Sandy sat still, looking at Sophia thoughtfully.
Sophia remained quiet while she waited for Sandy's answer. Silence engulfed the room.
"You stabbed me before, Sophia... I don't think... Ah!" Her words ended in an abrupt shriek when Aaron suddenly pinched her chin painfully.
Leaning towards her, Aaron coldly whispered, "How impenitent. Do you want to die?"
... Sophia was once again scared. How did her brother become so aggressive and merciless?
Sandy was also frightened. Trembling, she squirmed into the sofa and begged for mercy. "Please... Please let me go..."
"Why would I let you go? What good will it do me? And what about my sister? Will Dorothy let her go? Answer me!" The expression on Aaron's face was vicious and scornful.
Sandy was too scared to say a word. She almost lost consciousness in the face of his confrontation, her eyes rolling to the back of her head.
Sophia didn't stop Aaron. After all, her brother was only scaring the girl. He hadn't done anything to her.
She glanced at Colin, who was leisurely leaning against the desk. He didn't react to Aaron's aggressive behavior.
"Open your eyes. Or I'll fly to Song'an City and kill your parents after breaking your neck."
Sophia got increasingly alarmed as she listened to the conversation. How could her little brother talk about killing someone so casually? She took hold of Aaron's wrist and pulled his hand off the trembling woman. "Sandy, I'm not asking you to perjure yourself. I'm merely asking you to tell the truth. If Dorothy has threatened you, you can tell us. We'll protect you."
As soon as Sandy was released, she curled into a ball. "I... I'll tell you everything... I didn't want to frame Miss Lo. But because I wasn't cooperative, Miss Lien threatened to strangle my baby. My baby was only two months old at that time..."
Sandy's whole body shook at the memory of Dorothy's threat. Sophia was also shocked. She had known that Dorothy was cold-blooded, but she didn't expect her to be cruel enough to threaten to kill a 2-month-old baby.
It reminded her of her own baby's death. Was Dorothy also involved? Instead of the umbilical cord strangling his neck...
Colin noticed that Sophia's face had gone pale, and she had a faraway look in her eyes. He could imagine what was going on in her mind.
A guilty look flashed in his eyes. He walked to Sophia and pulled her into his arms. "Don't think too much."
What did he mean? Sophia was confused by Colin's actions. But before she could think more about it, Sandy continued... "And she also threatened to kill my parents if I didn't obey. We wanted to escape, but she then threatened to kill the rest of my relatives... I can run away with my parents and my baby, but I can't bring the whole Zhou Clan with me. Even if we moved away, we can't escape the power of the Lien Clan..."
Sandy trailed away, and her eyes fell on Colin. Sophia was confused. In the next moment, she was surprised to see Sandy jump off the sofa and kneel in front of Colin. Her knees made a loud noise as she dropped on the ground. "Aren't you Mr. Colin Li? I'm begging you... Please help me! I'm willing to atone by testifying for Sophia. But please save my family from the Lien Clan... Please, I'm begging you..."
Sandy went crazy. She bowed to Colin repeatedly, her forehead banging loudly on the tiled floor. Frightened by the scene, Sophia cowered in Colin's arms.
But Aaron didn't seem surprised at the situation. He casually sat on a nearby single sofa.
Colin glanced at his bodyguards, who quickly pulled the kowtowing Sandy up to her feet.
Her forehead had become bruised and swollen in a matter of seconds.
"Mr. Li, Miss Lo didn't stab me. Before she arrived, Miss Lien had prepared the knife in advance. She was also the one who stabbed me. Miss Lien was outraged at the time because Mr. Payne Tai kept arguing with her over Miss Lo. When she learned about Sophia's visit, she prepared the knife in advance."
That was true. When Sophia arrived that day, Dorothy tried to stab her. Noticing Dorothy's intention, Sophia stepped aside to evade her blow. But after a stumble, Dorothy accidentally stabbed Sandy, who was standing nearby.
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