Chapter 33

The bodyguards started clearing the place out fast, and Sophie looked like she was about to lose it. She cried out, voice sharp and panicked, “No! Don't leave! James, you promised to marry me! Why are you backing out now?!” James yanked her wrist, his eyes dark and chilling. “Say it again. How did my mom die back then?” Sophie froze. Her panic flickered across her face, and she suddenly looked terrified. Trying not to slip up, she forced tears out to cover her panic. “I… I found your mom lying there in a pool of blood, no one was helping her… I carried her to get help, I even lost our baby because of it...” James inhaled slowly. “So tell me—was she beaten to death or did she bleed out from a car crash?” “I—I...” Sophie's eyes darted everywhere, her words tumbling awkwardly, “I don't know... there was so much blood on her head... I was scared...” James grabbed her by the throat. “Were you involved in her death or not?!” “No!” she screamed, voice hoarse. “Think about it—your mom treated