Chapter 1896


    Gary Lakes smiled. "All right, good girl. Go on up.”


    Sophie Kenwick smiled and waved at him before making her way into the building with light footsteps.


    "Sophie, wait for a second," he called out.


    She stopped in her tracks and turned around, still smiling as her eyes glistened brightly.


    They seemed enough to light up the entire sky during winter.


    "You like Josh, don''t you? I have two tickets to his concert taking ce at the end of the month. Do you want them?" Gary asked her.


    “Sure, thank you, Gary," she replied, nodding as she walked back toward him.


    "I just recalled that the tickets aren''t in the car. Why don''t I personally send them over to you when I have the time? Let''s add each other on WeChat and keep in touch," he suggested.


    Sophie nodded without any hesitation, showing her ount''s QR code to him on her phone.


    Gary scanned it and added her as his friend.


    Once done, Sophie locked her phone and nced at him. "All right, I''m heading up. Thanks again, Gary."


    "You''re wee."


    She then walked into the building in high spirits.


    Gary stood where he was, watching her leave before he got into his car.


    However, instead of driving away immediately, he took out a cigarette and started smoking, a contemtive look evident in his eyes.


    Afterward, he drove away in the dark interior of his car, his face illuminated by the exterior lights, making him seem exclusive.


    The cool, luxurious-looking car attracted a lot of attention on the road.


    Meanwhile upon returning to Quest''s office with the coffee,


    Sophie ced it directlypt


    desk.


    "Here''s your coffee, X."


    X slowlydooked up. She picked up the and took a sip.


    you. What took you so long?


    “Well, something happened on my way back," the younger girl said.


    X sobered when she heard this, a look of curiosity shing in her eyes.


    "What happened? Did somebody bully you?" she asked right away.


    Sophie nodded instantly.


    X frowned. "Who was it? Tell me, and I''ll return the favor."


    Sophie


    warm at the thought of X treating her own sister.


    by vantly felt her heart s to en.swnove Out


    "I''ve already dealt with it, but somebody else helped out," she replied vaguely.


    X seemed curious. "Who helped you?"


    "It was Gary," Sophie smiled.


    "Gary? Which Gary?"


    Suddenly, X thought of one. "Could it be Gary Lakes?"


    Sophie nodded. "Yes."Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g