Chapter 849


    Chapter 849 Inte Addiction


    “Let''s wait a couple more days! Once the situation here stabilizes a little more, I''ll definitely go back


    with you guys.”


    Barney was still concerned about the situation at hand.


    “Sure, then let''s wait for a few more days.” Sophie had no issue with the arrangement.


    Arius shrugged nonchntly in response. “All right. You two can decide when ites to things like


    this. I''m practically useless every time we''re caught in this kind of situation.”


    Hence, Arius did not even bother to provide any insight. As long as Barney and Sophie agreed with


    each other, that was enough.


    “Dr. Smith, I''m getting tired. I''ll be getting some rest now. You should too! It''s been a while since you''ve


    gotten quality rest,” Arius urged, unhappy at the fact that Barney had over-exerted himself as though he


    was still young. In Arius'' opinion, Barney should ept that he was getting old and that his body was


    not as strong as it used to be.


    “All right. All right. I got it. I''ll go rest now.” Barney did not argue. After all, he knew that they always had


    his best interests at heart.


    With that, Arius and Barney went to rest.


    Likewise, Sophie and Tristan retired back into their room as well.


    At that moment, Anndur was in a state of chaos. It was aplete mess everywhere. Thus, there


    was no point in going out.


    Soon after they returned to their room, Tristan received a call from Ophelia.


    A line formed between Tristan''s brows as he frowned.


    A situation had arisen at Lombard Group''s branchpany. In the past, Felix and Ophelia were the


    ones in charge of dealing with such issues. However, Felix was not here at present, which meant that


    Tristan had to go over to investigate the problem himself.


    “What''s wrong?” Upon noticing the sudden change in his expression, Sophie thought that something


    terrible had happened.


    “It''s no big deal. I need to go out for a while. You can stay here and rest.” Since it was nothing major,


    Tristan did not think it necessary for Sophie to follow him.


    To his surprise, Sophietched onto his hand.


    “I''ve gotten enough sleep today. No matter where you go, I''ll follow you.” Tristan had always been by


    her side all the while. Now that things on her side had calmed down a little, she would naturally want to


    follow him wherever he went.


    Tristan did not object. “All right. I''ll go get you a jacket.”


    Springtime had arrived at Anndur, and it was starting to warm up. With the sun hanging high, the


    weather was looking great.


    A light ash-colored jacket oveid Sophie''s white short-sleeved blouse. Her long hair flowed freely


    around her shoulders.


    As simple as her outfit was, she still looked incredibly stunning.


    Once they were dressed, Tristan and Sophie headed straight to Lombard Group''s branchpany in


    Anndur. By the time they arrived, Ophelia was already waiting for them.


    It had been a while since Ophelia hadst seen Tristan. Her eyes lit up in anticipation as she awaited


    his arrival.


    When Ophelia saw how tenderly Tristan was treating Sophie upon the couple''s arrival, however, the


    light behind her eyes faded a little.


    Regardless, she kept her emotions in check in the blink of an eye and greeted the couple politely and


    respectfully.


    “Mr. Tristan, the situation right now is a little troublesome. I called you because I have no clue how to


    resolve it.”


    As the person in charge of the branchpany, Ophelia was supposed to deal with such situations on


    her own. Yet, she had failed to do so that time around. Needless to say, Ophelia knew that it was


    because of her ipetence.


    “Noted. Let''s discuss this in the conference room,” Tristan replied. It seemed inappropriate to talk about


    it at that time and ce.


    Ophelia immediately shut up.


    Meanwhile, Tristan had already brought Sophie to the conference room. Before long, Ophelia entered


    with a group of executives.


    In the room, Sophie was seated beside Tristan and scrolling through her phone. Ophelia''s gaze had not


    left Sophie the moment she stepped into the conference room.


    Upon noticing Ophelia staring at Sophie, Tristan was beginning to feel annoyed.


    What''s going on with Ophelia? Has she never seen a woman so beautiful? Why is she staring at


    Sophie like that?


    Tristan was displeased.


