All Chapters of Lost in Memories Beneath the Fading Sunset: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

“Sophia, can you make us something to eat?” Milton asked.“But it’s already late. Didn’t the maid make breakfast this morning? Can’t you just wait until tomorrow morning?” Sophia did not even move.“But we’re starving, Sophia! Don’t you love us at all? We’re going to tell Dad!” Travis clutched Milton’s shirt.The kids only wanted a meal cooked by Sophia, but they did not expect her expression to darken. She swung her legs off the bed and walked toward them.Travis thought maybe his words had worked and smiled, but then Sophia raised her hand and slapped him across the face.Milton jumped in shock and yelled, “Sophia, why did you hit him?!”Before he could react further, Sophia slapped him too.Children’s skin was soft and sensitive. Even though Sophia was a woman, her strikes had left their cheeks red and swollen. Tears welled up in their eyes. Sophia, unbothered by it, warned, “If you ever talk back or spread nonsense in front of your father, you won't just be missing meals n

“I’m heading out. Things have been so busy lately, but I’ll be home to spend time with you in a couple of days,” Justin said to Sophia as he left for the office.In the living room, Milton and Travis were carefully eating their breakfast.As soon as Justin left, Sophia’s expression darkened. She walked over to the boys and gave them a cold smile.“I told you both yesterday not to cause trouble in front of your father! Did you not understand? You went to complain to him?” She yanked Milton up by the arm. The little boy was completely powerless to resist. His eyes were wide with fear.“You’re so mean!” Travis threw the cutlery in his hand at Sophia, trying to make her let go of Milton.However, this only made Sophia even angrier. After all, Justin was not around, and these two kids were not even hers. They were Yvonne’s. Once she and Justin had their own children, would these two not be competing with her kids for the inheritance? Just thinking about it made Sophia’s expression ev

“Justin, don’t be mad! Travis was just being naughty. He ate some hot scraps straight out of the pan. That’s why he ended up like this…”Before she could finish, Justin lunged forward and grabbed her by the throat. His eyes were filled with nothing but rage.“How long are you going to keep lying to me, Sophia? I trusted you with this household, and this is how you've been taking care of Milton and Travis? You didn’t take them to school, you didn’t feed them, and you even beat them behind my back! They’re just kids. How could you torture them like this?!”His grip tightened. Shock flashed across Sophia’s eyes. She did not expect him to know everything. Instinctively, she tried to defend herself. “It’s not like that, Justin…”However, all she got in return was colder cruelty. It felt like her jaw was about to snap, and Justin’s voice was ice-cold.“Not like that? I must've been too lenient with you. You actually dare to lie to my face!”“I’ve told you countless times, aside from a

Sophia was dragged to the basement. She had been locked up for three full days. There was no food, no water, and not even a sliver of light. She could not tell day from night, nor how much time had passed.By the time her mind had drifted to the edge of delirium, the heavy door finally swung open.A blinding light flooded in. Sophia did not react at first, staring dumbly at the doorway.A man’s gaze lingered on her from above.Slowly, her dulled mind registered the attention, and her eyes focused toward the source.It was Justin.For a moment, hope surged through her. She scrambled to her feet and clutched at his legs.“Justin! I know I was wrong, I really do! Please forgive me! I’ll change! I’ll never do those things again! It was all my fault before. Just forgive me and I’ll do anything! Justin, please save me! Don’t do this! I’m so scared… So scared… And… And… And I’m already carrying your child!”Her voice cracked with tears. The fear in her eyes was not fake, but it was mi

Justin spoke with absolute certainty. Sophia clutched her head, crying and screaming like she had gone mad. It felt as though she had never known this man before. The suffocating pressure Justin gave off made it hard for her to breathe.“Justin, what are you trying to do? Everything I did… I did it so we could be together!”“When did I ever say I would be with you? Yvonne will be my wife for the rest of her life. You can never replace her.”Justin's tone was cold, like the calm before a storm. It made Sophia tremble. Tears streamed down her face as she stared at him, shaking.“You clearly didn’t care about Yvonne! If you cared, would you have slept in the same bed with me? If you cared, would you have let her hands be ruined? If you cared, would you have treated me so well? You have feelings for me too! You don't love Yvonne as much as you think you do!”She screamed at the top of her lungs, only to be met with an even colder gaze.“And you dare compare yourself to Yvonne? What d