Chapter 568

Concentrated sulfuric acid glistened ominously under the sunlight.

Vivian Laurent had just stepped out of the hospital when a blinding liquid shot toward her face.

She dodged instinctively.

The pavement sizzled as black scorch marks appeared instantly.

"Sophia Sherwood?"

Vivian spotted the figure hiding behind a tree.

Seeing her attack fail, the woman turned to flee.

In three quick strides, Vivian seized her wrist and pinned her to the ground.

"Let me go!" Sophia thrashed violently.

"Too cowardly to face the consequences?" Vivian sneered.

She dialed emergency services without hesitation.

Screams erupted nearby—a bystander had been splashed, their arm now searing with chemical burns.

"This is all your fault!" Sophia shrieked hysterically. "If it weren't for you, Ethan would never have fired me!"

Vivian frowned. "I had no part in that decision."

She immediately contacted Nathan Clementson, instructing surgery to prepare for incoming casualties.

"I sacrificed everything for him!" Sophia's eyes burned with venom. "Studying abroad, plastic surgery, working myself to the bone—all to be worthy of him!"

The absurdity made Vivian scoff.

"If you wanted him, you should've fought for him yourself. Attacking me is just pathetic."

Sirens wailed in the distance.

"It wasn't me! She's framing me!" Sophia lied to the approaching officers.

Police escorted both women to the station for statements.

Ethan Roscente arrived in a rush, sweat beading on his forehead.

"Where are you hurt?" He grabbed Vivian's arm urgently.

She winced and pulled away. "Perfect timing. Explain this mess."

Only then did Ethan notice Sophia in the corner.

"Your termination was a corporate decision." His voice turned glacial. "Vivian had nothing to do with it."