    “Mr. Tristan, I think it''ll be better for Ms. Tanner to take a break at the lounge. It seems a little


    inappropriate for her to be here,” Ophelia suggested. She genuinely did not think it was appropriate for


    Sophie to be in the meeting. After all, they would be discussing the management of Lombard Group,


    and Sophie was not part of thepany.


    Tristan frowned at her words.


    “Stay in yourne, Ophelia. You only have to focus on your task at hand. There''s no need to pay any


    attention to her,” Tristan defended Sophie.


    Even though Tristan knew that it was almost impossible to ignore Sophie''s presence, he did not think it


    was necessary for Ophelia to keep staring at her.


    “My apologies, Mr. Tristan. That was not what I meant.” Ophelia bit her lip and lowered her head.


    “What''s wrong? Should I go wait for you in the lounge?” Sophie did not think it was an issue for her to


    leave. After all, she would not be of much help even if she stayed.


    “No need. You can stay here and listen to your music.” Tristan smiled as he personally put her


    earphones into her ear.


    Sophie was listening to the songs from Ysabelle''s newest album. Ysabelle had sent her the songs the


    previous night and was hoping to receive somements from her.


    I''ve slept too much today. Now that I have time, I should give these a listen.


    Ysabelle had improved greatly. Her newest album did not disappoint Sophie. As she listened, Sophie


    typed down thements on an electronic document.


    All thosements were her feedback on the album.


    Tristan''s meetingsted for quite some time. Even after Sophie finished listening to all the songs from


    the album andpleted writing her feedback, the meeting was still ongoing.


    Sophie then opened WhatsApp and sent Ysabelle the electronic document consisting of her feedback.


    Within seconds, Ysabelle''s reply came: Sophie! You''ve finally got some free time! I thought you were


    still upied! What do you think of my new album?


    Sophie''s thumbs flew across the keyboard. She wrote: It''s quite good. I''ve sent you my feedback. You


    can take a look. You''ve improved a lot with this album, so it should be a raging sess.


    As long as there were no idents, Ysabelle''s new album should be a hit. Nevertheless, Sophie would


    not allow any idents to happen as long as she was around.


    Ysabelle replied with a sense of pride: Really? It''s such a relief to hear you say that! I really like this


    album too!


    Truth be told, she had already received a lot ofpliments from various parties for the past few days.


    Nheless, it was only after receiving the positivements from Sophie did Ysabelle truly feel


    overjoyed.


    What she actually wanted was Sophie''s acknowledgment.


    Sophie then changed the topic: Which reminds me. The Wheelers have a song that''s supposed to be a


    duet. I think your voice is suitable for the coboration.


    In the past, Ysabelle had worked together with The Wheelers on other minor projects, but she had


    never officially coborated with them.


    Sophie intended for the two trump cards of TS to have a coborative work.


    Isabelle gaped at the message before replying: Really? Can I really sing with The Wheelers? Ysabelle


    knew about the duet in the making. However, she had never expected she would have the opportunity


    to work on it.


    Sophie wrote: You can contact Mark after this. I''ve already notified him about it.


    Ysabelle texted back instantly: Sophie, I love you so much! When youe back, I will definitely treat


    you to a fancy meal! Ysabelle was in awe of Sophie''s abilities. Even though Sophie was overseas, she


    still managed to arrange everything so wlessly.


    Sophie replied: Sure.


    In the meantime, the meeting hade to a conclusion. With Tristan present, there were no problems


    they could not resolve.


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    As the meeting adjourned, all the executives exited the conference room—all except Ophelia. Her eyes


    were shining with admiration as she fixated her gaze on Tristan.


    This man is truly remarkable.


    “Mr. Tristan, it''s almost time for dinner. Should we grab a meal together?” Ophelia boldly extended the


    invitation.


    She firmly believed that Tristan was out of Sophie''s league.


    Throughout the whole afternoon, Mr. Tristan has been working. What did Ms. Tanner do? All she did


    was listen to music and text her friends. What''s the difference between her and a teenage girl with


    inte addiction?