Their Mistake, Her Rise - Chapter 199: Chapter 199
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Bruno asked, "Ms. White, this is Bruno Finch. Why did you call?"
"You're Daniel's father?" Sophia sounded surprised.
Bruno replied, "That's right. I'm Daniel's father. You're calling about our cooperation, aren't you?"
Sophia steadied herself and said, "I've already passed the intel to you, but you guys are moving way too slow. At this rate, when will we ever get rid of Zoe?"
There was no response from Bruno.
Sophia's eyes turned cold as she continued, "Why aren't you saying anything? What, are you backing out? Have you forgotten how brutally Daniel was killed? Are you going to let that woman keep living? Can you even face your son?"
"Shut up," Bruno snapped, "Sophia, you know who I am, so you should know how dangerous I can be. Watch your mouth, or your whole family will pay the price."
Sophia panicked. She said, "What does my family have to do with this? Don't do anything crazy!"
Bruno let out a cold laugh. He said, "If you hadn't egged Daniel on, he never would have gone after Firefox. His death is on you, too. As for our deal, I'll handle it my way. That orphanage isn't easy to get into.
"You're smart, Ms. White. Why don't you come up with a better plan?"
Sophia wanted to curse Bruno out, but knowing she was no match for Zoe alone, she could only say, "So you really can't get close to that orphanage?"
Bruno replied, "That's right. The orphanage is heavily guarded, and the people who visit the kids are all top-tier. They are way out of our league. We can't just take them head-on. We'll have to find another way."
Sophia said, "If that's the case, have you thought about working from the inside?"
"What do you mean?" Bruno asked.
Sophia explained, "No outsiders are allowed in, and you can't buy off anyone inside. So the only way is to plant kids you control inside the orphanage. They'll be your inside help."
Bruno said, "Kids? Now that's interesting."
Sophia said, "I know there are plenty of professionally trained kids overseas. Pay them, and they'll do whatever you want. Mr. Finch, you know what to do, right?"
Bruno burst out laughing. He said, "If there's one thing I have, it's money. If your plan works, maybe I'll let you live after Zoe is dead."
Sophia said, "Thank you, Mr. Finch. If you have any more questions, just come to me. We want the same thing, we should be allies."
After hanging up, Sophia gripped her phone, anxiety churning inside her. She thought, 'Why is Zoe so damn hard to deal with? If it were anyone else, she'd be dead by now.
'But now that Bruno has my new plan, as long as things go smoothly, every kid in that orphanage would become leverage against Zoe. When the time comes, I will see with my own eyes how Zoe, the so-called Queen of Mercenaries, will finally die.'
Just then, Samuel barged straight into Sophia's room, showing how anxious he was. He said, "Sophia, I heard you lost your temper again, and there's been some drama with the Ludwig family. What happened?"
Maybe it was because she'd just finished dealing with Bruno, who was a real handful, or maybe what happened at the Ludwig residence was just too much for her.
Either way, the moment Sophia heard Samuel's voice, she couldn't hold it in anymore and burst into tears.
Samuel's heart nearly melted. He said, "Don't cry, my little princess. Seeing you like this just breaks my heart. Tell me, did the Ludwig family bully you?
"If they did, I'll go right now and get justice for you." As he spoke, he was already turning to storm out, furious.
Sophia quickly stopped him. She said, "Samuel, don't go. The Ludwig family has already admitted that Zoe is the one for Shawn. If we show up now, we'll just embarrass ourselves. Let's just let it go. I'm just a little upset, I'll be fine soon."
The more Sophia tried to play it down, the more Samuel felt like Sophia had suffered some huge injustice. Practically shouting, he said, "The Ludwig family is getting more and more outrageous! They promised to unite our families, and now they're causing all this trouble.
"And after everything, they have the nerve to blame us. Just wait, I won't let them off that easily."
Sophia was worried the Ludwig family would spill the truth about what she did to Amy. She quickly tried to shift the blame onto Zoe. She said, "Samuel, this has nothing to do with the Ludwigs. It's all Zoe! She's the one behind everything.
