Chapter 345

Sophia's lips pressed into an even tighter line, the intensity around her growing more suffocating by the second. It felt as if a dagger had been driven straight into her chest, the pain so overwhelming that even breathing became a struggle. "Juliette is right. Now that Joshua is dead, he would never come back to life no matter what I do," she thought. Juliette caught the fleeting sorrow in Sophia's eyes and sneered. "Sophia, Joshua is dead. And it's all your fault." Sophia's fingers curled tighter, her long nails digging deep into her palms, drawing thin streaks of blood that she barely noticed. A tense silence settled between them, neither willing to speak first. After what felt like an eternity, Juliette finally stepped forward, intent on taking my body away. But Sophia blocked her path, her gaze icy and resolute. "I'll be the one to take Joshua's body and make proper arrangements." Juliette's brow furrowed tightly. It felt as if all the words she had thrown at Sophia earlie