Chapter 21 1288 Vouchers Chapter 21 Olivia's face had turned deathly pale. The moment the car stopped, she stumbled out and retched violently. Waves of nausea surged through her, each acidic heave making her feel profoundly humiliated. Never had she been reduced to such disgrace! Wiping her mouth with her sleeve, fury burned within her-she wanted to tear the man before her apart with her teeth. "Alexander! What the hell do you think you're doing?" "You think I'm afraid of you?" "If you dare lay a finger on me, you're finished! Most of your businesses are tied to our Lee family. If I die, you're done for." "Alexander, release me this instant!" As she spat out those final words, the proud heiress of the Lee family seemed to reemerge. Her posture regained its regal bearing, eyes deliberately avoiding Alexander's gaze-filled with nothing but contempt. "Olivia, you're not the only Lee heiress." Alexander advanced with a chilling smile: "Do you really believe there's no transaction between us? You're merely a pawn your family handed over to me. The moment that contract was signed, your life became mine." Each deliberate word made Olivia's newly straightened spine curl inward. She stared at Alexander, an icy dread seep- ing into her bones. Disbelief etched across her face, she cried out hoarsely: "Alexander! My death won't sit well with the Lees! We're not even married yet!" Alexander kept advancing, relentlessly closing the distance: "So what?" "Sophie was my only family-my sole anchor all these years." "Because of you, I assumed she remained unchanged. Because of you, I ignored how that damned Reformatory tor- tured Sophie!" 0.0% 12:40 Chapter 21 1288 Vouchers Alexander remembered the horrific scars crisscrossing Sophie's back-fresh wounds over old ones, each mark testify- ing to endless torment carved into her skin. Not an inch of her body seemed spared, every scar screaming of agony endured. His voice quivered with visceral pain: "And because of you... she needed skin grafts." How excruciating must the scalpel have felt slicing through flesh? But Alexander vividly recalled Sophie's silence-no pleas, no tears, not even a glance his way. The memory made his heart feel like being sliced anew. "In the end, she even..." Words failed him. "I was wrong! Truly wrong! 11 Please, don't leave me here! Uncle Alexander, save me..." "I can't be alone with these men-I'll go mad, I swear I will!" Her blood-streaked tears dripped onto the floor as she screamed in shattered despair. That broken version of Sophie? Olivia had orchestrated it too. And back then... he still hadn't turned back. Alexander closed his eyes, silence hanging thick for a heartbeat-giving Olivia the chance to whirl around and flee. He watched her retreating figure but didn't pursue. Because here... every path led only to death. Sophie used to be this lively and adorable too. She would dart back to look for him, calling out nonstop: "Uncle, Uncle, hurry up!" She'd also clutch his sleeve tightly when wronged, crying hard enough to shake the heavens. Her wails made every passerby turn and stare. But Sophie never felt ashamed. Alexander knows he pushed Sophie into this corner step by step, just like this. 912% 12.40 Chapter 21 It ends now. 11 288 Vouchers 99.5% 12:41