Chapter 112

Sophia's fingertips trembled.

She never expected Vivian would unravel her carefully laid scheme so quickly.

"The surveillance footage will prove my innocence... Ethan, you have to believe me!" Sophia clutched at Ethan's sleeve.

A storm brewed in Ethan's eyes.

He had just been defending Sophia moments ago, only to have reality slap him across the face.

"Checking footage takes too long." Vivian's laugh was icy. "Let's run a DNA test on this trench coat instead. See who really wore it."

Her gaze cut like a blade.

Sophia's lips lost all color.

Vivian tightened her grip. "Need me to refresh your memory about how you set this up?"

Beads of cold sweat formed on Sophia's forehead.

She tried to pull away, but Vivian twisted her wrist sharply.

A sickening crack echoed through the air.

Sophia's scream pierced the silence.

"Vivian!" Ethan's pupils constricted.

"Does it hurt?" Vivian released Sophia's limp wrist. "She just tried to kill me."

Her voice could freeze hell.

"If I hadn't reacted fast enough, I'd be in the hospital right now." Vivian stepped closer to Ethan. "The woman you're protecting is a murderer."

Ethan's Adam's apple bobbed.

He had no rebuttal.

Had that out-of-control race car hit the stands, the consequences would have been catastrophic.

"I warned you." Vivian wiped her hands. "I'd break one of her hands."

She glanced at Sophia curled on the floor. "This is just the beginning."

Her coat flared sharply as she turned.

Isabella made a slashing motion across her throat at Sophia. "Expect our lawyer's letter!"

"Vivian!" Ethan moved to follow, but Sophia grabbed his pant leg.

"Ethan..." She held up her deformed wrist with tear-filled eyes. "It hurts..."

Gritting his teeth, Ethan scooped her up.

During the ride to the hospital, Vivian's resolute back kept flashing through his mind.

Meanwhile, Sophia was calculating.

This injury might become her opportunity to get closer to Ethan.

"Minor fracture." The doctor secured the splint. "Two weeks of rest."

In the hospital room, Sophia deliberately displayed her bandaged hand.

"Ethan..." Her voice quivered. "That woman is terrifying..."

She lifted her pale face. "Will you... protect me?"

Ethan's chiseled profile looked especially striking under the lights.

Sophia gazed at him with fascination.

He was far more handsome than Alexander.

If not for what happened back then... she would never have chosen that sickly man.