Meanwhile, at the Hilton Hotel.
Mia collapsed in despair, anguish etched across her face, as she shouted, "Isabella, why didn't you save my family? Why?"
Through the phone, the haunting screams of her husband, her mother, and her brother echoed clearly. She had wanted to save them, but Isabella cast them aside; she blamed Isabella for their suffering.
Isabella looked at Mia indifferently, saying, "You don't even bother to call me 'Miss' anymore..."
Mia's face twisted, her fists clenching tighter in despair, "Miss, you could have saved them! If you hadn't backed down, Lyle would've given in!"
Isabella couldn't acknowledge that Lyle's commanding presence on the phone had intimidated her, nor could she tell Mia that her family meant nothing more than expendable lives to her. Her aim all
