Chapter 45

In her last life, Vivian had never met Alexander' family. While he was alive, he never took her to the old mansion, and his family over there didn’t dare come near her either. After his death, she didn’t have the time or energy to bother with them. She knew there was some bad blood between Alexander and his folks from the old house, but since he never brought it up, she didn’t go digging. That was her way of showing respect. What she didn’t expect was that, in this life, she’d bump into his family all because she sent Angelina to investigate the rich girl from the Knight family backing Daphne. This woman, Sofia—she had to be from the Brooks family. “I...” The moment Sofia heard Alexander’s name, tears just streamed down her face. Her whole body started shaking, like she couldn’t control it. The look in her eyes was full of guilt, regret, and a strange sort of hopelessness, like she was being consumed by the past. Then, out of nowhere, she yanked the IV needle from her hand and aimed it