18. Why is she lying?

"What are you waiting for!? Beat the crap out of him!" Mr. Anthony shouted, his face purple from anger.

His men immediately sprang into action, clenching their fists and grabbing wine bottles as they rushed forward.

Sophia's eyes went wide. What should she do?

Before the Miller Group went bankrupt, she was the apple of her parents' eyes. Even though she had a near-death experience, she had always been taken care of and never gotten into fights after someone saved her. 'Help!' her mind shrieked.

Suddenly, she felt a strong arm wrapping around her waist, yanking her backwards hard.

Sophia was in a daze as she was thrown behind the pool table as a wine bottle flew over her head, narrowly missing her.

"Ah...!"

Still in a trance, she could hear pained screams from the other side of the pool table.

"Liam!"