Chapter 4 - The Declaration of War

The phone rang three times before a deep, authoritative voice answered on the line, heavy with age and unspoken grief.
"Holloway residence," her father's voice answered.
Sophia took a deep, steady breath, standing upright beside her bedroom window with absolute posture, her restored dark eyes shining with lethal determination.
"Dad," Sophia declared, her calm, icy tone cutting through seven years of separation. "I regained my sight... investigate Julian Vance immediately and find out if Leo is really my biological son."
On the other end of the line, Jonathan Holloway dropped his crystal glass onto his desk. "Sophia?! My God... is that really you?! Julian told me you were in a coma!"
"It was all a lie, Dad," Sophia said quietly, looking out the window at Julian and Victoria sipping wine together by the estate pool while Leo played nearby. "Julian has been poisoning my reputation and stealing from the estate trust. He pushed me down the stairs today."
Jonathan’s voice turned into pure, terrifying thunder. "I will have federal agents at that mansion in two hours!"
"No, Dad," Sophia instructed firmly. "Don't send agents yet. I secured Leo's DNA hair strands in a sealed plastic bag. Send your private medical team to collect the sample discreetly tonight. I want bulletproof DNA evidence before we tear his empire down."
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"Consider it done, my sweet girl," Jonathan promised, his voice trembling with fierce maternal protection. "Hold on. Your father is coming home."
👉 Read Part 5 to see what the DNA test revealed about six-year-old Leo.