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?"

beside Emily and assured her, "I'm not injured. Don't

and held up his arm. He then reassured Emily, "It's just a minor

She expressed her regret over what happened and said with a deep bow, "Corinne... Zach-

don't have to bow to us and apologize, but I do hope you won't blame us for

said, "I won't blame you two for your decision. Sophia is beyond redemption. The best outcome would be for her to face legal consequences and turn over a new leaf. Can I trouble you to handle things here and take

you to do the same and take care of my mother as well. We'll stay

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