-Before Sophia left, she felt a gust of wind blowing over her and turned to look at the balcony. She had


    closed it tightly before, yet it had been opened slightly again.


    “Why is the balcony door open again?” she asked concernedly.


    Her question startled Zachary a little, and he immediately nced at the balcony. “It was a little stuffy in


    the room, so I opened it slightly to let some air in.”


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    Sophia withdrew her gaze from the balcony and looked at Zachary. She then said worriedly, “You’re


    sick, so you can’t expose yourself to cold air. It should


    always remain closed.”


    Zachary nodded and assured her, “I’ll close it in a moment. You can go on ahead.”


    Sophia did not say anything further, but her gaze lingered on the balcony door for a moment before she


    left.


    Zachary closed the door again after she left. There was no movement on the balcony, suggesting that


    Corinne had already left. He lowered his gaze to his open palms and looked at the two pills he avoided


    consuming earlier.


    Sophia must have noticed something. It would be prudent for Zachary to warn Corinne againsting


    over even though he wanted to see her. He might have no memory of his past with her, but her


    presence seemed to make him feel much better.


    Sophia left her suite and headed toward her father’s suite. The slightly open balcony door still bothered


    her, as did Zachary’s decision to lock the door. When she arrived at her father’s suite, Melinda offered


    her a te of fruit and asked, “Would you like some fruit?”


    Sophia snapped out of her thoughts and red at the fruit te in disgust. She then shot Melinda a


    hostile re and walked past her,pletely ignoring the offer.


    Melinda had grown ustomed to Sophia’s distant behavior and could only sigh softly. Though


    Sophia’s indifference did not bother Melinda, it did affect Lilin’s mood.


    When Lilin saw how rude Sophia was to Melinda, she crossed her arms and made no secret of her


    displeasure. “She’s so rude. Don’t bother asking her anything next time!”


    Melinda looked at Lilin and said, “She’s directing all that rudeness to me, not you. I don’t want you to be


    at odds with her because of me, understand?


    Lilin despised her mother’s penchant for tolerance. “I’m not at odds with her. I’m not going to stoop to


    the level of someone like her!”


    Melinda frowned. “Don’t say that about Sophia. What do you mean by’ someone like her”?” “Isn’t it


    obvious what sort of person she is?” Lilin snorted in disdain.


    “She’ll go to any lengths to get someone who doesn’t love her, even if it means having to break his legs


    and ruin his family. She’s just being selfish! I won’t tolerate someone as evil as her! Who knows if she’ll


    do something horrible to me in the future!”


    Melinda did not deny the truth of her daughter’s rant. She felt helpless, and her expression sank as her


    emotions became a jumbled mess.


    Adam cared for Sophia a lot, and Sophia’s happiness was the key to his peace of mind. In turn,


    Melinda loved Adam, and she wanted him to live happily and worry-free. Eventhough Sophia crossed


    the line in wrecking a happy family, there was nothing they could do to change what happened. The


    most they could offer was a few silent prayers for the unfortunate woman who fell victim to Sophia’s


    schemes, hoping she would find happiness again in her life.