Chapter 17: The Final Confrontation
(Elena's POV)
Sophia caught the fleeting darkness in my eyes and stepped forward triumphantly. "So what if you restored the surveillance? Do you really think that even if Marcus knows the truth, he would make things difficult for me for the sake of you, a plaything?"
Her voice dripped with mockery as she continued. "Face reality and don't overestimate yourself. Marcus will never believe you."
She turned to leave after her victory, but my voice rang out behind her. "I recorded everything you just said."
Sophia froze. She spun around abruptly and saw the pen in my hand.
Her face twisted with rage as she grabbed my wrist. "You dare to record me!"
Without waiting for an answer, she easily snatched the pen from my grasp. She smashed it to the gr
