Chapter 469 Cruel Betrayal
"No, this absolutely can't be true, it's impossible..."
How could Isabella, whom he'd cherished for so many years, be such a vicious person?
Watching his incredulous expression, Sophia just found it amusing, feeling nothing in her heart.
To her, the Brown family had long since become irrelevant.
But since Hayden insisted on coming to her door, she couldn't be blamed for being ruthless.
"This is far from all of it. Are you sure you want to keep watching?"
She had much more information about Isabella.
Each piece alone would be enough to shock Hayden.
Hayden finally snapped out of his painful emotions. "What else is there?"
He asked unwillingly.
He still believed that Isabella couldn't be that kind of person.
He'd raised Isabella for over twenty years. Although he'd felt resentment toward her, those were just fleeting moments.
Most of the time, he felt sorry for her and loved her dearly.
After all, Seraphine was the only woman he'd ever truly loved in his life.
Sophia's fair, delicate fingers swiped across the keyboard a few times, quickly pulling up previously investigated materials.
"When you were in Celestria, Isabella secretly stashed away a large sum of money in her own account."
She'd discovered this by accident.
She'd heard that Isabella and Hayden had lived quite miserably in Celestria, staying in run-down rental apartments every day.
The money Hayden had originally taken with him had all been gambled away.
So Isabella had no choice but to go out and find some wealthy businessmen and rich kids.
Those men were very generous, and Isabella was quite attractive, so she quickly accumulated a large sum of money.
What she brought home to Hayden was only a small portion of it.
If Sophia hadn't sent Isabella to prison, perhaps Isabella would have taken that money and disappeared.
Hayden's eyes widened in disbelief. "How is that possible? You must be lying to me, right?"
"What are you to me? Worth my time and effort to deceive?"
Sophia smiled contemptuously, not taking him seriously at all.
She wouldn't joke about such things. She disdained it and wouldn't do that.
Sophia's words struck like thunder, completely shattering Hayden.
He couldn't help but stagger back a couple of steps, nearly falling to the ground.
Why was this happening?
He'd wronged many people in his life, but he'd never wronged Isabella.
So why would Isabella treat him this way?
He saw it clearly—Isabella's account actually had over ten million dollars in it.
The screen also showed clear transfer records.
The first payment started two years ago.
Right around the time Isabella found her first man.
The fury of being deceived and the pain of betrayal surged together like a tide.
Hayden clenched his fists tightly, cursing under his breath: "Isabella, that bitch! After all I did for her!"
Sophia looked at him with cold eyes. Can't handle this already?
The next piece of news might be even more explosive.
She didn't give Hayden any time to react and continued:
"Also, when Seraphine was with you, she was still entangled with other men. You didn't know about this all along, did you?"
Sophia blinked her innocent, clear eyes, but her words nearly made Hayden pass out from anger.
"What are you talking about? Sophia, I'm warning you, if you dare spout more nonsense, watch out!"
Facing his threat, Sophia remained calm: "Go ahead and try. I'd like to see if you're faster or the bodyguards are faster."
Only then did Hayden realize that more than a dozen bodyguards had gathered outside the door at some point.
They were all strong and sturdy with stern faces—clearly professionally trained.
Meeting over a dozen pairs of cold eyes, he shivered hard.
He felt as if his throat had been seized and didn't dare speak anymore.
Sophia smiled with satisfaction and handed over her phone again.
Hayden anxiously took the phone and began looking through it.
Inside were many photos of Seraphine being intimate with other men.
There were even screenshots from surveillance footage, showing several men entering and leaving the apartment he'd bought for Seraphine.
His first reaction upon seeing these photos was that Sophia must have fabricated them.
Sophia just didn't want him to have peace.
Fabricating some photos and materials wasn't necessarily impossible.
But when he continued scrolling and saw Seraphine's account transfer records, he froze.
Over the years, he'd regularly deposited money into Seraphine's account.
After all, Seraphine had given birth to a daughter for him and compromised for his sake, not even asking for status.
He used to think Seraphine was frugal, gentle, and understanding, never spending money recklessly.
But only now did he realize that bitch Seraphine had been using his money to keep other men on the side!
How despicable!
Just thinking about how Seraphine had slept with many men while he treasured her like a gem made his stomach churn with nausea.
Watching Hayden look as if he'd been struck by lightning, Sophia sneered.
He'd done too many bad things in his life—deceiving Olivia for profit, calculating everything, abandoning his legitimate daughter for his illegitimate one...
Now he was getting what he deserved.
What could be more painful than betrayal by the person you loved most?
Hayden's eyes were red, still filled with disbelief.
"Sophia, why are you telling me all this? Why?"
Sophia looked at him with a frank expression: "Because... you need to receive the punishment you deserve."
Why should he be able to live with a clear conscience after ruining her life?
She wanted to make Hayden regret, feel guilty, suffer...
Only then could it make up for all the suffering she'd endured over those years.
It would also be her final closure with the Brown family.
Hayden clenched his hands into tight fists, staring intently at Sophia: "You hate me, don't you? Hate me for abandoning you back then?"
"Yes. Shouldn't I hate you?" Sophia tilted her head, a hint of mockery flashing in her eyes.
Actually, she didn't hate him that much.
After all, she'd been too young then, so she didn't have much attachment to the Brown family.
However, she didn't want Hayden to have any peace at all.
Hayden opened his mouth but ultimately couldn't say a word.
He didn't know how he left that place.
However high-spirited he'd been when he arrived, that's how dejected he was when he left.
He walked aimlessly along the street. After walking some distance, he suddenly crouched down slowly.
He held his head in his hands and couldn't help but cry out loud.
What had he been doing all these years?
Seraphine... how dare she?
He'd been so good to Seraphine and Isabella, loved them so much.
Except for official status, he'd wanted to give them all the best things.
Why did they betray him and hurt him?
And in the end, the person who'd been best to him, most devoted to him in this world, turned out to be Olivia—the one he'd looked down upon the most.