Chapter 1240

The car just wouldn't let Sophie go. She ran as fast as she could, her heart pounding in her chest. After sprinting for what felt like hundreds of meters, she accidentally tripped over a rock and fell hard to the ground. Just then, the car pulled over with a screech. Two bodyguards jumped out and rushed to her side. "Ms. Sophie!" they called urgently. They had been following her under Claude's orders. Ever since he had taken her a few days ago, Sophie had been kept at a villa under strict watch. Claude wasn't cruel, though—he let her move around freely within the villa's grounds and made sure she was fed well. But Sophie had enough. She saw her chance to escape and ran, determined to get away from him. Her first thought was to find Olivia—she was the only person Sophie could trust. But Sophie never expected the bodyguards to track her down so quickly, not even an hour after she left the hospital. Even though her legs hurt from the fall, Sophie knew she had to keep going. She ha