Chapter 616

Every word from Sofia’s mouth was sharp, aimed directly at Dan. It seemed the important place he once held in her heart was just a facade. After all, who would speak to their beloved in such a way? Yet Sofia did.

It made Stephanie, sitting on the nearby sofa, question whether Dan had ever truly entered Sofia’s heart. Stephanie had handled Chris so casually because there was no love involved, and thus, no binding ties. But when Dan died, Sofia had been clearly beside herself with grief.

“You…” Dan stammered.

“Me what? Whether I’m good or bad, it doesn’t involve you anymore, you bitch,” Sofia retorted.

Dan was left speechless. Stephanie couldn’t help but look at Sofia again as she repeatedly called Dan a “bitch.”

The two of them were locked in a fierce argument over the phone. It started with name-calling and escalated to discussions about Sofia divorcing Richard.

Even sitting nearby, Stephanie could hear Dan’s voice coming through Sofia’s phone—it sounded commanding. Such a tone provoked Sofia, and she lashed out over the phone again. “It has nothing to do with you whether I divorce Richard or not. You’d better focus on your own affairs.”

“What? He’s not a good person? But look at you—a manipulative bitch pretending to have amnesia.”

Stephanie’s lips twitched. ‘Well, there’s a new label: manipulative bitch. She looks really mad at Dan. Wait, did she just say Dan had amnesia? Is that guy really forgetful?’

At first, when it was mentioned that Dan had amnesia, Stephanie was skeptical. She thought people’s brains weren’t that mysterious. If they were truly injured, they’d either be dead or recover. Amnesia could just be the perfect excuse for being a jerk.

Sofia was screaming hysterically at Dan until she noticed Stephanie looking at her in shock. Seeing Stephanie’s still-flat stomach, Sofia paused. Then she got up fiercely and stomped upstairs, cursing all the way, “You stupid fake!”

‘Now Dan has turned into a stupid fake,’ Stephanie thought.

When Sebastian came back, he saw Stephanie sitting on the couch, dumbfounded. He walked over and affectionately ruffled her soft hair. “What are you thinking about, so lost in thought?” he asked, noticing she hadn’t reacted when he walked in.

His voice snapped Stephanie out of the haze of Sofia calling Dan a “bitch.” Just before Sofia stormed upstairs, she had also heard her call Dan a “fake.” It was as if Sofia had thrown every insult she could think of at him.

“You’re back.” Stephanie grabbed Sebastian’s wrist and nuzzled her chin into his warm palm. From the call, she had thought he wouldn’t return until late.

Sebastian simply replied, “Yeah.”

Before he could say more, Stephanie hugged his arm, hanging onto him, and whispered in his ear, “Sofia and Dan got into a fight.”

“Hmm?”

“From what it sounds like, Sofia and Richard actually got married, and Dan’s telling her to get a divorce,” Stephanie explained, getting straight to the point.

When Richard came to pick up Sofia that day, Stephanie had doubted they could actually go through with a marriage. After all, everyone knew Sofia’s temperament all too well. But they really did get married.

As for Dan, the way he looked didn’t suggest he had lost his memory at all—would someone who truly forgot get so worked up over this?

Sebastian turned to face Stephanie, putting an arm around her still-slender waist. “And then? Did she win the argument?”