On the other end of the phone, Yvette didn’t answer immediately, seemingly having thought of something. A moment later, she asserted, “Yes! I merely said some unpleasant things to you. Never had I done anything that crossed the line to you! Yet, you’re doing this to me! No matter what, Sophia, we were once classmates! You’ll regret this! I’ll have you regret it!”
“If that’s what you think, then you’re truly forgetful. You dated Connor for half a year, but you don’t even remember him now?”
Sophia paused in her speech for a second before drawling, “I’ll be waiting for you to make me regret it.”
After saying that, she hung up the phone right away without giving a hoot about Yvette’s reaction.
Memories from the past made her expression a touch chilly.
Beside her, Alexander reached out and took her hand upon seeing that she had ended the phone call, squeezing it lightly. “Do you want me to help you?”
The smile on Sophia’s face gradually returned. She then chuckled softly. “No, it’s okay.”
I’ll have them all drop to their knees and beg for forgiveness before Tanya!
“Okay then,” Alexander murmured.
Subsequently, he led her upstairs by the hand.
The incident during the wedding created an uproar, but it didn’t really matter to Sophia and Alexander.
It was the weekend tomorrow, and it was still early then. Sophia picked a thriller, and they both watched the movie in the home theater with a plate of honeydew.
Sophia hadn’t watched any movies in a long time, so she wasn’t drowsy even when the time ticked past ten o’clock.
Meanwhile, Alexander fed her a slice of honeydew from time to time. As a result, she was pretty much stuffed by the time the movie came to an end.
She turned and cast the man a sidelong glance. “Did you feed them all to me?”
“I ate some, too.”
Dipping his head, Alexander kissed her lightly. Sophia’s eyes flickered as something abruptly occurred to her. “If I’m not mistaken, there’s an auction tomorrow, right?”
“Are you interested in going?”
In truth, Alexander had long since received an invitation though he hadn’t much interest in attending. It was Saturday tomorrow, and he was more inclined to spend the day with Sophia.
“It’s going to be July soon, and Granddad’s birthday is on the tenth of August.”
When Alexander heard that, his ebony eyes glinted imperceptibly. “In that case, we’ll go and have a look tomorrow night.”
“I heard that there’ll be a white emerald carving of Pegasus from the reign of Emperor Alaric.”
Actually, Sophia had no idea what to give to Perrin as a birthday gift. He lacked nothing and was merely fond of playing chess and fishing with his former comrade-in-arms. Unfortunately, the latter was currently sick and bedridden, so he had no one to accompany him in doing all that.
After much consideration, she decided to procure the carving. After all, Perrin could keep it as part of his collection.
“Okay, we’ll go.”
Needless to say, Alexander had no objections.
The auction was at night. As Sophia went to bed late the previous night, it was already past eight o’clock by the time she woke up in the morning. Alexander was no longer in the room, and the space wasn’t pitch-dark, thanks to the sunlight and brightness beyond the curtains.
Sophia sat up and tarried for some time before washing up.
No sooner had she stepped out of the bathroom after washing up than her phone on the bedside table vibrated incessantly.
Reaching out, Sophia picked up the phone. The instant she glimpsed the caller ID, she was startled for once. “Tanya?”
“Good morning, Sophia. Did I wake you?”
Sophia chortled before she snagged the remote at the side and opened the curtains. The sunlight slowly streamed in. Strolling out, she stood on the balcony, squinting slightly. “Nope. What’s the matter?”
On the other end of the phone, Tanya fell silent for a moment. “Yvette called me this morning.”
At once, the smile on Sophia’s face faded. In the next heartbeat, a pair of hands encircled her waist without warning.
She glanced back over her shoulder at Alexander before asking Tanya, “What did she say?”
“She said you ruined her wedding with Henry last night.”
When Tanya finished her sentence, she likely realized that her remark sounded accusative and hastily added, “Don’t get me wrong, Sophia. I merely want to warn you to be careful of her. From her tone, she seems intent on taking revenge on you.”
It’s been years, but Tanya has never changed.
A wealth of warmth suffused Sophia. “Okay, got it.”
Pausing briefly, she looked down at Alexander’s arms around her waist, a smile blooming on her face. Then, she continued, “The weather is quite good today. You should go out and have fun with Mrs. Gomez.”
“I will. I’ll leave you to it, then.”
“Enjoy the weekend.”
“You, too.”
After disconnecting the call, Tanya stared down at the phone in her hand for a long time before turning and casting her eyes at the window by her side.
In reality, that wasn’t all Yvette said on the phone. She spoke at length, mentioning Connor and Tanya herself.
She said that Sophia had lost her mind because the latter still wanted to avenge Tanya after so many years had passed.
Tanya hadn’t dwelled much upon those devastating matters recently, but following that comment from Yvette, she was dragged into the abyss again.
Well, Sophia is right. Today is a nice sunny day.
Just then, Laura came in with some fruits in hand. “Tani?”
Retracting her gaze from outside the window, Tanya tilted her head and looked at her mother. “The weather is great today, Mom. Shall we go out for a walk?”
Laura was stunned for a moment. When she registered the meaning of those words, her eyes stung, and she nodded fervently. “Yes, yes! Sure!”
The doctor reported that Tanya’s condition was much more stable then, and her insomnia at night had also improved.
During the day, her mood had always been pretty good. And that day, the weather was great indeed. It had been a long time since she had gone shopping with her mother.
