SOPHIA’S POV
He threw his phone across the room. “I’ve been such a f*****g fool. She was my best child since childhood. How could she do this to me?”
I exhaled. “I’m so sorry, Jace.”
“She invited Isabella to our engagement party, Sophia. She leaked scandals to the press. You told me she was fake but I didn’t believe you. I was a fool.”
I stepped closer, placing a hand on his arm. “You weren’t a fool, Jace. You trusted her because you’ve always seen the best in people. That’s who you are. The mistake was believing she was anything but cunning.”
He ran a hand through his hair, pacing the room. “I can’t believe I didn’t see it. I defended her. I—God, I even let her stay in our home after everything.”
I followed him, my voice steady but firm. “And now you see the truth. That’s what matte
