“| don’t quite understand what you’re saying, Mrs. Goodwin,” Arthur said. He was someone who had to get his answers.


    “You should know well why my husband’spany went bankrupt, and what methods you used to threaten the people around


    him to betray him and set him up! You made my husband owe the bank one billion, but even if you repaid the debt for us, we


    won''t be grateful to you. Just leave! You’re still young, so why are you so cruel?” After Emma finished speaking, she turned


    around and left.


    Outside the door, Arthur’s face stiffened as he remembered what he did to acquire thepany. It was true that the theft of his


    family heirloom had pushed him into putting a knife on Drake’s partner and threatening him to set up a trap for Drake to fall into,


    making him lose hispany and even owe the bank one billion.


    Arthur was never one to regret his actions, but for this matter, he did regret a little. If Drake and Emma knew about this, did their


    daughter know as well? If she did, was it the reason why she hadn''t answered his calls?


    In the hospital, Sophia had just taken her phone from the nurse. As soon as she turned on the screen, twenty-eight missed calls


    appeared in her notifications.


    She couldn''t help but feel surprised and quickly clicked in to see who had called, only to find out that it was all from Arthur. Was


    this guy crazy? Why did he call her so many times? Just as she was thinking that, her cell phone rang again with another call


    from him.


    Sophia’s hand jolted, causing her to nearly drop her phone. Fortunately, she scooped it back into her arms and asked huffily,


    “Why do you keep calling me?!”


    The man on the other end coughed slightly before asking, “Where are you?”


    “lm at work.”


    “You''re working?”


    “Yes, I’m working now. If you don’t need anything in the future, don’te looking for me,” Sophia said righteously.


    “| only gave you a short holiday. | didn’t allow you topletely leave my side,” Arthur grumbled unhappily.


    “| don’t think I’ve signed a contract to sell myself off to you! | didn’t put my fingerprint on anything either. | have my own freedom,


    and you don’t have the right to interfere,” Sophia rebuked sharply, her back straightening as she spoke.


    Her guilt of losing his heirloom disappeared because of what he had done to her father. If she lost it, then so be it. If he wanted


    her to pay for it, she had nothing of value topensate him, only her own life.


    “Let''s meet!” Arthur suggested, not wanting to argue with her over the phone.


    Unexpectedly, Sophia agreed readily. “Fine. I''ll be waiting for you at the cafe next to Presgrave Corporation.”


    She even decided on the venue.


    “All right.” Arthur was clearly taken aback.


    Sophia took a taxi back to Presgrave Corporation and walked to a high-end cafe next to it. She kept cheering herself up and


    thought about many things. In particr, Martha’s words clung to her mind like a magic spell, telling her to leave Arthur, and that


    even if she hurt him, she had to leave him.


    She was just dazing away, immersed in her own thoughts, when she felt someoneing over. She raised her head and saw


    the man who had juste in from outside appearing in her sight, his handsome figure silhouetted by the light. She felt her heart


    beat faster uncontrobly, and all of the women around them had their gazes and hearts stolen away by the man as well.All rights ? N?velDrama.Org.


    Arthur saw the girl sitting in a corner at the back instantly. He strode over elegantly, and as he sat down on the couch, he crossed


    his long legs as if it was the most natural thing ever. When the waiter came over, he casually asked for a cup of iced Americano.


    Sophia red at him, her eyes no longer as timid and obedient toward him as before.


    “Let me ask you. Did you use any dirty methods to take my dad’spany away?” She immediately interrogated him.


    Arthur nodded. “Yes, | did pull some strings, but that was because...”


    “You don’t have to exin; | don’t want to listen.” Sophia pretended to be irritated. “What''s done has already been done.”


    A sh of surprise passed through Arthur''s eyes. This girl is a little different today, he thought.


    After his coffee was served, he picked up the cup and took a sip before saying in a low voice, “Then, how do you want me to pay


    your family back? Tell me, and I''ll do it.”