When They Beg I Rise (Lemira) novel Chapter 775

Sophia also lowered her voice cautiously. "But if we don't talk about it, how are we supposed to save Mom?"

Did Dad really not want to save her?

Wade was just as anxious. "You think I don't want to save your mother? Of course I do, but this isn't as simple as you think."

"Then tell me, what is it?"

Wade hesitated, then said, "It involves a project the Sinclair family was bidding for years ago—a very important one for us. Your mom pulled some strings to make sure we won. She sabotaged the competitors so they couldn’t even join the bidding. Most likely, the kidnappers are the very people your mother once hired for that job."

Still, Wade didn't tell Sophia the whole truth. He only called it business competition.

Sophia let out a sigh of relief. "Oh, I thought it was something much worse. But what does this have to do with the Everhart family? Why can’t we let Orion know?"

Could it have been a rivalry with the Everharts?

That didn’t seem right. Given the relationship between the Everharts and the Sinclairs, if it was just a small project, Mrs. Amanda would probably have let the Sinclairs take it.

It never should have been such a big deal—was all that scheming even necessary?

Wade grew more agitated. "It's complicated. Let’s get your mother back first, then she can explain everything to you herself."

Sophia had her suspicions but didn’t dare say too much in case Orion caught on—if that happened, things could get even worse.

Quickly, she turned and went over to join Orion. "Orie, I talked with my dad. He said it was just some old business rivalry—a company lost a contract to us, went bankrupt, and now they blame us for it. That’s why someone’s come after our family."

Sophia had left out that her own mother had sabotaged the competition.

Hearing this, Orion’s eyes flickered with derision.

As expected, the Sinclairs never tell the truth.

Orion didn’t say anything. Mrs. Amelia had already been taken away; even if they tore the place apart, they wouldn’t find her.

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