Chapter 140

SILVIA We’d released her due to lack of concrete evidence, but I’d never forgiven her. I’d carried that hatred in my heart for six long years, blaming her for taking my child away from me. And now I was learning that the real killer had been standing right in front of me, playing the role of the grieving ex-lover while she destroyed my family from within. “You should have seen how pathetic he looked,” Sophia had continued on the phone, apparently enjoying reliving Riley’s final moments. “Crying for his daddy, begging me not to hurt him. It almost made me feel sorry for him. Almost.” I’d forced myself to step away from the door then, my legs trembling with the effort of staying upright. I’d stumbled down the hallway in a daze, my mind struggling to process what I’d just learned. Sophia was a murderer – not just of Riley, but of my own daughter. She’d been part of my family for years, I liked her when she dated my son, although I was one of the underlying factors that caused their re