Their Mistake, Her Rise - Chapter 268: Chapter 268

The caller let out a soft chuckle when he heard Sophia's words. "Ms. White, what do you mean? You never asked to keep Shawn alive in the first place."
Sophia froze, feeling speechless. As she carefully retraced their conversation, she realized that she had indeed forgotten to specify keeping Shawn alive.
She said, "Stop twisting words. You knew I'd always wanted to marry Shawn, and you still went ahead and killed him. You did it on purpose."
The man sneered and said, "Ms. White, do you think Shawn would have married you if he were still alive? I'm doing you a favor here.
"Everyone sees you as a total joke. However, if you step up now and ask Shawn's parents to be your godparents, I bet the Ludwig family would be pretty touched. Who knows? Maybe you'll still have a shot at marrying another boy from this family."
Sophia was irritated by his words. "I'm not a plaything. What the hell is wrong with you, coming up with crap like that?"
The only one she ever wanted to marry was Shawn, and not just anyone from the Ludwig family could take his place.
Seeing that Sophia wouldn't listen, the caller finally dropped the pretense and said, "Alright, enough jokes. Shawn is still alive."
Sophia said, "Do you think I'd believe a single word you say now?"
"Believe it or not, Shawn is alive, and you'll see for yourself soon enough," the caller said coldly before hanging up the phone.
Sophia still didn't believe him, but since he sounded so sincere, she decided to wait and see. She thought, 'If you dare to lie to me, I'll make you pay. I'll show you that the Whites aren't someone you could mess with and walk away.'
Sophia temporarily set aside her doubts, but that didn't mean others shared her view. Rumors about Shawn's death were spreading like wildfire, and there was constantly so-called "evidence" about it.
The only thing missing right now was Shawn's body.
Clusia's government had been relentlessly searching for Shawn and Zoe. Shawn was of paramount importance to the military, so they tried everything they could to look for him.
As for Zoe, she might not mean much to the military, but to the big shots in Jelonsburg, she was a rare talent one only saw once in a lifetime.
If she actually disappeared, their research would likely be stuck forever, never making any real progress.
The government leaders of Clusia had been constantly investigating Shawn's whereabouts, insisting that even if he was truly dead, they must find his body.
However, instead of the good news they were desperately waiting for about Shawn, they were hit with one bad report after another.
As soon as news of Shawn's accident broke, those foreigners started showing up in Clusia one after another like it was planned.
They claimed to be here for tactical exchanges, but in fact, they were all elite warriors deliberately sent by their countries.
They were all strong fighters. Some had been defeated by Shawn, while others were so intimidated by his reputation that they never dared challenge him head-on.
Now that Clusia lost Shawn, the legendary warrior, the place was leaderless, and a bunch of troublemakers were deliberately coming here to stir things up.
The Clusian government saw through their intentions, but with the only one capable of keeping these troublemakers in check missing, they could do nothing but endure it.
The diplomats handling these foreign warriors were at their wits' end, but protocol demanded they make the arrangements regardless.
Flouting all diplomatic norms, these warriors avoided Clusia's official reception teams, slipped into the country using all sorts of underhanded tricks, and immediately began stirring up trouble.