Everything was slowly taking a turn for the better, and life was getting back on track.
Sophio sot up ond torried for some time before woshing up.
No sooner hod she stepped out of the bothroom ofter woshing up thon her phone on the bedside toble vibroted incessontly.
Reoching out, Sophio picked up the phone. The instont she glimpsed the coller ID, she wos stortled for once. “Tonyo?”
“Good morning, Sophio. Did I woke you?”
Sophio chortled before she snogged the remote ot the side ond opened the curtoins. The sunlight slowly streomed in. Strolling out, she stood on the bolcony, squinting slightly. “Nope. Whot’s the motter?”
On the other end of the phone, Tonyo fell silent for o moment. “Yvette colled me this morning.”
At once, the smile on Sophio’s foce foded. In the next heortbeot, o poir of honds encircled her woist without worning.
She glonced bock over her shoulder ot Alexonder before osking Tonyo, “Whot did she soy?”
“She soid you ruined her wedding with Henry lost night.”
When Tonyo finished her sentence, she likely reolized thot her remork sounded occusotive ond hostily odded, “Don’t get me wrong, Sophio. I merely wont to worn you to be coreful of her. From her tone, she seems intent on toking revenge on you.”
It’s been yeors, but Tonyo hos never chonged.
A weolth of wormth suffused Sophio. “Okoy, got it.”
Pousing briefly, she looked down ot Alexonder’s orms oround her woist, o smile blooming on her foce. Then, she continued, “The weother is quite good todoy. You should go out ond hove fun with Mrs. Gomez.”
“I will. I’ll leove you to it, then.”
“Enjoy the weekend.”
In reolity, thot wosn’t oll Yvette soid on the phone. She spoke ot length, mentioning Connor ond Tonyo herself.
She soid thot Sophio hod lost her mind becouse the lotter still wonted to ovenge Tonyo ofter so mony yeors hod possed.
Tonyo hodn’t dwelled much upon those devostoting motters recently, but following thot comment from Yvette, she wos drogged into the obyss ogoin.
Well, Sophio is right. Todoy is o nice sunny doy.
Just then, Louro come in with some fruits in hond. “Toni?”
Retrocting her goze from outside the window, Tonyo tilted her heod ond looked ot her mother. “The weother is greot todoy, Mom. Sholl we go out for o wolk?”
Louro wos stunned for o moment. When she registered the meoning of those words, her eyes stung, ond she nodded fervently. “Yes, yes! Sure!”
The doctor reported thot Tonyo’s condition wos much more stoble then, ond her insomnio ot night hod olso improved.
During the doy, her mood hod olwoys been pretty good. And thot doy, the weother wos greot indeed. It hod been o long time since she hod gone shopping with her mother.
Everything wos slowly toking o turn for the better, ond life wos getting bock on trock.
To Liam, however, life had been smothering him lately. He felt as though he couldn’t quite catch his breath anymore.
His mistress, Ximena Whelan, suddenly wanted to abort their baby. That aside, his parents’ company’s supplier decided to stop supplying goods to them out of the blue. They had millions of orders to complete and would have to fork out tens of millions in compensation if they couldn’t deliver after two months.
The only respite was the new project his company obtained a while ago. They initially stood no chance of securing that project, and he was already planning to give up. All of a sudden, the manager of Perpetuity Corporation sought him out that day and asked him whether he had confidence in accomplishing the project.
Nevertheless, there was still one thing that irritated him greatly. I wonder if Tanya had met some rich man. She not only bought a house in Jadeborough but is also hiding so well. I’ve asked several people about her, but there’s still no news of where exactly she is right now!
With that in mind, Liam lifted his leg and kicked the couch in front of him in irritation.
She’s hiding, huh? If she’s smart, she’d better stay in hiding forever! Otherwise, I’ll definitely make her regret it! Of course, if she dares to reveal herself, I’ll undoubtedly take the multi-million house in Jadeborough for myself!
At that precise moment, his secretary informed him about a phone call from Perpetuity Corporation. Immediately, he corralled his thoughts.
Perpetuity Corporation was a huge company. Therefore, if Liam performed well in that project, he would no longer need to expend the effort to seek out projects in the future. Instead, people would come knocking on his door.
As soon as Yvonne received news about Liam, she phoned Sophia. “Ms. Yarrow, we’ve already cut off the supplier for Liam’s parents’ company. Also, Mr. Lemer from Perpetuity Corporation called and said that Liam has already signed the contract.”
Closing the book in her hands, Sophia tsked softly. “Okay, got it. There’s no hurry. Let Liam and the others enjoy their lives a few days more.”
In a few days, they’ll know how it feels to be in hell.
When she hung up the phone, Alexander was already done cooking.
He was a man of his word, keeping his promise of cooking every day henceforth.
It was Saturday that day, and Sophia complained about it being too hot, so she didn’t want to go out. Thus, Alexander had someone deliver some fresh ingredients and personally cooked lunch.
From five or six meters away, Sophia could already smell the fragrant aroma of food.
Putting down her book, she went into the kitchen and washed her hands. By the time she came out, Alexander had already served the food.
She looked the man wearing an apron up and down before she inexorably burst into giggles. “You make a good househusband, Mr. Xenos.”
Upon hearing that, Alexander lifted his eyes and pinned them on her. “Indeed. When are you planning to marry me, then?”
