Corinne looked at Melinda and explained, "This is no longer about teaching Sophia a lesson. She tried to splash acid on me earlier. I wasn't hurt, but Jeremy got injured trying to protect me. The police have taken her into custody now."

Melinda, Lilin, and Emily gasped in shock.

"How could she do such a thing?" Melinda asked in disbelief. Though she knew that Sophia had done plenty of extreme things before, attempting to splash acid on someone else was by far the worst.

Lilin scoffed resentfully. "She's capable of anything because she's confident she can get away with anything! Dad has been pampering her since she was young, so this isn't that much of a shock." Concerned about her daughter and son-in-law, Emily asked, "Are you sure you're fine, Corinne?"

and assured her, "I'm not injured.

his arm. He then reassured Emily, "It's just a minor injury. I'll be fine." Emily then held her daughter's hand and said,

a deep bow, "Corinne... Zach- I mean, Mister Jeremy... I'm sorry fo what my stepdaughter did to you two. I hope you can find it in yourselves to accept my

"You don't have to bow to us and apologize, but I do hope

her to face legal consequences and turn over a new leaf. Can I trouble you to handle things here and take care of Emily for a bit? I'll have to talk to my husband. I'm sure he'll be very distressed after learning about his precious daughter's arrest. I'm going to talk him out of making

same and take

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