Second Chance At Love by Iris Mignon

Chapter 97 The rest of Sophia's words were stuck in her throat. She couldn't utter them.

She thought, 'Luna has been with West for so many years and has long regarded him as family. If that man really did something shameful, how should Luna deal with it?" "Luna, is there an unspeakable past between the two of you?" she said. "West is rich and influential if his intentions were purely based on physical desires, there would be no need for him to get intimate with you. Also, why would he go to the orphanage to bring you back? The Baker family is a prestigious family in Vayberry. It has a complex and extensive family lineage. There's no need for them to raise another child." Luna held onto Sophia's arm and buried her head in the crook of Sophia's arm as she sobbed. She said in a muffled voice, "West initially had a younger sister. After she was born, she was frail and sickly. She kept receiving treatment in a medical center. When she was ten years old, her life cto an end. Mrs. Baker, devastated by the loss of her daughter, suffered severe depression and even had the tendency to take her own life. Emotional wounds require emotional healing. To heal her, the Baker family decided to address the root cause. Coincidentally, they found out that I looked like Emily, so they broughtback. Perhaps fate really did bringand Mrs. Baker together. After spending sttogether, her condition gradually improved, and I ended up staying at the Baker family's home." At this point, she slowly let go of Sophia's arm. After propping herself up on her elbows, she hugged her knees and buried her face in them. Her suppressed cries echoed in every corner of the room.

Sophia sat up as well. She knew that Luna was deliberately avoiding her past with West. She thought, Perhaps it's a painful memory. Luna instinctively rejects it, not wanting to painfully expose it' "Luna, if there are things you don't want to talk about, don't talk about them then," she said. "Just get ssleep.

After a moment of silence, Luna spoke on her own accord. She said, "On the day of the coming-of- age ceremony when I was eighteen, he was drunk and harassed me. It was only then that I realized that he had feelings for me.

"At that time, I was very flustered and used stricks to get the Baker family to force him into agreeing to a marriage arrangement. The other party is the heiress of Rester Bank, and she is matched in social status with the Baker family "After he found out that I was the one scheming behind the scenes, he tried to take advantage of me. Mrs. Baker intervened in tto stop him. It was only then that West held back from taking advantage of me.

"Perhaps he hadn't really taken power back then and his foundation was unstable, so he restrained his desire to possessand quietly lay low.

"I kept assuming that he was only interested inon a whim and that his feelings forwould fade over time. To avoid awkwardness, i even cto Cester City to study.

"After eight years, I thought that with him holding significant power now, he would have many women and he would no longer be fixated on me, but when I went back this tand he found out I had a boyfriend, he looked as though he had gone crazy.

"Ignoring Mrs. Baker's pleading, he forcibly took ine to his private winery, tiedup for three days and nights, and subjectedto brutal treatment.

"I thought I would die getting tortured by him, but unexpectedly, he letgo three days later. Perhaps he got what he wanted, and his obsession was gone, but my life was ruined by him just like that" When Luna said the last few words, she almost shouted. Her face was filled with sorrow, and she felt like she was better off dead.

Initially.

she wanted Tracy Baker to help her decide and set her marriage with her boyfriend, but in the end...

☐56% Chapter 97 "Sophia, I'm dirty," she said. "I have the marks left behind by that man all over my body. How can he take advantage oflike this?" with that With that said, she burst into tears again.

Sophia did not know how to comfort her, so she hugged her silently, feeling her sadness, anger, and pain.

She thought, "Four years of being college classmates and roommates, yet I never realized she was hiding so many secrets. It's my negligence. If I had long known that this was her situation, then...

Thinking of this, she could not help but force a smile. 'So what if I knew?' she thought. West is like Jason! Both e of them are men with great power We have no one to rely on, so how could we successfully deal with them?"

"Luna, after I deal with Ada, let's go to Leezeway," she said, "We won't set foot in this sad place for the rest of our lives." Luna threw herself into Sophia's arms and hoarsely uttered a single word, "Okay." After crying her eyes out for a while, she fell asleep.

When Sophia brought the first aid kit to apply ointment on Luna's body, she saw the marks of violence on her body and tears kept rolling down her face.

She thought, "How exactly heartless can living things like men be? Is their so-called love really just about physical needs?" In the afternoon, Sophia wanted to go to the supermarket to buy sdaily necessities. When she went to the underground parking lot to get her car, Lucas suddenly darted out from the dark and blocked her way, "Sophia, are you really going to seein trouble without helping me?" he asked.

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