Chapter 67

Sterling ran to Sophia and tried to check the wound on her leg, but he could not put his hand on it. The bloodshot inside his eyeballs spread little by little. He glared at James. Then, he said one word at a time, “I think you’ve gone crazy!”

“You... Cough, cough!” James was short of breath. It was as if the next second later, he would become a corpse.

“Are you alright, James?” Jenny stood up, holding the pills. Her eyes were red as she tried to rub his back. Her face was filled with pleading. “Soph, you should go now.”

Without waiting for Sophia to answer, Sterling yelled, “This is a police station. It’s not our family’s house. Who are you to tell Soph to leave? I think each one of you...”

“Ster, don’t talk to Ma... Madam White that way.” Sophia opened her eyes wide and forced the tears back into the corners of her eyes. Her voice was a little hoarse. “I’m going back to the hospital.”

Sterling glanced at her legs. He frowned and said, “I’ll send you there.”

“I’ll take a cab.” Sophia shook her head and refused. Just as Jenny’s gaze was still restless, she limped out of her sight.

Sterling was about to chase after her but was dragged by Nicole. “If you don’t want Mom and Dad to scold Sophia anymore, then don’t go.”

“Do you think I’ll listen to them anymore? Just because I stop being around Soph, do you think they’ll stop scolding her?” Sterling looked at James and Jenny mockingly. He broke away from Nicole’s hand and chased after Sophia.

Nicole wanted to follow suit, but after looking at James’ flushed face and Jenny’s red eyes, her legs stopped moving.

“Soph!” Sterling strode to catch up with Sophia and grabbed her. “I’ll take you back to the hospital.”

Sophia wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and embarrassedly covered the flush on her face. She tried her best to lift her lips. “No need. It’s more convenient to take the cab, and you should go back.”

“I’ve been at the police station for more than two hours now. If I stay further, I’ll go mad!” Sterling looked at her tears and the flush on her face. He was so distressed that he still picked her up and placed her in the car.

Sophia sat in the car and did not speak anymore. She clutched onto her swollen face and stared out the window in a daze.

She thought that the pain had numbed her heart. However, why did it still make her heart feel so suffocated whenever her parents did this?

“Sophia, let me get you out of here. I’ll bring you to a place where Charles can’t find you,” Sterling said suddenly.

Sophia shook her head and turned her head to look at him. “If you go with me, how about Mom and Dad?”

“They’re already treating you this way. Why do you still care about them?” Sterling was filled with anger. “They like doing as they please. Moreover, Charles can’t kill them in a society under the rule of law!”

There was silence.

“I’ll book the tickets. We can go straight to the airport!” Sterling pulled over as he talked and took out his mobile phone. He started to go through the earliest flight out.

“Mom and Dad didn’t do anything to you.” Sophia grabbed his mobile phone and lowered her gaze to hold back the expression in her eyes.

“Moreover, if you’re gone, what about Nicole and the kids?”

Sterling originally wanted to grab the phone, but his outstretched hand retracted again when he heard the last sentence. His eyes were in a tangle.

“As you’ve said, it’s a society ruled by law. Charles can’t kill anyone, so I’m not going to die. You don’t have to be so aggressive.” Sophia moved her hair and tried to hide the redness on her face.

Sterling looked at her leg and roared, “He can’t kill you. But, he can break your legs and send you to prison... Aren’t these things almost the same as leaving you to die?”

His voice cracked.

The corners of Sophia’s eyes were sore, so she turned her head to look out the window. “Why do you have such a bad memory? I just told you and Nicole some time ago that I have a plan to escape Charles.”

“Is there really a way or you think I’m easy to fool, so you’re bluffing me?!” Sterling was extraordinarily irritable. He hammered his fist heavily on the steering wheel. His hideously handsome face was reflected in the rearview mirror.

Sophia licked her dry lips. The smell of blood in her mouth had not disappeared. “It’s real.”

“Then, tell me. What is your plan?” Sterling turned her head to let her look at him. “Don’t talk about confidentiality. I won’t have it!”

Sophia was silent for a while before saying, “Seduction.”

“What?!” Sterling almost shouted.

The smell of blood in her mouth made Sophia nauseous. She swallowed a mouthful of saliva. “Charles likes Leah, but he didn’t refuse my pursuit. So, I think he might have a bit of interest in me.”

She was not too sure. However, there was no other way except for this. “After all, he’s still a man, so he should be the same as the rest of them. If I successfully seduce him, he’ll probably stop his revenge on me.”

Sterling’s expression changed. After a while, he said, “I don’t approve of this!”

“Then, do you have any other way?” Sophia asked.

Sterling was silent.

“I don’t want to live in Charles’ revenge plot all my life.” As she spoke, Sophia nearly murmured, “It’s too painful...”

He would always have a way to humiliate and torture her. Moreover, Leah would forever find ways to scheme against her. Living in the shadows of the two of them was too painful.

“Soph, just... Just wait. After a while, I’ll be better than Charles, and you no longer have to be threatened by him anymore!” Sterling had been in entertainment venues for many years, and he had seen many women who sold their bodies for various reasons, but he never thought that one day such a thing would happen to his sister.

Sophia gave him a wry smile. “Ster, do you actually believe that?”

“Isn’t this what you persuaded me with before?” Sterling’s expression was getting angst. “Soph, I’ll work hard. You have to believe me!”

Sophia shook her head, “I believe that you will work hard, but we don’t know when that’s happening. Sterling, I... I can’t do this anymore.”

Sterling looked straight ahead, clenched his fists, and the steering wheel quickly got wet.

“I’m 20 years old. I think I should be fine to sleep with a man?” Sophia tried to purse her lips, and because of this, the palm print on her cheeks was wrinkled. “Ryleigh and Elaine had both slept with several men before, and I haven’t done it once.”

Sterling’s whole body tensed up, and his handsome face turned pale. His eyes turned red, and he looked vicious and fierce.

“I’ve always wanted to sleep with Charles, so let’s just fulfill one of my wishes.” Sophia hugged her arms and smiled. There was a somewhat coquettish air around her.

In a daze, Sterling felt that he saw his old charming little sister again. He was startled. His heart seemed to be held tightly by a pair of invisible big hands, and his breathing began to become difficult.

After sending Sophia to the hospital, he wanted to stay a while longer. The police station urged him to get back within 40 minutes. Otherwise, he would be dealt with as the prisoner who escaped.

Atrophy of Love: Mr. Harris, Stop Fooling Around!

Chapter 66 It’s Not Worth Begging Her “I’ll go back for now. If you need me, give me a call.” Sterling’s face was deadly pale. “When the matter at the police station is resolved, I will come to the hospital to see you.”

Afterward, Sophia was not given a chance to refuse before he ran out of the ward with the car key.

He leaned on the wall, glanced at the closed door of the ward, took a deep breath, wiped the tears from the corner of his eye, and strode away.