Chapter 23 Chapter 23 Seeing Sylvia smile , Mia was even more confused . Sylvia opened the box , grabbed a handful of bank notes , and threw them at Mias face . Before Mia could react , she saw something smashing into her . She suddenly felt pain on her face . Then all the money in the box fell from the top of her head to the ground . She was dumbfounded on the spot . Sylvia smiled playfully , saying , Heres 167 thousand dollars . As long as you voluntarily remove your name from the Fallen family and get out of here , this money will be yours . What do you think ? Are you tempted ? This is several times more than your offer ! You ! Mia was so angry that her chest rose and fell violently , and her eyes turned red . She thought , How dare this bitch hit me in the face with money ? How dare she mock me with what I just said ! Mia scolded , You bitch ! How dare you show off with your money ? You earned it by sleeping with random men ! Ahh ! Ill tear you apart ! Gritting her teeth , she rushed over ferociously . Alex quickly went to stand in front of Sylvia , but Sylvia pushed him back . Without any resistance , Mia reached out to grab Sylvias hair . Before she could touch it , Sylvia quickly grabbed her wrist , exerted a lot of force , and directly twisted it behind her back . Refusing to accept it, Mia swung her other hand at Sylvias face , only to be restrained again . Sylvia twisted both her hands behind her back , and she couldnt move . During the whole process , Sylvias actions were so smooth. She was agile and efficient , looking calm and indifferent . In fact , the children of the Smith Group had been training their bodies since they were young . If they indeed fought , it would be easy for them to kill five people in a row . Because she was a girl , her physical strength was not as good as her brothers , so her father chose judo for her to practice . At the age of 12 , she obtained a black belt in judo . Having tolerated the Fallen family all these years , she 15:41 Falling for a Lie : My Stepbrothers Hidden keter 1.9 Chapter 23 Chapter 23 Seeing Sylvia smile , Mia was even more confused , Sylvia opened the box, grabbed a handful of bank notes , and threw them at Mias face , Before Mia could react , she saw something smashing into her . She suddenly felt pain on her face . Then all the money in the box fell from the top of her head to the ground , She was dumbfounded on the spot . Sylvia smiled playfully , saying , Heres 167 thousand dollars . As long as you voluntarily remove your name from the Fallen family and get out of here , this money will be yours . What do you think ? Are you tempted ? This is several times more than your offer ! You ! Mia was so angry that her chest rose and fell violently , and her eyes turned red . She thought , How dare this bitch hit me in the face with money ? How dare she mock me with what I just said ! Mia scolded , You bitch ! How dare you show off with your money ? You earned it by sleeping with random men ! Ahh ! Ill tear you apart ! Gritting her teeth , she rushed over ferociously . Alex quickly went to stand in front of Sylvía , but Sylvia pushed him back . Without any resistance , Mia reached out to grab Sylvias hair . Before she could touch it , Sylvia quickly grabbed her wrist , exerted a lot of force , and directly twisted it behind her back . Refusing to accept it , Mia swung her other hand at Sylvias face , only to be restrained again . Sylvia twisted both her hands behind her back , and she couldnt move . During the whole process , Sylvias actions were so smooth . She was agile and efficient , looking calm and indifferent . In fact , the children of the Smith Group had been training their bodies since they were young . If they indeed fought , it would be easy for them to kill five people in a row . Because she was a girl , her physical strength was not as good as her brothers , so her father chose judo for her to practice . At the age of 12 , she obtained a black belt in judo . Having tolerated the Fallen family all these years , she 15:42 Falling for a Lie : My Stepbrothers Hiddet 1.9 % Chapter 23 had never taken any action . She thought , Does Mia really think Im weak and easily bullied ? Realizing that Sylvia had overwhelmed her in an instant , Mia couldnt accept this fact at all. Screaming crazily , she shouted even louder . Aah ! Bitch ! Ill kill you ! Ill smash you to pieces ! You bitch ! You only know how to seduce men ! Mia cursed more and more loudly , and her words sounded quite unpleasant . Sylvia frowned and said , It seems that I need to teach you a harsher lesson . As she spoke , she suddenly turned fierce . Standing behind Mia , she grabbed the back of her neck with one hand and pressed her head into the fountain . Mia struggled desperately , but no matter how hard she twisted her neck , Sylvia maintained the stranglehold on the back of her neck . Mia was surprised and confused , thinking , When did this bitch get so strong ? Water from the fountain splashed all over Mias face . The more she struggled , the more water flowed into her nose . She coughed violently and almost passed out . Seeing that she had calmed down , Sylvia was about to let go of her . Then someone roared behind her . Stop ! Turning around , she happened to meet Edgars eyes . He was so angry . She let go of Mia , who was so weak that she collapsed to the ground . Seeing this , Nancy quickly ran forward to support her . However , she failed to do so , and the two of them ended up on the ground together . At this time , Mias makeup was a mess , her hair was wet , and her black eyeliner was smudged . She looked ugly and kept coughing , looking miserable . On the contrary , Sylvia was holding her hands indifferently . 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