Chapter 428 Intentional Injury Crime
This all happened so suddenly, and Isabella's movements were both secretive and swift.
In the regular surveillance footage, it was hard to spot any problems.
If Sophia hadn't done the technical processing, this would probably never have been discovered in their lifetime.
Chase glanced at Sophia, who was sleeping in Benjamin's arms, and couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration.
Sophia was truly Sophia!
She had even prepared the video evidence!
Chase wanted to say something excitedly, but was cut off by Benjamin's cold stare.
Benjamin put his finger to his lips, gesturing for him to stay quiet so he wouldn't wake Sophia.
Chase immediately covered his mouth and went to find the police with Sophia's phone.
After seeing what was in the video, Isabella's pupils suddenly contracted.
She screamed out of control, her eyes full of disbelief: "How did you get this surveillance footage?"
Chase gave her a cold look and explained seriously: "This murder case involves Mrs. White's biological mother, so she specifically kept a backup."
After watching this video, he gained a new understanding of just how vicious Isabella was.
A woman who, in a critical moment, would use her own biological mother as a human shield to save herself—that was truly terrifying.
The video had been technically processed, so Isabella's every movement could be easily seen.
Isabella had originally been standing beside Seraphine. When Olivia stabbed with the knife, Seraphine instinctively dodged to the other side.
Olivia had accidentally tripped over a suitcase, and the knife tip veered toward Isabella.
At that moment, Isabella directly grabbed the dodging Seraphine and pulled her in front of herself.
Olivia's knife stabbed precisely into Seraphine's abdomen, and Seraphine eventually died from her injuries.
Although Isabella's actions in the video were a stress response to danger, she was also responsible for Seraphine's death.
This already constituted intentional assault.
If it were just the attempted drugging charge alone, the sentence probably wouldn't be too heavy, but now things were different.
Isabella grabbed one of the police officers' arms, crying and defending herself: "No, this video must be fake! Sophia is trying to frame me!"
Chase took out the USB drive Sophia had given him and handed it to the police. "Here's the original footage. You should be able to check whether it's been tampered with."
The police took the USB drive and nodded: "Don't worry, if the video is real, we definitely won't let this slide."
Isabella cried her eyes out, completely despairing inside.
Why was this happening?
Why did Sophia have this video?
Had she calculated everything from the start, just waiting for her to come back so she could completely destroy her?
She suddenly glared at Sophia, her eyes full of hatred. "Sophia, you bitch, did you plan all along to scheme against me?"
"Sophia, how can you be so vicious? No wonder Zander doesn't like you—you don't deserve it!"
"I'll never let you off! Just you wait!"
...
Isabella's curses got more and more vicious, and the watching guests could barely stand to listen anymore.
They looked toward the person Isabella kept cursing at, only to find...
Sophia had buried her face in Benjamin's chest and was sleeping soundly, completely unaffected.
Everyone: "..."
What nerves of steel.
If it were anyone else being cursed at like this by Isabella, they'd either cry from sadness or rush up and get into a fight with her.
But Sophia did nothing, as if she didn't consider Isabella worth her attention at all.
And honestly, this was probably the greatest humiliation for Isabella.
Isabella shouted until her voice was nearly hoarse, but didn't see Sophia move even once.
Her dignity felt like it had been trampled underfoot and crushed to pieces.
"I did nothing wrong! Why are you arresting me? Go arrest Sophia—she's the real culprit!"
She began struggling desperately, a huge sense of injustice welling up inside her.
Why was this happening?
Two years ago, everything had been fine. Everyone doted on her, and she had countless fans.
You could say she was the moon surrounded by stars.
But after Sophia appeared, everything changed.
Flynn, Heath, and Sawyer no longer liked her. Hayden got into gambling and threatened her to go find various rich men.
Although Zander still liked her, he could never marry her.
She was starting to regret things now—not regretting choosing to drug someone today, and not regretting using her own biological mother as a shield.
But regretting... why she had chosen to do nothing when she learned Hayden was going to abandon Sophia.
If Hayden had been a bit more ruthless, Sophia would have died long ago!
Then the Brown family would have had only one daughter forever.
That would be her—Isabella!
Unfortunately, time doesn't flow backward. Despite all those setbacks, Sophia had stubbornly survived.
After Isabella was taken away, Sophia slowly opened her eyes, her feelings somewhat complicated.
Benjamin gently stroked her cheek and comforted her softly: "She won't hurt you anymore. I'll hire the best legal team to make sure she gets a few more years in prison."
Sophia shook her head. "I'm fine, just feeling a bit emotional."
If Olivia knew that the daughter she had loved for nearly twenty years was the real culprit who caused her to suffer in prison, what would she think?
But she wouldn't sympathize with Olivia—after all, no one had forced Olivia to spoil Isabella.
"Sleep for a bit, I'll take you home."
Seeing Sophia yawning constantly, Benjamin felt a pang of tenderness.
He picked Sophia up in his arms, said goodbye to Tobias, and left.
The show was over, and the guests dispersed one after another.
Preston was the last to leave. He and Tobias exchanged glances and shook their heads helplessly.
"A perfectly good party, ruined by Isabella. What kind of mess is this?"
"I received your blessing, so this party was worth it." Tobias waved his hand dismissively.
He thought this was actually a good thing.
Isabella used to harm people secretly, or hire thugs, or set traps and such.
Without concrete evidence, there was no way to completely remove this obstacle.
Sophia did really well this time, managing to make complete preparations even in such a rushed situation.
Why were other people's kids so smart?
Looking at his own child...
Better not say anything!
Adelaide caught Tobias's look of disdain and felt confused.
She walked up to Tobias and said: "Grandpa, Amelia was also involved in this. You're not planning to just let it go like before, are you?"
Setting aside past matters, Amelia's performance at today's party completely disappointed her.
Her feelings toward Amelia were complicated. Although she knew about the stupid things Amelia had done, there was still some affection there.
But this time, Amelia had gone too far!