I Ctrl+Alt+Deleted My Ex and Ctrl+C'd His Uncle novel Chapter 279

Everyone turned toward the voice.

Viola’s crimson lips curved into a striking smile, her sharp gaze locked on Sophie.

“Sophie, what an honor. I’m Viola.”

Her words dragged out like a taunt.

Sophie met her calmly, lips tugging into a faint smile as she shook her hand.

“Pleasure.”

“This fashion gala is going to change everything for me. I can’t believe I get to work with two such amazing mentors!” Zoe clapped excitedly, oblivious to the sparks crackling between Sophie and Viola.

Moments later, Marcus knocked on the door.

Viola turned–and their eyes met.

Those eyes. So familiar, so distant. Back then, she had been innocent. Now, she was nothing but schemes.

She quickly looked away and returned to Zoe’s makeup, while Sophie tended to the clothes.

When Zoe went to change, Viola finally exhaled and glanced at Marcus through the mirror.

“Long time no see.”

Marcus didn’t answer. He simply handed Sophie a fresh juice.

“Marcus,” Viola said, smiling faintly, “if not for what happened back then, it should’ve been me standing beside you today.”

That finally stirred something in him. His eyes cut sharp.

“It’s over. I tried to reach out back then, to explain. You refused.”

Viola chuckled, leaning against the table.

“Anyone would’ve been devastated. You broke my heart, and then expected me to stay calm? Marcus, don’t you think that’s a little unreasonable?”

She didn’t spare Sophie a glance.

Marcus pulled Sophie behind him. “Viola, we need to talk. Alone.”

Viola arched a brow. “Alone?” Her gaze slid deliberately toward Sophie. “You sure your wife won’t get jealous?”

Sophie brushed it off, patting Marcus’s shoulder with a faint smile.

“Go ahead.”

By the time Zoe came back dressed, Sophie was the only one left in the room.

“Where’s Viola?” Zoe asked, frowning.

“She had something to do,” Sophie replied lightly, sipping her juice.

Time was running short, so Zoe hurried off. Sophie made a quick call to Shallow, then decided to rest back at the hotel.

But the moment she lay down, exhaustion pulled her under, and she slipped into unconsciousness.

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Chapter 279

“Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome rising star Zoe!”

The host’s voice boomed as flashes lit up the stage.

Meanwhile, on the rooftop, Marcus and Viola faced each other.

“You’re still the same cold face,” she teased, arms crossed. “Did you forget everything I taught you back then?”

He said nothing.

“This time, I came back for one thing–you.”

“Impossible.”

“This isn’t up to you.” Viola’s smile sharpened.

“Your father destroyed my family to keep us apart. And you? You did nothing. Yet for her–for that woman–you’ll do anything. You’ll tell the world how much you love her. What about me, Marcus? What about me?”

Her voice rose with each word, but Marcus only stepped back, impatient.

“I thought you’d outgrown all that by now.”

“Love? Isn’t that why you’re standing here? Isn’t that why she’s by your side?” Viola snapped, her features twisting with rage.

“You’re wrong. She doesn’t revolve around me. She has her own dreams, her own work. But you? You’re still trapped in the past.”

Viola laughed wildly, her eyes gleaming.

“Don’t talk to me about moving on! If not for you, my family wouldn’t have fallen. And now you dare offer me money? Investments?”

Marcus’s voice hardened.

“If you want restitution, I’ll rebuild your family’s empire. But I’ll never give you myself.”

That cut deeper than any blade. Viola’s smile turned vicious.

“Too late. Now, I want only you. And you really think your precious wife is safe standing out there in the middle of the gala?”

Marcus froze.

“Sophie-!”

Back at the hotel, Sophie stirred, her body aching. She tried to move, but ropes dug into her wrists. She was bound to a chair.

Her eyes darted around the room. A warehouse. The same one Marcus once used to lock up his enemies.

Click–clack–heels echoed closer.

“Long time no see.”

The voice sent a chill down Sophie’s spine. She turned her head-

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