Chapter 48

Sophia Laurent curled her lips into a cold smile at Nathan Lowell's accusatory tone.

"Since when do I need to justify my finances to you?"

Nathan's face turned ashen with rage.

He clenched his phone, voice trembling with suppressed fury. "You're still a Lowell! Any scandal you cause reflects on the entire family!"

Sophia scoffed.

"Don't worry. I'll be issuing a formal statement to sever all ties with the Lowells."

The call ended with a decisive click.

Nathan hurled his phone onto the couch in frustration.

Emily Lowell approached with feigned concern. "Fourth Brother, about Sophia..."

She hesitated dramatically. "I heard Mr. Winston recently broke up with her. Do you think..."

Her words ignited Nathan's temper like a match to gasoline.

"She must have done something disgraceful!" he spat through gritted teeth. "How else would she get that kind of money?"

Emily lowered her head to hide her smirk.

With a practiced sigh, she murmured, "Don't upset yourself, Fourth Brother. The nine million is what matters now..."

"Over my dead body!" Nathan slammed his fist on the table. "Grandfather's money belongs to the family!"

Meanwhile, online outrage reached a boiling point.

Keyboard warriors swarmed Sophia's social media with vitriol.

Some called her ungrateful.

Others wished her dead.

Sophia scrolled through the hateful comments with detached calm before typing a single response:

Sophia Laurent: I have formally disowned the Lowell family. All funds are legally obtained.

The declaration set the internet ablaze.

Netizens erupted in disbelief.

"The Lowell Group is worth billions! She'd actually walk away?"

"A secretary with that kind of money? Who's she kidding?"

Sophia deactivated her account without another word.

Turning to her computer, she began analyzing past episodes of "We Are Singers."

Three days later...

On the premiere night of "We Are Singers," Nathan and Emily Lowell became the hottest trending topic.