“Sophie! What tone is that! How dare you question my mother.” Isaac pushed back his chair


    aggressively, ready to confront.


    Sophie nced coldly at the two before her, “I have every right to question her as the head of the


    Russell family. Even if I were to send her to prison, it’s within my rights.”


    The Russell family, with its vast estate and long–standing traditions, held rules that could not be


    broken. Isaac’s face went pale immediately.


    Jessica hurriedly tried to exin, “It’s all a misunderstanding, Sophie, all a misunderstanding.”


    “Misunderstanding? Jessica, aren’t you nning to deliver me into James‘ bed?”


    For a moment, Jessica fell silent.


    Indeed, that had been her n, but Sophie’s unexpected return had thrown all her ns into disarray.


    Sophie said icily, “I’ve forgiven you once, twice, and that was my leniency. This time, I will not show


    mercy.”


    Sophie pulled out her phone.


    tsaac quickly stepped forward, “What are you doing!”


    “Calling the police.” Sophie’s voice was cold. “What you did today amounts to kidnapping. Last time,


    you tampered with the brakes on my car. I spared you because you were young, but that doesn’t mean


    I am weak or can be bullied.”


    “Isaac, don’t let her call the police! If she does, we’ll be done for.”


    Jessica stared at Isaac in panic. Isaac, now an adult and stronger than Sophie, snatched the phone


    from her upon hearing his mother’s plea.


    Meanwhile, Perry had heard themotion and came down from upstairs.


    Perry was somewhat perplexed by the scene in front of him, “What’s going on here? Why all the


    shouting?”


    “Honey, I…”


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    Jessica didn’t know how to exin when suddenly, Isaac picked up an ashtray from the table and,


    without a word, smashed it onto the back of Sophie’s head.


    Sophie was stunned; likely not expecting Isaac to resort to such violence. As she turned around, she


    caught sight of Isaac’s face, twisted with malice.


    “Isaac! What are you doing?!”


    Perry immediately ran downstairs to Sophie and helped her up. Then he turned back to re at Isaac,


    “Hurry and call 911!”


    Isaac’s eyes were filled with fury as he struck Perry on the forehead, and instantly, blood streamed


    down Perry’s temple.


    Jessica’s face was a picture of disbelief, “Isaac! Do you realize what you’re doing? How could you hit


    your father?”


    “He told me to call 911. That’s practically asking me to die. Mom, you don’t know what it was like for me


    in jail. You don’t understand! I finally got out, and this old man handed thepany to Sophie. I was


    left with nothing.”


    Isaac spoke vehemently, “If we don’t give Sophie to James, do you think the Burke family will let us off?


    What is Sophie? How could she possibly outmaneuver James? Might as well go all out.”


    Isaac’s face was filled with malevolence.


    Jessica could never have imagined that the son she raised wouldmit such acts.