Chapter 655


    Sophia was furious.


    She did not want to see Chuck at all. As the head of a powerful family, she couldn''t get past the fact


    that a boy who was just a bit older than her own daughter had teased her before. It annoyed her


    greatly.


    However, she did not express her anger verbally. Instead, she kept it sealed inside her.


    She had never encountered such a situation before, so it was difficult for her to discern what the


    appropriate reaction was.


    "Mom, what''s wrong?” Elise asked her mother when she saw a sh of rage in her expression.


    What made her suddenly angry?


    "Chuck''s outside," Sophia said.


    "What? He''s here?" Elise asked, surprised.


    Soon enough, her expression fell. The reality was that Chuck hated her. She hated him as well, just


    not as much as before.


    "That''s right. I have no clue what he''s doing here," Sophia muttered coldly.


    "Mom, just let him in. It must be something important," Elise tried to ease her mom''s rage.


    "Important? What would be so important to warrant an impromptu visit?!" The more Sophia thought


    about it, the angrier she became.


    She recalled back to when Chuckmented on her figure and beauty fromst time. It made her


    blood boil.


    "He came all the way here... Surely it must be for something important! How can you not see him?"


    Elise pleaded.


    Sophia hesitated for a few seconds before speaking through the phone, "Let him in."


    She hung up after giving the orders.


    Elise kissed her mother on the cheek happily, "Thank you!"


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    "Why do you look so d?" Sophia scolded. She already knew the answer to this question as Elise


    was her flesh and blood. Of course, she''d know what her daughter was thinking.


    "Me? No, I''m not d! I''m... angry! I hate him, you know," Elise stammered out unconvincingly. Her


    voice had gone soft and lost all its confidence.


    "Have you forgotten how shameless this man is? Do you not remember what he said to mest


    time? He said he was going to vite me! How dare you fancy such a person! Just what are you


    thinking?" Sophia yelled at her daughter.


    If her daughter got together with Chuck, wouldn''t that mean there would be a pervert in her house


    watching her at all times?


    "Mom, he''s not that kind of person! He didn''t even touch youst time!" Elise retorted.


    "Are you deliberately trying to piss me off?!" Sophia eximed.


    At this moment, Chuck walked in on them and asked, "Sophia, what are you yelling about?"


    He had found out Sophia''s name thest time they met.


    "Chuck, you can''t address me like that," Sophia reprimanded coldly.


    She didn''t think it was appropriate at all.


    After all, she was about ten to twenty years older than Chuck. It was proper to have him call her


    using formalities.


    "Alright," Chuckplied.


    "What are you doing here?" Elise asked as she walked up to him just then with a gleaming,


    passionate gaze.


    "Can you stay a bit longer? Teach me how to fight, I want to learn from you," Elise said.


    "I don''t have time for that," Chuck shook his head and told her. He was here for serious business


    after all. He had not nned to engage with Elise in the slightest and hadn''t even wanted to see her


    in the first ce.


    Elise looked disappointed by his answer.


    "I want to discuss some things with you. Serious business," Chuck told Sophia solemnly.


    Upon hearing this, Sophia frowned. The yful smile he had sported before had all but vanished. It


    seemed that he really did have something important to discuss with her.


    Moreover, she did not believe that Chuck would dare do anything inappropriate to her. If he did, she


    would definitely report his behaviour to Karen.


    Sophia nced at her daughter and asked, "Elise, can you wait outside for a bit?"


    "Mom, I want to stay! I promise I won''t let anyone know about what you guys are talking about,”


    Elise pleaded.


    "Either way, I''d feel better if you weren''t here," Chuck said bluntly.


    "Chuck, you... go to hell!" Elise yelled and ran out in a fit of rage.


    "Sophia, your daughter wants me dead," Chuck said.


    Sophia merely red at Chuck and replied, "Stop fooling around. Get on with it then. What were


    you going to propose?"


    Chuck shrugged and began, "Regarding our co-op project..."


    "No need for that. The project has already begun. Get your mother to transfer 50 billion dors to


    me tomorrow. After that, you won''t have to show up here at all. I''ll bank in the profits into your


    ount automatically," Sophia informed him coldly.


    Chuck nodded at that, surprised by Sophia''s efficiency. It seemed that he would soon gain a hefty


    amount of profit.


    "What if I don''t have the money for you?" Chuck asked with a slight smile.


    "If you don''t have the money, why the hell would I coborate on a project with you? Did Karen cut


    your allowance or something?" Sophia asked in annoyance.


    "I was just kidding," Chuck replied. Money was a small matter to him. One phone call from him


    would settle any bill, no matter the price.


    "If you''re done, I''d love to have you leave now," Sophia sneered coldly.


    "Of course I''m not done! Hold on, let me show you something first," Chuck said as he took out the


    marble bomb he had been carrying on him that was given to him by Alexandrina.