"She's terrifying. Just to be with Shawn, she set me up, and now everyone in the Ludwig family believes her over me. So even if you go after them, it won't help. The real problem is Zoe. It's all because of her."
"Zoe again? I keep hearing that name," Samuel muttered, suspicion in his eyes. He said, "I already had someone look into her. All I heard was that she's a kid the Evans family just found, some wild girl from a small town.
"How could someone like that have Shawn so wrapped around her finger?" He was completely baffled by what made Zoe so special.
Sophia said, "Samuel, I didn't want to say this, but Zoe is just shameless. She joined the army just to get close to Shawn.
"She even kissed him in front of everyone at the base, right in front of me. I was still Shawn's fiancée back then. I don't know what tricks she used to make Shawn and the whole Ludwig family side with her, but it hurts."
Samuel slammed his hand on the table and shot to his feet, furious. He said, "Unbelievable! Are the Ludwigs really that stupid? Letting some girl play them like fools?"
Sophia said, "No, Samuel, it's all my fault. If I were smarter, maybe Zoe wouldn't have kept scheming against me. It's all on me, I can't blame anyone else." She looked completely self-blaming.
Hearing this, Samuel's anger only grew. He said, "How is this your fault? It's Shawn and the Ludwigs who bullied you, and Zoe is targeting you. She doesn't respect our family at all. Just wait, this isn't over."
Anna and Eric heard the sounds from downstairs and hurried up to check. Eric asked, "What's going on with you two? Are you arguing?"
Samuel said, "Dad, Mom, you got here just in time. The Ludwig family is crossing the line. Not only are they breaking off the engagement with us, but they also let Sophia get bullied at their place. They're treating our family like we're nothing."
His words made his parents' faces fall. Eric asked directly, "Is that true?"
Samuel said, "Sophia told me herself. And the Ludwigs have already posted online, admitting that the witch girl from the Evans family is now Shawn's fiancée. Isn't that just stomping all over our family's reputation?"
"You're Daniel's father?" Sophia sounded surprised.
Bruno replied, "That's right. I'm Daniel's father. You're calling about our cooperation, aren't you?"
Sophia steadied herself and said, "I've already passed the intel to you, but you guys are moving way too slow. At this rate, when will we ever get rid of Zoe?"
There was no response from Bruno.
Sophia's eyes turned cold as she continued, "Why aren't you saying anything? What, are you backing out? Have you forgotten how brutally Daniel was killed? Are you going to let that woman keep living? Can you even face your son?"
"Shut up," Bruno snapped, "Sophia, you know who I am, so you should know how dangerous I can be. Watch your mouth, or your whole family will pay the price."
Sophia panicked. She said, "What does my family have to do with this? Don't do anything crazy!"
Bruno let out a cold laugh. He said, "If you hadn't egged Daniel on, he never would have gone after Firefox. His death is on you, too. As for our deal, I'll handle it my way. That orphanage isn't easy to get into.
"You're smart, Ms. White. Why don't you come up with a better plan?"
Sophia wanted to curse Bruno out, but knowing she was no match for Zoe alone, she could only say, "So you really can't get close to that orphanage?"
Bruno replied, "That's right. The orphanage is heavily guarded, and the people who visit the kids are all top-tier. They are way out of our league. We can't just take them head-on. We'll have to find another way."
Sophia said, "If that's the case, have you thought about working from the inside?"
"What do you mean?" Bruno asked.
Sophia explained, "No outsiders are allowed in, and you can't buy off anyone inside. So the only way is to plant kids you control inside the orphanage. They'll be your inside help."
Bruno said, "Kids? Now that's interesting."
Sophia said, "I know there are plenty of professionally trained kids overseas. Pay them, and they'll do whatever you want. Mr. Finch, you know what to do, right?"
Bruno burst out laughing. He said, "If there's one thing I have, it's money. If your plan works, maybe I'll let you live after Zoe is dead."
