Chapter 9


    After the court session ended, the Harper Family refused to apologize, and it was clear that they were


    not satisfied with the results. They even stated on the spot that they would appeal the court decision.


    Although the court case was notpletely won, from the speeches just now, it was clear that Mr.


    Field’s expertise was unrivaled. Even if they were to file an appeal, he would probably crush the


    opponent as well.


    With this win, Sophia’s reputation had mostly been restored. After all, Dr. yton had apologized to her


    publicly during the court session and posted his apology in the newspaper so that Sophia would not be


    wronged anymore.


    However, the Harpers could not ept such a result, and they mentioned that they would not give up


    in fighting the court case. It was exactly what Sophia had predicted—they would not give in easily.


    Aftering out from the courtroom, Sophia was surrounded by many people; one of them was the


    principal of her old high school.


    “Sophia, I’ve let you down…”


    Sophia merely smiled without saying much. “Since everything already happened, there’s nothing much


    we can say now. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have finished my junior year peacefully.”


    After her entrance exam, Sophia was epted by Riverdale High School as the student who got the


    best results in her school. Back then, she lived with her uncle, who did not allow her to study and


    wanted her to work instead. The principal of the school visited her personally to fetch her to school and


    provided her free amodation and food, with all school fees waived. She even got a schrship.


    When this matter gained publicity, a group of parents with power and fame, including the Harpers, went


    to the principal’s office to protest. It was out of desperation that he expelled Sophia.


    “You are always wee to visit us.” He patted Sophia’s shoulders.


    Mr. Fields also left in his car. To him, this court case was so boring that he almost fell asleep in the


    middle of it.


    Sophia went to the parking lot and found her Yamaha bike. After she put on her helmet, she suddenly


    heard footsteps behind her. After turning around, she saw Richard, who was in a suit, Mrs. Harper,


    Ka, and X standing behind her.


    Mrs. Harper immediately swore once she saw Sophia, “You little b*tch, weren’t you aiming for our


    money from the beginning when you were dating Richard? Let me make it clear to you—don’t even


    dream of taking a single cent!”


    Sophia snorted coldly. Back then, the Harpers were the ones who protested the most vehemently as


    they blocked the entrance of the school to request for them to expel Sophia.


    X consoled Mrs. Harper in a hypocritical way, “Mrs. Harper, calm down. It’s not worth it to be angry


    over people like her.”


    Looking at Sophia, Ka was so furious that her facial features were contorted. She almost wanted to


    rush forward and p her. “You b*tch! Do you think it’s that easy to take money from us? Just you wait


    —this court case will definitely continue!”


    “It’s not that easy for anyone to take a cent from us Harpers!” Mrs. Harper also chimed in viciously.


    With that, she walked away with Ka and X angrily.


    Richard, however, did not leave with them. Instead, he appraised the Yamaha bike that Sophia was


    sitting on. She used to be a delivery girl for the fast food restaurant outside their high school, and she


    would ride away on a bike, delivering the orders. She got tanned and skinny from the job, and her


    dream was to earn enough to buy herself a Yamaha bike.


    He wanted to buy her one as a gift, but she never wanted to receive anything from him, even if it was


    something she had always wanted.


    With a sarcastic look on his face, he seemed to be half-smiling as hemented, “Seems like your


    new boyfriend is treating you well.”


    Wasn’t she a person who lived strictly by the principles she held? Wasn’t she an arrogant person who


    refused to receive anything from me, apart from my love?


    Now, she’s fallen to the fate of an ordinary woman, epting gifts from men. She’s indeed a b*tch!


    Of course, Sophia knew what he meant. In the past, she stood by her principles—she didn’t want


    anything apart from a man’s love; now, she had learned to be more thick-skinned and realistic. Since


    men had already given her gifts, she might as well utilize them and create value from them.


    She sat on the seat and ced her foot on the pedal. The shape of her slender legs looked attractive in


    jeans. “Indeed, he treats me well. He bought me a garage of Yamahas, so I can ride a new one each


    day.”


    Richard balled his fists tightly as he growled, “Sophia, Ka has no grudges with you. Why did you


    collude with Dr. yton to frame her? Don’t you think that you are nasty enough?”


    The evidence given by Mr. Field was perfect—the affidavit of Sophia’s virginity, her medical history that


    confirmed that she had never been pregnant, Ka’s phone number, and her phone call history were


    all urate. Everything that was needed wasplete.


