"Put down the knife! We can give you whatever you want!" Tommaso looked at Victoria in mortal danger, his heart aching so much that he could hardly breathe. He wished he could rush forward immediately to take all the pain for her. However, Alberto and Matteo held him tightly, afraid that his impulsiveness would anger Sofia and make the situation even worse.
"Sofia, do you want money or power? Just say it, and we can satisfy you!" Matteo shouted anxiously, his voice filled with despair and helplessness.
Tears streamed down Sofia's face like a broken dam, and her eyes were filled with complex emotions. She looked at Victoria and then at the people around her, and couldn't help but recall the hardships and torments she had endured over the years.
"Why do you have people loving and spoiling