Sophia said, "Thank you, Mr. Finch. If you have any more questions, just come to me. We want the same thing, we should be allies."
After hanging up, Sophia gripped her phone, anxiety churning inside her. She thought, 'Why is Zoe so damn hard to deal with? If it were anyone else, she'd be dead by now.
'But now that Bruno has my new plan, as long as things go smoothly, every kid in that orphanage would become leverage against Zoe. When the time comes, I will see with my own eyes how Zoe, the so-called Queen of Mercenaries, will finally die.'
Just then, Samuel barged straight into Sophia's room, showing how anxious he was. He said, "Sophia, I heard you lost your temper again, and there's been some drama with the Ludwig family. What happened?"
Maybe it was because she'd just finished dealing with Bruno, who was a real handful, or maybe what happened at the Ludwig residence was just too much for her.
Either way, the moment Sophia heard Samuel's voice, she couldn't hold it in anymore and burst into tears.
Samuel's heart nearly melted. He said, "Don't cry, my little princess. Seeing you like this just breaks my heart. Tell me, did the Ludwig family bully you?
"If they did, I'll go right now and get justice for you." As he spoke, he was already turning to storm out, furious.
Sophia quickly stopped him. She said, "Samuel, don't go. The Ludwig family has already admitted that Zoe is the one for Shawn. If we show up now, we'll just embarrass ourselves. Let's just let it go. I'm just a little upset, I'll be fine soon."
The more Sophia tried to play it down, the more Samuel felt like Sophia had suffered some huge injustice. Practically shouting, he said, "The Ludwig family is getting more and more outrageous! They promised to unite our families, and now they're causing all this trouble.
"And after everything, they have the nerve to blame us. Just wait, I won't let them off that easily."
Sophia was worried the Ludwig family would spill the truth about what she did to Amy. She quickly tried to shift the blame onto Zoe. She said, "Samuel, this has nothing to do with the Ludwigs. It's all Zoe! She's the one behind everything.
"She's terrifying. Just to be with Shawn, she set me up, and now everyone in the Ludwig family believes her over me. So even if you go after them, it won't help. The real problem is Zoe. It's all because of her."
"Zoe again? I keep hearing that name," Samuel muttered, suspicion in his eyes. He said, "I already had someone look into her. All I heard was that she's a kid the Evans family just found, some wild girl from a small town.
"How could someone like that have Shawn so wrapped around her finger?" He was completely baffled by what made Zoe so special.
Sophia said, "Samuel, I didn't want to say this, but Zoe is just shameless. She joined the army just to get close to Shawn.
"She even kissed him in front of everyone at the base, right in front of me. I was still Shawn's fiancée back then. I don't know what tricks she used to make Shawn and the whole Ludwig family side with her, but it hurts."
Samuel slammed his hand on the table and shot to his feet, furious. He said, "Unbelievable! Are the Ludwigs really that stupid? Letting some girl play them like fools?"
Sophia said, "No, Samuel, it's all my fault. If I were smarter, maybe Zoe wouldn't have kept scheming against me. It's all on me, I can't blame anyone else." She looked completely self-blaming.
Hearing this, Samuel's anger only grew. He said, "How is this your fault? It's Shawn and the Ludwigs who bullied you, and Zoe is targeting you. She doesn't respect our family at all. Just wait, this isn't over."
Anna and Eric heard the sounds from downstairs and hurried up to check. Eric asked, "What's going on with you two? Are you arguing?"
Samuel said, "Dad, Mom, you got here just in time. The Ludwig family is crossing the line. Not only are they breaking off the engagement with us, but they also let Sophia get bullied at their place. They're treating our family like we're nothing."
His words made his parents' faces fall. Eric asked directly, "Is that true?"
Samuel said, "Sophia told me herself. And the Ludwigs have already posted online, admitting that the witch girl from the Evans family is now Shawn's fiancée. Isn't that just stomping all over our family's reputation?"
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