Chapter 5

Suddenly, Nathan appeared from behind and kicked me. "You ungrateful bastard, you've really crossed the line! Sophia bought you a mansion to live in, sports cars to drive, and she even gave you a job! What gives you the right to talk to her like that? Get on your knees and apologize to Sophia this instant!"

My hands hit the floor as Nathan's sneak attack from behind left a throbbing pain in the back of my knees. Hearing his words, a surge of strength exploded from within my body.

I got up and immediately threw a punch right at Nathan's face.

Sophia screamed, but it did not stop me. When Nathan tried to fight back, I landed another punch that knocked him to the ground.

I shouted, "Just who the hell do you think you are? This is between Sophia and me. What gives you the right to stick your nose in our business? You want to take my place? Fine, no problem. As long as Sophia signs these papers and we get our divorce certificates, you can step in openly. Otherwise, you're just a dirty homewrecker who can't show his face in public!"

Nathan lay on the ground while Sophia's face filled with panic.

She said, "Lucas, have you lost your mind? Do you know what Nathan's condition is…"

I cut her off, scoffing. "His condition? Sophia, maybe Nathan has done so many terrible things that even God could not stand it anymore. Perhaps that is why he got sick!"

Nathan's anger intensified as he struggled to get up from the floor while cursing at me. "Lucas, you really are a piece of trash. Marrying Sophia is the greatest blessing of your life, and you don't even know how good you have it! If it weren't for her, you wouldn't even be able to pay for your mom's medical bills!"

Sophia immediately chimed in from the side. "Lucas, apologize to Nathan right now, or I'll cut off your mom's medical expenses!"

Hearing this, I let out a cold snort.

"Lucas, if you refuse to apologize, I really will cut off the money for her treatment! Security! Security!"

I immediately turned and smashed the decorative champagne bottle against the wall, holding the broken glass and pointing it at them.

Mom was already dead, and I had no family left in this world. I was all alone anyway, so who did I have to fear?

The bodyguards froze for a moment. With their professional instincts, they could tell immediately that I was not joking. For trained bodyguards, dealing with an untrained ordinary person would normally be easy.

But what if that person had nothing left to lose?

"Sophia, you want me to apologize to Nathan? That'll never happen in this lifetime! Come on then! I know I cannot beat your professional bodyguards, but at worst, I'll take one of you down with me!"

Seeing the fierce look on my face, the bodyguards hesitated and glanced toward Nathan before speaking carefully.

"Miss… Mr. Anderson is very emotional right now. Maybe you two should just talk this out."

Sophia stayed silent for a moment, then told the bodyguards to stand down and turned to glare at me with murderous eyes. "Lucas, what exactly do you want? Put down that bottle!"

I shouted, "Sign the papers."

"I won't sign them!"

Hearing Sophia's words, I suddenly laughed with relief. "So you really are pulling this disgusting stunt!"

Seeing me laugh, Sophia seemed even more convinced that I was only doing all of this to get her attention.

I said nothing and only gripped the bottle tighter to prevent the bodyguards from suddenly rushing in to take it away. Then, I slowly backed toward the entrance and turned to leave.

Inside the mansion, Sophia had nowhere to direct her rage, so she pulled out her phone and made a call.

"Riley, stop Lucas's mom's medical payments immediately!"

The other end of the line stayed silent for a long time before responding. "Ms. Monroe, Mr. Anderson's mother has already passed away. It was on the day you and Mr. Hayes held your wedding."