Chapter 271

"You're fierce." Miley chuckled, lazily rising from her straddle above me. She even dusted off her hands as if I were nothing more than a nuisance. Her gaze swept over Sophia with open curiosity. "So, you're Sophia Holmes?" Sophia's eyes darkened the moment she saw me lying on the floor, battered and barely conscious. Her voice was ice-cold. "Who gave you the right to touch him?" Miley narrowed her eyes, her fingers unconsciously rubbing against her palm. This Sophia was different from what she had heard. She had assumed Sophia was just another shrewd, calculating woman. But standing before her was someone radiating an air so chilling that, for the first time, Miley felt her legs go weak under someone's gaze. The scent of blood was thick in the air. Sophia's nose caught it immediately. Without waiting for a reply, she strode into the room, her sharp eyes sweeping over my body. Blood stained my clothes, my limbs were limp, and my half-lidded eyes hinted at the brink of unconsciou