Chapter 314

S31 57. Get Rid of Frank

“Good morning, Sir, Madam. How can we help you?” A police officer greeted at the front desk.

The man in the bowler hat straightened his head. Seeing his face, the officer widened his eyes. “Mister Victor Moore!”

The officers nearby turned around. Their expressions were the same, wide-eyed and agape. In the blink of an eye, the officer with the

highest rank approached Victor.

“Good morning, Mr. Moore. I apologize deeply for what happened to your daughter. We can’t do much because the evidence is strong, and the person who prosecuted her was Frank Harper.”

There was no change in Victor. His expression was frozen, his gaze sharp. “Where is my daughter?”

“In a special room. You and your wife don’t need to worry. We handle your daughter very well.”

“I want to talk to Sophia. We need privacy.”

The officer gasped. He glanced at the clock then muttered, “Actu it’s not visiting hour.”

However, noticing the intense gazes, he quickly nodded. “All right, Sin Let me take you to your daughter’s room.”

Without further ado, the three people walked down the hall. Arriving in front of a door, the officer opened the lock and invited Victor and Patricia to enter.

“Is ten minutes enough, Sir?”

Victor’s eyes sharpened again. The officer spontaneously looked

down.

“Okay. Call me when you’re finished talking. Our team will wait for you there.” He pointed to the end of the hall.

Without another word, Victor pushed open the door. He came in with his wife. The officer shuddered in horror before walking away from the special detention room.

Noticing her parents’ presence, Sophia’s eyes widened. Her body immediately lifted from the small mattress she was sitting on.

“Mom? Dad?”

After one breath, Sophia’s smile bloomed. With teary eyes, she approached her mother. “Mom, I’m so happy to see you here.”

However, just before Sophia hugged Patricia, a slap landed. Her cheeks heated, her brain stopped for a moment.

“Are you dumb? You’ve embarrassed yourself and ruined our family’s reputation. What was really on your mind?”

Sophia blinked, collecting her senses. Her jaw shifted slightly, compensating for the stinging feeling on her face.

“Sorry, Mom. I … miscalculated. I didn’t expect them to respon this.” Sophia looked down, not daring to look directly at her pa

While Patricia snorted and looked away, Victor put his hands beh his waist. His feet slowly moved, walking around the room.

“Didn’t I tell you? If you want to break the rules, you can’t let your guard down even for a split second.”

Victor’s tone was low, cold, but firm. Sophia bowed her head deeper. Her lips were pressed tightly together.

“I also said that all risks must be considered, both… the most likely and the impossible. You must close the gap, no matter how small it

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is.”

Victor stopped by Sophia’s side. The glance in his eyes made the hairs on Sophia’s neck bristle.

“Then what did you do? You ignored your father’s advice?”

Sophia took a deep breath. “I thought they wouldn’t find out about my plan. But apparently, I underestimated Frank Harper,” she muttered.

Victor snorted with laughter. His voice was so thin. It was almost

undetectable.

“Do you remember? Your mother and I once warned you that Finnic wasn’t worthy of you. But you persisted. If only you had listened from the start, you wouldn’t be enemies with Frank Harper. Instead, you might have ended up together.”

“Forgive my stupidity, Dad. I didn’t realize it from the start. But at that time, I hadn’t met Frank. If only I had known him earlier, the story would have been different.”

“You wanted him?” Victor raised an eyebrow, waiting for an answer from the corner of his eye.

Holding her breath, Sophia nodded. “I felt that he’s the one who deserved me.”

“And now?”

Sophia was silent for a moment, clenched her fists before lowering her gaze again. “I am not sure.”

Once again, Victor snorted. “That kid is arrogant. He put on a show at your wedding. Why do you even want him?”

“Because he’s great, Dad. He’s much more competent than Finnic, and reliable. His business line probably surpasses our family’s

assets. The future with him is more than promising.”

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“You don’t realize that he has insulted you?” Victor turned his head fully. His eyebrows were now raised, deepening the hollows of his

eyes.

“He stole the attention of all the invited guests at your wedding. That night, he and that girl were the ones in the spotlight, not you and Finnic. Don’t you realize that?” Victor added emphasis to his voice.

Sophia gritted her teeth, not daring to answer.

“Since when did you lower your pride, Sophia? If I were in your position, I would be very offended. But since it was your event and you didn’t react, I also kept quiet.”

Despite her doubts, Sophia finally opened her mouth. “I thought that if I caused a scene, I would be more embarrassed and troubled.”

“Yes, at that time. Rowan Harper was still alive. But now,” Victor turned his body to face his daughter “he is dead.”

Victor smiled faintly. “We have nothing left to fear. That brat is no match for our family. Moreover, he is alone. He has no one behip is

back.”

“Do you want to give him a lesson?” Sophia sounded doubtful.

“Do you know what’s going on out there?” Victor moved his head towards the door. “People dare to insult our family. Our business opponents are taking advantage of this moment to attack. Our credibility is falling, as are the shares in the subsidiary companies you hold. Other shares are following suit. We lost several projects in

an instant.”

With slow movements, Victor got closer to his daughter. Sophia had no chance of escaping his scary eyes.

“He must pay for our losses.”

Sophia swallowed hard. She couldn’t possibly defend Frank because that would be the same as admitting her mistake, giving herself up to be devoured by the anger of her extended family.

“What’s your plan, Dad? Are you going to get rid of him?” Sophia’s voice sounded dry.

The corner of Victor’s lips turned up. “That’s none of your business. Even though you’re my own daughter, I can no longer trust you.”

Sophia gasped. Her expression was clouded with confusion. “What

do you mean, Dad?”

“He kept your arrest a secret. That means he couldn’t possibly bring you to justice. He was just bluffing.”

Sophia’s eyes shook faster. “So what?”

“As soon as he let you free, go to Europe. Just take care of our business there. Get out of here until all the news about your stupidity

subsides.”

Sophia gaped. Her head shook in disagreement. “Can’t I stay here?”

“No,” Victor interrupted in a low, but firm tone. “The mess y is too complicated to manipulate. You’d better get out of h the media that you’re being removed from office. They’ll have believe that the Moore family has given you the punishment y deserve.”

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