Chapter 4

My mom on the other end of the line heard I was home and paused for a few seconds before speaking.

"Coleman, Sophia just came over covered in blood, saying you'd been in a car accident and needed emergency money!"

But I was right here at home. My mom realized something was wrong too and asked what had happened between Sophia and me.

In their hearts, they still didn't want to believe Sophia would deceive them.

But that was the reality.

Sophia had brought her first love back to our marital home and taken all the valuables.

Then she ran to my parents, claiming I'd been in a serious car accident and needed money to save my life.

The blood on her was actually from my injuries.

Sophia had scammed my parents out of their savings and even taken the property deed they were keeping safe.

When we bought our marital home, my parents paid for it in full, and the house was registered under both my and Sophia's names. After we got the property certificate, Sophia had voluntarily left it with my parents for safekeeping.

Now she'd schemed to get the deed back, but she couldn't sell the house privately without my signature as co-owner.

She'd need my signature to get a bank mortgage loan too.

As expected, Sophia had taken it to a real estate agent for a private collateral loan.

After reassuring my parents and telling them I'd handle everything, I hung up.

I immediately called a friend at the property office to check.

Sure enough, an hour ago, Sophia had mortgaged our marital home to a guarantee company that worked with the agent.

At that moment, my head was splitting, my fever wouldn't break, and my leg wound kept bleeding with every movement.

I couldn't afford to settle scores with Sophia first. I rushed to the cabinet to find the medicine box.

The moment I opened it, rage surged through me.

The medicine box was empty! Just how much did Sophia want me dead!

She watched me collapse from blood loss and did nothing.

She even destroyed my only chance to save myself.

I laughed coldly. I clearly remembered my phone was on the sofa before I passed out.

But just now I found it on the highest wall cabinet in the living room.

If the phone hadn't rung, I wouldn't have known how long it would take to find it.

I walked to the door and tried the handle.

As I suspected, it was locked from the outside.

At this point, even the last bit of love I had for Sophia had vanished.

Now, my heart was filled with hatred.

I didn't want to alarm my parents and have them bring the spare key. These bloodstains everywhere would terrify them.

I contacted the property management and a locksmith, then sat down on the floor to rest.

After calming down, I called Sophia.

The phone rang for a while before she answered.

"Coleman, you're not dead yet! What, we're getting divorced and you're still calling me?"

Her voice carried suppressed pain, her speech broken and intermittent. I could even hear a man's panting over the phone.

No need to guess what she was doing right now.

"If you have something to say, say it quick! I'm busy right now!" Sophia urged.

Hearing these sounds again, I didn't feel the heartache I felt last time. Instead, I found it amusing.

"Then I'll wait until you're done!"

I was about to hang up when Sophia stopped me.

"Don't hang up! He says this makes it more exciting. I think so too. I've already switched positions, it won't interfere with our call!"

She suddenly cried out "Ah!" then said, "Scott, be gentle, you're hurting me!"

I didn't hang up. Fortunately, I'd turned on call recording.

This evidence delivered right to my doorstep—how could I refuse?

Plus there was a free explicit audio performance to listen to. I couldn't help cheering them on.

Maybe my encouragement deflated Sophia's first love. He finished hastily.

Sophia blamed me for ruining her fun and asked if I wanted to back out.

"Coleman, divorce is non-negotiable! It's no use even if you change your mind!"

I scoffed.

"Sophia, do you know that right now, you're not even as good as a whore in a nightclub in my eyes? You should know why I'm calling. I advise you to return what you shouldn't have taken as soon as possible. Otherwise you'll regret it!"

Sophia and her first love thought they were so clever, taking all the assets.

But their cleverness backfired. They'd just given me the perfect reason to take it all back.