"Graham, listen to me!" Sophia panicked, her words a jumbled mess. "I did this for our future! Your parents handed
everything over to your sister, but what about us? What about James and me? Didn't you say you'd treat him like
your own son? But we have nothing! How are we going to support him?"
"Shut up!" At that moment, Graham suddenly snapped out of his stupor. It had become clear that Sophia was
always talking about how to support her son. What she didn't understand was that he was willing to treat James like
his own son because he loved her, not because he owed her.
"Graham..." Sophia was in tears. "I know what I did was wrong, but I did it for our future. I hoped your parents
would think highly of me, that we could get married smoothly, and that we—"
"That you could take over my family's assets in the future?"
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Graham roared, "Arya is my own sister! How could you do such a thing behind my back?!"
Sophia stood there, stunned. After a while, she screamed, "Graham! Are you spending your life with your sister or
with me?"
Graham had had enough and finally slapped Sophia, venting all his regret and anger.
Sophia screamed and went wild, trying to scratch and claw him. They ended up in a brawl, with Graham's face
bearing bloody scratches.
The police rushed in, first separating the two, then handcuffing Sophia.
Graham was dumbfounded. When the police took away Sophia, he couldn't explain the emotions he was feeling. He
felt as if his soul had been extracted, as if he had shattered into pieces, and he could no longer piece together his
true self.
After some time, the room fell silent.
Fat Lawler softly said, "This drama has finally come to an end... My dear friend, I've done what I came here for. The
task is complete, so I'll take my leave."
Daniel nodded appreciatively and got up to see him off.
As they left, Maisie looked at Graham weakly. She instinctively moved closer to Daniel, taking his arm and saying
softly in his ear, "Let's go, I... I want to leave this place."
"Alright." Daniel smiled indulgently and held her close in his arms.
Unexpectedly, as they brushed past Graham, the latter suddenly turned around and grabbed Maisie's hand!
Maisie was startled, and her face turned pale.
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"Maisie..." Graham clung to her as if clutching a lifeline. "I... I know I was wrong before! Now, I finally understand
that you are the best thing in the world! Maisie, please come back... I can't be without you! I truly can't be without
you..."
Maisie was shaken by his fervent plea, almost losing her balance. Before Graham could finish, Daniel punched his
face!
Graham let out a miserable cry as he fell to the floor.
Arya quickly ran over to support him. "Graham, are you okay?"
Graham still wouldn't give up. Arya could only hold him down desperately. "Graham, please stop! You were the one
who wronged Maisie first. How can you say such shameless things now?"
"Yeah," Daniel added, shielding Maisie behind him and looking coldly at Graham. "Even your own sister shows more
maturity."