    Sophia''s icy re did not waver from Chuck one bit. When she was about to yell at him again, her


    expression changed to one of surprise as she immediately snatched the ss marble in his hand


    and started to inspect it more carefully.


    She was an arms dealer. Therefore, she could tell at a nce that this was not just an ordinary


    ss marble ball.


    "Is this a bomb?" Sophia asked.


    This was a new type of bomb that her family was researching at the moment in secret. She never


    would have thought that someone else had already sessfully developed it.


    "You''re right."


    "Who did you get this from?"


    "You should know her," Chuck replied.


    "Who is it? Just tell me," Sophia demanded, once again annoyed by Chuck''s teasing.


    "The one in the killer organisation..."


    "It''s her?!"


    At this moment, Sophia frowned and muttered to herself, Tve only heard that she has a special


    facility that studies thetest model of weapons. I can''t believe she has sessfully developed


    this...."


    "Do you really know her?" Chuck asked, breaking her away from her monologue.


    "Of course I do! Speaking of which, why are you showing me this for?" Sophia asked with some


    excitement. After all, this bomb was developed via thetest technology avable.


    "Can you figure out how to make more of these? I need them," Chuck said.


    "Well, that''s..."


    Sophia inspected the bomb for a long while. She had encountered a few problems during the secret


    research that had yet been solved. If she could use this bomb as a model, she thought she could


    maybe create something simr as well.


    "It should be no problem. But it will take some time," Sophia replied truthfully without beating around


    the bush.


    "Alright then. The sooner the better," Chuck breathed a sigh of relief.


    "Why do you need it so urgently though? Did something happen?" Sophia queried. The seriousness


    and killing intent that she could see in Chuck''s eyes startled her.


    "Are you worried about me?" Chuck asked with a faint smile.


    Sophia frowned at that and scoffed, "F*ck off!"


    She couldn''t help but snort at the idea.


    "I''ll leave you with this bomb for a week. Will you be able to make me ten more by then?" Chuck


    asked solemnly.


    "No way! That''s impossible! I can do four at most. This isn''t a simple procedure, you know," Sophia


    shook her head.


    Did he think that this was a normal ss marble ball?


    There were a lot of technique challenges that they still had to work out and ovee.


    "Alright then. Just have it done as soon as possible. Try making as much as you can," Chuck said,


    feeling a little relieved.


    "Is that it? If you''re done, you may leave my premises," To be absolutely honest, Sophia really


    wanted to chase Chuck away with a broom.


    "Hey, I''m not done yet. I''d like to get one of your best daggers please," Chuck requested. He was


    still missing a little something to protect himself with.


    "Doesn''t your mother have a technologypany that specialises in research on special metals?


    Just get her to make one for you! Why are you asking me for one?" Sophia snorted.


    "Just one will do. I''ll buy it from you," Chuck offered. He had asked ck Rose about her opinion


    before, and she had told him that the Lawrence family''s daggers were of exceptional quality.


    It was said that their daggers could cut through iron like cutting through water.


    Sophia let out a soft scoff before leaving the room to fetch a dagger for him. The dagger she


    brought for him was made of a special metal that was simr to the one from Karen''s technology


    company. It was just a little less malleable.


    "Here you are. Get on with it now," Sophia said, shooing him away.


    "How much does this cost? I''ll have the money transferred to you right now," Chuck said as he


    opened the box to inspect the product. He thought the dagger was really sharp.


    "Do you think I''m short of money?" Sophia spat, refusing to ept any payment from him. She just


    wanted him to leave as soon as possible.


    "Well, thank you then. I promise to protect it and cherish it with my life," Chuck smiled.


    Sophia turned thunderous at that as she started roaring at him, "Chuck, you''re nearly the same age


    as my daughter. Are you even aware of that? Don''t you think you should speak to me with a little


    more respect?"


    She was raging.


    As soon as she thought back to the time when Chuck had requested to touch her as apromise,


    she couldn''t help but allow the feeling of annoyance to ovee her reason.


    "Sophia, did I anger you?" Chuck teased.


    "I really want to smack you," Sophia replied coldly.


    She was more than just angry.


    If she didn''t know that Chuck was a good fighter, she would''ve pped him by now.


    Chuckughed at that. He was just being his yful, teasing self. He wouldn''t actually do anything


    to her.


    What''s more, Sophia was his business partner now. Chuck knew that there was a line he could not


    cross.


    "Alright then, I''ll take care when I speak to you next time. I''ll be leaving now. Bye Sophia!" Chuck


    nodded firmly and put away the dagger properly.


    He waved goodbye to Sophia before leaving. Seeing this, Sophia scoffed and turned around. All of


    a sudden, her knee was caught on the chair and she stumbled a bit. She subconsciously reached


    out to grab hold of something, but all she could grasp was air.


    Just when she was about to fall, a strong arm caught her just in time.