Chapter 237

Chapter 237

"Of course not." Those few words came out almost instantly.

Evelyn covered her mouth in shock. "What are you doing? Are you trying to drive a wedge between us? Your father and I have been through so much together over all these years to get where we are now, and I haven't left because of you."

"I know, and I'm grateful for everything you've done for me all these years, but that doesn't mean you can control my life."

Michael's tone was serious. "Of course, I'll give you an explanation. It's the same with everything. And I hope from now on you can respect my choices."

Since he'd already decided to be with Sophia, he naturally had to clear away all obstacles. He didn't want the woman he loved to suffer any grievances.

In this family, the person Michael feared most wasn't Victor, but Evelyn.

Because Victor would weigh things from a profit perspective.

When they discovered he'd grown into a towering tree they could no longer control, they would give up.

But the person before him was completely different.

In Evelyn's eyes, having sacrificed everything for Michael, even willing to give her life, she could be involved in anything.

Like the engagement, for example.

Victor actually hadn't wanted to give him the engagement. He'd wanted to give it to those illegitimate children.

But in Evelyn's eyes, that showed favoritism toward the illegitimate children, and could even affect his inheritance rights, so she cried and made a scene until she snatched the engagement over.

And over all these years, that engagement hadn't brought any real benefits, but instead brought lots of trouble.

Some things would be over soon.

Morning.

When Sophia returned to the company, she immediately attracted many people's attention.

Two people stepped forward. One was Mia, one was Elizabeth.

Clearly, one hadn't expected her to come back so soon, while the other seemed to have found an ally.

They were standing together now, looking close, but each had their own agenda.

Sophia walked into the office expressionlessly, and then Mia followed her in.

The two locked eyes.

Sophia walked over and shut the door directly, then, without a word, slapped her across the face.

A crisp slap rang out. Mia, caught off guard, took the hit square on.

From the force, Mia couldn't keep her footing and stumbled, nearly falling.

When she came to her senses, her eyes widened in disbelief.

"You dare hit me?"

"What else? Did you think nobody knew about the things you did? How cruel you are, actually using my parents. Did you ever think that if this matter wasn't handled well, it could ruin someone's life?"

Sure, her family's greed was the original sin.

But the Mia before her deserved it even more.

If she hadn't schemed again and again, how would her family have acted that way? And this person was so despicable, actually trying to marry her off to an old man.

Enough was enough.

In short, since Mia wanted to push her to her death.

Then she had nothing to hold back about.

Before the other person could react, Sophia grabbed her hair and slammed her head against the wall.

Mia covered her cheek with one hand and her head with the other, not knowing which hurt more for a moment.

"You're looking for death."

"Yeah, I'm looking for death. So what can you do to me? You've already used the most disgusting tricks. I'd like to see what other tricks you have. Listen carefully. I will never let you off easily."

Since backing down was useless, might as well strike directly.

Sometimes Olivia's attitude was worth praising.

Thinking this, Sophia landed two more slaps.

This time, Mia finally reacted. Though the rich young lady had no strength, she fought with pure viciousness, her diamond-studded nails going straight for Sophia's face.

Sophia reacted quickly, kicking her to the ground, then straddling her and starting to slap her.

Crisp slaps kept ringing out.

Mia was beaten dizzy, with no power to resist.

The commotion in the room was too loud. People outside heard it and rushed in, but when they saw the scene inside, they couldn't believe their eyes.

"Oh my god, what's going on? Has Sophia gone crazy? She actually dared to hit the future boss's wife."

"Quick, quick, quick, someone stop them. Fighting is wrong. Someone's going to call the police and have you all arrested. Quick, quick, let go."

Everyone was talking at once, but nobody stepped forward to stop it.

Instead, they all looked like they were watching a show.

No helping it, Mia had offended too many people at the company. On the surface, everyone praised her, not daring to say a wrong word.

But inside, they were sick of her.

Right now, even those who usually got along with her better, like her follower Elizabeth, didn't step forward to stop it.

You could see what Mia's relationships at the company were like.

In contrast, Olivia walked to the front of the crowd, looking at them warningly.

"This is a personal grudge today. Everyone better not get involved. Listen up. If anyone dares to make a move, I won't be polite either. You know my abilities."

Olivia hadn't been at the company long, but her fighting power was solid.

Several times when she'd gotten into fights, she'd had the upper hand. She'd never lost.

People who hadn't planned to get involved now took two more steps back.

Olivia nodded with satisfaction, then stood at the front with her arms crossed, just watching quietly.

"Good, good. After all these years, you've finally learned to fight back. Beat her to death for me. Since that bitch used every trick in the book, you don't need to be polite."

"Everyone, listen up. Stay away from this, Mia from now on. Her methods are vicious. She acts all high and mighty when she's nothing special herself, and behind the scenes, she's got all kinds of schemes. She actually tried to marry Sophia off to an old man."

To prevent people from not believing it, Olivia immediately showed everyone the photo of the marriage certificate that Sophia had taken.

And sent it directly to the group chat.

Of course, what was sent out at the same time was also Mia's collaboration with that Griffin's company.

The evidence was there. Mia had no way to deny it.

Everything was clear as day, and the whole story was explained.

In other words, Sophia no longer cared whether her relationship with Michael was exposed. There would be a break sooner or later anyway.

Rather than that, might as well make a big scene.

Only then did everyone discover that Michael and Sophia really did have a relationship.

However, they didn't dare say much about whether it was what they thought.

After all, though Michael and Mia were engaged, they'd always kept their distance at the company, and Michael seemed to have never acknowledged this fiancée.