Chapter 432

"Mommy!" Theo's cheerful voice came through the phone.

"I miss you so much. Uncle Ethan said you're filming abroad and can't take calls." His sweet voice softened. "When are you coming home?"

Sophia Evans gripped the phone until her knuckles turned white. Ethan Roscente had spun such lies to deceive a child.

"Theo, listen carefully," she whispered urgently. "Mommy isn't filming. I'm being held prisoner."

Silence filled the line.

"You're the only one who can save me now." Her words came faster. "Beg your uncle to rescue me. Or you'll never see Mommy again."

Theo's breathing grew ragged.

"Children without mothers get bullied. They call them bastards." A tremor entered her voice. "Do you want that?"

"No!" Theo shrieked. "I want Mommy!"

A cold smirk twisted Sophia's lips.

"Go kneel before your uncle right now." Her tone turned commanding. "Cry and tell him you'll die if Mommy does."

Sobs crackled through the receiver.

"Mommy... I don't want to die..." he hiccuped.

"Now!" Sophia barked. "If I die, I'll haunt you forever!"

Piercing wails erupted from the phone.

Sophia ended the call and tossed the phone to a nearby nurse. Her eyes gleamed with terrifying darkness.

The nurse caught it with trembling hands. Never had she witnessed a mother weaponizing death threats against her own child.

"What are you staring at?" Sophia snapped, her gaze sharp as daggers.

The nurse ducked her head, heart pounding. This woman's true nature eclipsed every vicious rumor online.

"Ha-ha-ha—" Sophia suddenly erupted into hysterical laughter.

The manic sound echoed through the sterile room, raising goosebumps. Tears streamed down her face even as she kept laughing.

The nurse bolted, nearly slamming into the hallway wall. She needed a doctor immediately—this woman had completely lost her mind.