“Honey, you have to believe me. I had nothing to do with this!”


    No matter how Jessica tried to defend herself, Perry was unforgiving this time. He raised his hand and


    pped her across the face, sending her sprawling to the ground, her face ghostly pale.


    “You hit me?!”


    Throughout their years of marriage, Perry had always beenpliant and gentle with her. They might


    have had their arguments, but Perry had neverid a hand on her before!


    Now, because of Sophie, Perry had quarreled with her repeatedly, and he had even resorted to


    physical violence!


    “How can I react any differently when you engage in such disgraceful and harmful acts? Jessica, I was


    so wrong about you! Sophie is part of our family, and you’ve always been contemptuous towards her.


    Now you even plotted against her Perry pointed at Isaac standing nearby “Look at what you’ve taught


    this fine young boy! Attempted murder! How could I have ever married someone like you?” Jessica


    knew Perry was truly furious this time. Sophie had always been his Achilles‘ heel.


    “Fine! If you think you’re right, then let’s get a divorce!”


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    Jessica suddenly stood her ground while Sophie watched coldly from the side.


    This had always been Jessica’s trump card. Whenever they faced a major argument, she would


    threaten divorce, and each time, Perry could not bear to part ways and usually ended up backing down


    But this time, her words seemed to have lost their power.


    As expected, Perry did not soften as Jessica had hoped. Instead, he said, “Fine! Let’s get a divorce!”


    Jessica’s face registered shock. Isaac was stunned. “Dad! She’s your wife! How can you just agree to a


    divorce over someone else Jessica burst into tears, wailing, “I bore you a son, and this is how you treat


    me! Perry! You’re so heartless!”


    Perry’s face showed his struggle, but ultimately, he made a painful decision. Turning to Sophie, he said,


    “Sophie, I owe you an apology It’s all my fault that you were almost harmed. I’m leaving these two in


    your hands. Whether you want to involve the police or handle it privately, I won’t interfere.”


    Though he said this, Sophie knew Perry still had feelings for Jessica. She nced indifferently at


    Jessica, who was now throwing a tantrum on the floor. “Since you’ve handed this over to me, I will


    handle it.”


    Perry stepped back, letting Sophie take control.


    “So Jessica, all this scheming was just to get the Russell family fortune into your hands?” Sophie


    stepped forward. “If you don’t want to go to the police, agree to my condition, and I’ll turn a blind eye to


    this whole affair.”


    “What condition?” Jessica asked warily. She didn’t trust that Sophie had good intentions.


    Sophie continued, “You’ve been secretly sabotaging my efforts to take over thepany, rallying the


    Russell family’s distant rtives against me. Uncle Perry was swayed by you then, wasn’t he?”


    Jessica’s face betrayed her guilt.


    Sophie stated, “I could overlook that, but if you want to avoid prison, you and your son must renounce


    your inheritance rights. Moreover, if anything happens to my uncle, neither of you will receive a cent.”


    “How can that be?!” Jessica blurted out.


    Sophie raised an eyebrow. “When you first married into our family, was it for the Russell fortune or


    because you loved my uncle?”