Chapter 40
Chapter 40
Sofia was unaware of the reasons behind Alexander''s actions, but she felt a profound sense of gratitude. As tears warmed her
cheeks. Sofia nced down in an attempt to regainposure. Sensing her emotions, Alexander reached across the table and
gently took her hand.
Sofia struggled to find the right words to express the mix of gratitude and confusion within her. He gave her hand a reassuring
squeeze, his eyes meeting hers with understanding. | told you, Sofia,” he said softly. Tm already your husband. We''re in this
together.”
Just as the moment seemed to linger, a voice interrupted from across the room. “Oh, darling, don’t listen to him,” a regal voice
dered. Sofia turned to see Enda Lockhart-her grandmother, standing near the restaurant entrance.
Enda’s stern yet yful gaze was fixed on Alexander. “He’s not your husband unless | approve of him,” Enda dered with
a mischievous twinkle in her eye.
“Grandmother!” Sofia immediately got up, surprise apparent on her face as she stared at the woman she hadn’t seen for months.
Seeing her grandmother in person made her more emotional, but she didn’t know how to react.
Her grandmother was never the affectionate one-cold, authorituive, and demanding. She always seemedposed with her
perfect bun and elegant clothing. Her words were sharp, and her gaze chilly.
However, the woman standing not too far away was different. Enda was not wearing her bun. Instead, her shoulder-length
hair was down in elegant curls. Enda’s green eyes sparkled with a hint of mischief as she surveyed the scene.
The regal posture remained, but there was a warmth in her gaze that Sofia had never witnessed. Her perfectly styled curls
framed a face that still held the grace of years past, softened by an unexpected gentleness.Original from N?velDrama.Org.
Draped in a flowing emerald dress that matched the color of her eyes, Enda seemed to have shed the stern exterior Sofia
remembered. The mischievous twinkle in her eye hinted at a yful side that, until now, had been hidden beneathyers of
formality
“Are you not going toe and greet your grandmother?” Enda’s sudden words made Sofia flinch. This tone was the one that
Sofia was very familiar with! However, for a moment. Sofia was frozen in surprise, unsure of how to respond to this unexpected
transformation in her grandmother.
“Grandmother. Sofia said after a few minutes of silence. “I-1 didn’t know that you woulde...” she then looked at Alexander,
who was acting like a tree. Did he know about this?
“So... he didn’t tell you?” Enda’s gaze turned towards Alexander.
“Ihe didn’t. Sofia approached Enda and kissed her cheek. In the past, the greeting would have ended right then and there.
However, this time, Enda suddenly pulled her into a tight hug
Sofia stood there, speechless, unable to react in time. To be honest, she did not even know how to react as this was the first time
that her grandmother had given her a hug so tight she could barely breathe!
Just as she felt like she was starting to suffocate, she heard Alexander clear his throat. “As heartwarming as this- my wife might
need to breathe at some point. Perhaps we should take a seat and continue our reunion with a bu more oxygen in the air?”
Enda? Sofia was surprised to hear him call her by her first name. As far as Sofia knew, no one, not even Eunice-Enda’s
daughter and Sofia’s mother-called her by her first name.
Her grandmother only chuckled in response. Still, she let Sofa go, and the two went back to the table. Sofia was still slightly
flustered as she looked at Alexander. She was starting to wonder why this man invited her grandmother here. What was his goal
all along?
Chapter 40
“You must be wondering why | came?” Enda asked as she gestured for the waiter to bring her wine:
“Mother is safe __ she is under the care of Hugo Moore.” Sofia said
Now, why would you think that I just came here because of your mother?” Endaughed
1- “Sofia awkwardly hit her lower lip. She never had one peaceful interaction with her grandmother in the past. It was always,
Sofia insisting that they take Charlotte with them or argue with her grandmother as she wanted Enda to treat Charlotte as her
real granddaughter.
Suffice it say. Sofia did not know how to handle a conversation like this with her grandmother. “Isn’t it because she is your
daughter?” Sofia asked after a few minutes of silence. At the end of the day, no mother would like to see their daughter hurt.
“Yet, she never treated me like her mother, Enda sneered.
She had always loved you.” Sofia blurted out.
Enda sheered. “She loved that man more.
This time. Sofia said nothing. Indeed. Eunice loved Lawrence so much, perhaps even more than she loved her mother.
“Are you going to ask me why | chose to abandon your mother?” Enda asked.
“Isn''t it because you thought Lawrence was trying to deceive my mother?” Sofia asked.
Enda shook her head. “Eunice cannot move the stocks just like that. She would not be able to move the properties without my
knowledge as well.”
Then? If it was not about this, then what was the reason behind her grandmother''s hatred towards Lawrence?
“Lawrence''s father was the reason why your grandfather died. Enda said as she epted the ss of wine that the waiter
handed her
“What did you just-Sofia frowned. “What are you talking about?”
“Isn''t it simple! Lawrence is an orphan; his father was once employed by your grandfather. He embezzled money and was
o, but in the end-
andfather died of a heart attack. Sofia uttered.
“Do you really think that we would tell the public something like this? Enda smiled. “Sofia as a Lockhart, you should
know better than that.”
“Does mother know about it?” Sofia asked.
“Of course, she does. She knew everything yet she still chose to marry him. She thought love would save us all. What bullshit.”
Enda sneered. “Look at her now!”
Sofia frowned as she tried to wrap her mind around her grandinother’s words.
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