Chapter 22


    Chapter 22


    “You wanted me to keep my mouth shut?” Sofia suddenly turned towards. him. Then she smiled. “Father, do you really want


    them to ruin my reputation because of unfounded usations?” she asked.


    “Thewyers will handle everything. | have already asked the IT department to track the ones who made the usations online,”


    Lawrence said. He had expected this reaction from her.


    “So, you simply wanted me not to say a word...” Sofia muttered.


    “At the end of the day, everything is still up to you.”


    “You are not giving me that many choices,” Sofia smiled.


    Lawrence pursed his lips. Sofia was not dumb. She probably knew that she did not have that many options. However, Lawrence


    was confident that she would only choose the first option as she truly cared for Charlotte. Still, Lawrence wanted her to choose


    the second option.


    “However, that will affect how the shareholders view your name. With the Annual shareholder’s meeting happening in just a few


    days, it is too risky to let this issue continue,” Lawrence spoke. Just as he expected, Sofia’s gaze


    shook.


    m not a public figure...” Sofia said.


    “This issue will affect the clothes that you design. Soon enough, someone could spark something and tell everyone else to


    boycott your clothes and the brand itself; we cannot let that happen,” Lawrence said: “You can do what you want. | am simply


    trying to tell you the possible oue of your move.”


    “If |say something, some people might start another rumor about my sister,” Sofia frowned. “I know how hard Charlotte had


    worked for her


    career. | cannot let a rumor ruin her.”


    Lawrence was pleased to hear that answer. Either way, he can still release what he has on her. However, it might not have the


    effect that he wanted. It was said but... it is what it is.


    The effect would still be the same.


    “Very well... | am giving you the time to decide.” Lawrence said. “I will stand with you no matter what.” Seeing Sofia’s teary eyes,


    Lawrence patted her shoulder before he took his coat and left the office. He always knew that Sofia would be soft against


    Charlotte, so Lawrence chose to use Charlotte for his schemes.


    At first, Charlotte did not want to do it, but soon, she was convinced that Lawrence was only doing this for her own good.


    However, the moment he left the office, Sofia’s sad expression vanished. She stared at the now-closed door for a few seconds


    before turning her attention towards the people downstairs.


    Right now, she was certain that Lawrence was waiting for her to issue a statement, and say something about this matter. Then


    he would release the giarism case against Sofia.


    Lawrence was really creative with his ns so far and Sofia could not help but apud the man’s efforts.


    If Sofia had been alone, she would have easily fallen into his traps, but she wasn’t. She balled her hands into two tight fists as


    she thought about the email that Alexander just sent her. Slowly she turned towards herptop and read the email for the second


    time.


    Attached to it was the same information that Karina was able to secure a few days ago. It was about Doctor Mch and his past


    stint in South East Asia. However, this was more detailed; it included a lot of things that Karina had missed, like sealed cases in


    Indonesia.


    “Lawrence...” Sofia gritted her teeth. Lawrence had actually worked with a


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    How could he be so heartless?


    Sofia’s mother loved him. She — worshiped him!


    Eunice Lockhart had given Lawrence everything that he could ever ask for, and yet he would do something like this?


    That man deserves to rot in the deepest part of hell!


    “Miss, the Chairman has already left,” Miss Amores said.


    Sofia turned her attention to her secretary. Alexander told her that Miss Amores should be clean. However, she had asked Karina


    to do a thorough background check. So far, Karina has not found anything that would tie Miss Amores to Lawrence. The same


    cannot be said for the rest of Sofia’s


    team.


    Lawrence had a few people on his payroll. One of them is Mrs. Phelps, the current Production Manager. Another one is working


    on HR. Her driver should be one of those people, but she already fired him. From her initial investigation, Mrs. Phelps had given


    some of her designs to Lawrence. Soon, these designs would be used in the giarism issue.


    To try and cover up her tracks, she would openly talk to Mr. Oh about production among other things. She would then use this


    meeting as a way to prove her innocence- after all, if she was a spy, then she would not openly talk to Mr. Oh and try to hide her


    tracks.


    Right now, Sofia was still trying to understand the reason why Mrs. Phelps thought this would work. There should be another


    reason why she had been openly talking to Mr. Oh sadly, Sofia does not have a way to read the woman’s mind.


    Still, she was thankful that she was able to trace some leaks. This prompted her to be very careful about her future designs and


    find out


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    who she could and could not trust.


    m going to break up with Daniel...” Sofia said, her voice almost like a whisper.


    “Miss?” Miss Amores had a surprised look on her face. It was as if half of her was not expecting her to suddenly open up about


    her love life while the other half could not believe what she just heard. Miss Amores


    awkwardly stared at her. “Do- Do you need me to get some more wine?”


    W


    Sofia blinked. “No. Thank you. | only told you this because | don’t want him in this building.”


    “| know what to do,” Miss Amores said. She nodded, her face bobbing up and down as if she just thought of something important.


    Then she promptly excused herself, leaving Sofia alone inside the room.


    Asigh escaped Sofia’s lips.


    If Miss Amores was indeed Lawrence’s spy, then... she could expect a few phone calls from Charlotte and maybe even from


    Daniel very soon. At the moment, those two wanted her to give her shares to Daniel, and that would not happen if she broke up


    with him.


    So, Sofia waited and waited but did not receive a call from Daniel or from Charlotte. Aside from a text from Charlotte asking her if


    she wanted her to rify the issue and Daniel asking her if she was alright, Sofia did not receive anything else.


    However, this only made her more suspicious. The answer to her: confusion only arrived hourster when she was enjoying a


    ss of wine at home.