    However, Richard knew that all of that evidence was fake. During the alleged time that Ka called Dr.


    yton and asked him to make a fake medical report, Richard was studying with her at home because


    he had a fight with Sophia.


    Ka had been beside him all the time, so she would never have had the opportunity to call Dr.


    yton.


    Him and the maids at home, along with X, who was also revising at his house, could testify to that.


    However, their testimony could hold no power in court, so they could only watch Sophia showing the


    fake evidence to frame Ka.


    He grabbed Sophia’s wrists agitatedly. “What do you want? After you have dealt with Ka, are you


    going to do the same with X and eventually me? Sophia, I’ve been so wrong about you. You are a


    —”


    Without waiting for him to finish his sentence, Sophia had already started the engine. The Yamaha bike


    charged forward, so she didn’t hear the remainder of Richard’s sentence.


    He seemed to have a share in her tragedy.


    Back then, if he was willing to trust her slightly, even just a bit, she would not have ended up in that


    way.


    It was not that he did not believe it; he subconsciously did not want to believe her. He knew that it was


    impossible for him and Sophia to be together.


    He could not find other reasons to reject X, who was of equal footing with him in terms of family


    wealth and status. On top of that, she had been in love with him for many years. If Sophia was sleeping


    around and got knocked up by other men, he was able to convince himself.


    Amidst the traffic, the Yamaha bike rode in a straight line, like a horse charging forward.


    In her bluetooth speaker, Hale spoke, “The Harper Family has already begun to use their connections.


    They even contacted Calvin Fields secretly, trying to attract him with a sum of eight figures.”


    Sophia watched countless cars speed past her through her goggles. However, she could still hear


    Hale’s voice clearly and scoffed coldly. “They’re pretty quick.”


    The Harpers did not care about money; they cared about their reputation. If the public knew that they


    had used such a despicable method to deal with a poor student, their reputation would be damaged for


    a while. For the elites, they cared most about their reputation.


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    Hale continued, “The phone call was not made by Ka indeed. Someone replicated her number and


    used a voice changer to call Dr. yton, and the transactions were all fake. The person behind all this


    was skilled inputers.”


    “Yeah? So you are telling me that you didn’t find out anything again?” Sophia snorted as she made a


    sharp turn, her bike slightly skidding on the road.


    Hale, who was on the other end of the phone, silently cursed by just moving his lips.


    She is just a young girl. If my boss hadn’t asked me to protect her, I would have shredded her into


    pieces.


    However, Hale replied, “The perpetrator was very secretive, but our people are even more skilled. We


    have already found out that the IP address points to Huffs Technology.”


    Sophia snorted coldly as this was well within her expectations.


    Huffs Technology. Isn’t that X Huff’s family business?


    Back when Hale found the evidence that pointed to Ka, Sophia did not believe him at all.


    After all, she knew Ka’s character. She was mean, but she was an open book. All her malicious


    thoughts were shown on her face as she always tried to suppress people who dared to challenge with


    her mean face.


    She was not the type of person to frame others behind their backs. If she hated someone, she would


    take action against them directly.


    After Hale did a thorough search, he had indeed found some traces and realized that behind


    everything, there was a skilled professional inputing who duplicated Ka’s phone number and


    faked the transaction history. Everything seemed to have been done meticulously and perfectly, but


    nothing could escape Hale’s eyes as he was more skilled in this expertise.


    Seems like I had every reason to lose back then, Sophia thought.


    In the face of such a scheming person, I had no chances of winning, seeing that I had no background,


    and all I knew was to study.


    She uttered again, “Now that the Harpers believe that I forged the evidence to frame Ka, they won’t


    give up so easily. I seemed to have offended Riverdale’s most powerful family.”


    Hale was speechless upon hearing that. d that you are aware of that!


    However, he replied confidently, “They are only real estate dealers. They are considered nothing to


    me.”


    Although Sophia was not sure with Hale and Michael’s background, she was sure that Michael was


    beyond powerful, and that the Harper Family posed no threat to him.


    It was because of that that Sophia dared to do whatever she liked.


    Upon hearing Hale’s words, she was relieved. However, his next sentence made her vignce go up.


    “Boss is going to return to this country soon.”