.This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.


    “Aunt Sophia!” Liana ran toward Sophia in tears and grasped her arm. “You must save my mom! She’s


    your sister as well!”


    “How can I possibly save her?” Sophia was enraged at the thought of her dumb sister. She hissed,


    “Only a pea brain like your mom would even consider contract killing!


    “It’s easy to send that young child anywhere. Why would she try to dispose of the evidence and cover


    her


    tracks? Does she think that murder is a piece of cake?” (1


    “What else could we have done? Alyssa had learned about my past in Mosgravia. She had the


    powerful


    backing of the Taylors, and she wanted to destroy me.


    “It was a matter of time before she found out about the child! We had no choice!”


    “Like mother, like daughter. Alyssa was ying you. Haven’t you heard of the Wild Horse Effect? She


    was


    just a harmless vampire bat who sucked on your blood. You went into panic mode, thinking that she


    would suck you dry.


    “You lost your mind before she made any move and messed things up! Alyssa Taylor defeated you and


    Rosaline with the flick of a finger. How can I help her when there’s solid evidence of her crime?”


    Sophia seethed in resentment when all her efforts of raising Liana as her pawn went down the drain.


    She needed to cut her loss and sever her ties to the Gardners to avoid getting afflicted.


    “You can’t just sit back and do nothing! The debtors are knocking on my door every day. My dad’s in a


    coma. I could barely pay his hospital bills!” Liana shuddered at the thought of those ruthless debtors.


    She continued, “Can you at least pay off the debts for me? Just see it as a personal loan. I’ll pay you


    back when my family’s in a better situation.”


    “And what can you offer to pay your debts with?” Sophia was no longer patient with Liana because


    there was nothing she could gain from thetter.


    She smirked and said, “Your brother’s in jail, and your dad is in aa. There’s no one at the helm of


    your family. 1


    “The Gardners are an empty shell. Even if I sell you off, I can’t pay your debts with that money. If I were


    you, I’d buy a ticket to Mosgravia and stay there for good. You are done for in this country.


    “Don’t you have a few lovers in Mosgravia? Why not ask them for help?”


    Sophia was clearly unwilling to be involved with her niece. She impatiently swatted Liana’s hand away


    to


    free herself from the burden.


    To Sophia’s dismay, Liana wed into her arm tightly with a devilish look in her misty eyes. “Aunt


    Sophia, we were once partners. I listened to you from a young age and ran errands for you. Have you


    forgotten


    about that?”


    Sophia was seized by panic. “What are you going to do?”


    “My reputation is in tatters, and Jasper hates me now. I have nothing to lose.” Liana’s battered face


    grew


    sinister. An anxious and fretful gleam shed across her eyes.


    you refuse to help, I will tell Mr. Javier everything you asked me to do over the years.


    “I’ll tell him how you groomed me to get closer to Jasper and how you made me spread the rumors to


    ostracize him and worsen his mother’s depression, driving her to kill herself… I will tell Mr. Javier and


    Jasper every single detail.


    “Look, we are family. Do not force my hand.”