Chapter 249


    John waited for a while before taking Sophia’s hand, pinching the ring on her finger and moving it a


    little. The ring was an eyesore no matter how he looked at it.


    He carelessly grunted an agreement, and with that, he had finally taken Sophia’s side. Upon hearing


    that, she shed a smile that was brighter than before.


    John scanned her face. He was very aware of all the emotions hidden behind her smiling expression.


    This youngdy had stopped putting up with everyone, not caring who she was talking to.


    Elder Mr. Bailey grabbed his teacup and took a sip in silence. William was good at reading the


    atmosphere, which was starting to get awkward. To smooth things out, he engaged Old Mr. Bailey in a


    discussion about the current market and economic trends.


    In recent times, more small enterprises had risen, which led to market saturation. It remained to be


    seen whether thesepanies would survive and oust each other.


    Old Mr. Bailey nodded in agreement. “Yes. That’s why ourpanies have to work together for a win-


    win situation.”


    William nodded at him. “Yes. I hope that our cooperation goes smoothly.”


    Isabelle had been silent for the entire time with a teacup in her hands. Instead of staring at John and


    Sophia, she fixed her eyes on the teapot above the table.


    Sophia silently smirked. That is it! Isabelle has finally understood the situation.


    Isabelle should fall in line in situations where Sophia was present.


    When the waiter served the dishes, the men started to pour drinks for each other.


    Since Sophia was not hungry, John had only ordered a ss of fruit juice for her. She ate nothing, but


    she did not share her juice, downing the liquid all at once. After drinking the huge ss of fruit juice,


    her stomach started to react and rumble.


    She waited until nobody was paying attention to her and hurriedly slipped out. After taking a left turn,


    she found the washroom a few steps away.


    At that moment, the washroom was quite empty. After all, not many distinguished guests like them


    would visit the hotel at noon.


    After using the toilet, she came out to find Isabelle standing at the basin. Isabelle washed her hands


    and started to touch up her makeup.


    Sophia didn’t bother to avoid her and strolled over to wash her hands. However, she did address


    Isabelle. “Why? Finding it hard to fit into the conversation? You should have stayed a socialite instead


    of changing your field. It’s not that easy to be a businesswoman.”


    Isabelle was powdering her face with her body leaning toward the mirror. When she heard the remark,


    she nced at Sophia’s reflection in the mirror. Sophia had a smile on her face as she looked down to


    wash her hands at a snail pace.


    After some thinking, Isabelle sneered, “Fitting in is not a problem. Sooner orter, it’ll be mine anyway.”


    Wondering if Isabelle was referring to the Bailey Family business or John Constance, Sophia still


    nodded. “Some words should not be said easily. You have a younger brother, don’t you? What will be


    yours? In fact, you know very well that thepany will not be yours, not to mention John.”


    Now, Sophia was done washing her hands and briefly tidied her hair in front of the mirror. The


    movement of her hair had exposed something previously hidden on her neck.


    The sight made Isabelle freeze, so she turned around to look at Sophia. More precisely, she was


    staring at Sophia’s neck.


    The hickeys on Sophia’s neck were too obvious, but one could not tell where the mark had started


    from. It traveled all the way from her nape to the back of the ears.


    Knowing that Isabelle must have noticed the hickeys, Sophia lifted the cor of her shirt. Isabelle turned


    around slightly to look at thetter with a pout that expressed her frustration at the passionate imprints


    on her skin.


    Isabe remained frozen on the spot and looked on as Sophia’s reflection moved away and out of the


    washroom. A long pauseter, she lost control of her emotions and threw the foundation case against


    the basin.


    On the other side, Sophia strolled back to their reserved dining room while humming a tune. Elder Mr.


    Bailey was the first to turn and look at her.


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