Chapter 132

The moment Sophia heard Liam's name, tears streamed down her face like broken pearls on a string. She shook her head in panic, almost pleading. "Alex, I swear I didn't mean to kill him! It was Liam. After he hurt you, he tried to come after both of us too. I just... reacted, I didn't think-" Alexander narrowed his eyes slightly, suspicions beginning to form. "Wait... you said Liam hurt me? What're you talking about?" Sophia's eyes flared wide, as if a terrifying memory had just resurfaced and swallowed her whole. She muttered, dazed, "He knocked you out... he hit you on the head with a stick, hard. He was going to kill you... and me too!" Alex watched her fall apart in front of him. Her voice cracked, her entire demeanor turned frantic, and that's when he called over the doctor urgently. "What's going on with her?" he asked, frowning. The doctor gave Sophia a full check-up and then sighed, expression tense. "Miss Clark seems to be experiencing a mental breakdown, likely triggered by se