Chapter 18


    As soon as Michael was gone, Sophia needed to restrain herself. Fortunately, she had another identity—


    a student of Bayside University. Bayside University was the top university in Cethos and they


    emphasized on nurturing students, so they wouldn’t simply allow their students to skip sses like other


    universities.


    The university also had a very strict credit system and school rules, so any vition of those rules would


    lead to a deduction in credit. It didn’t matter who you were because those who looked down on the


    school, had disciplinary problems, or even earned bad grades would be expelled from the school


    immediately.


    No matter how rich and powerful the people were, once they were expelled from the university, there was


    noing back.


    Sophia felt more secure with her identity as a student of Bayside University. Michael can’t force me to


    drop out of school and go home to be with him. If he really tortures me to death, he will be responsible


    for everything when the school investigates about it.


    Every student in the university was carefully chosen, especially civilians like us who were admitted


    solely based on our academics. Therefore, everyone in the university is a high-achieving schr.


    Daytime was Sophia’s free time and she could decide the number of hours she wanted to stay in school.


    Therefore, she signed up with a few clubs at once and she even chose three elective courses that were


    carried out during the evening. She also filled up her schedule with personal training courses in the gym.


    Seeing her schedule that was filled with sses and gym courses from 7AM to 9PM, she felt that she


    could finally stay at school in the open for the whole day without returning home. I can even directly


    apply to stay in school through Michael.


    After all, it takes half an hour to reach here from home, and Bayside City is globally renowned for its


    traffic, so sometimes, we may not even reach home within an hour. Let’s just see how long I can drag


    this.


    Sophia was content with herself—even though her Yamaha bike was confiscated, she still could shuttle


    around the school ground on her skateboard.


    She felt like a happy little bird and Michael was an old, wrinkly woman who always tried to keep her in a


    bird cage.


    Holding onto the ss schedule that she had just filled, she made her way toward her next ss but


    seemed to feel that someone was watching her from the back. When she turned her head, there wasn’t


    anything strange behind her.


    From the moment she entered school today, she felt goosebumps all over her body, as if a pair of eyes


    secretly watched her every move. Could it be someone from the Harper Family?


    But they won’t dare toy their hands on me on the university campus. Maybe it’s because that pervert is


    back, so I’m starting to hallucinate due to stress. Sophia thought about it in that way, so it didn’t concern


    her.


    However, right at that moment, her fully-packed schedule fell into Michael’s line of vision. He stopped at


    the right moment and erged her timetable to see the elective courses she chose.


    Food nutrition, social etiquette and English as well as sex and health education… She even signed up


    for three clubs—culinary culture club, drama club and the night marathon club. Her timetable is fully-


    stacked.


    Elective courses start in the evenings every Monday, Wednesday and Friday and her club activities are


    held every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.


    Night marathons were scheduled for every weekend. Her whole day is almost filled with sses and she


    even enrolled in a personal training course at the gym. Is she nning not toe back and see me


    even during the weekends?


    “Tsk!” He eximed once again. Am I that terrifying? What makes her so disgusted of me?


    He chewed on a piece of gum, revealing a profound smile on his lips. Gary, who drove the car, saw his


    sweet smile in the rearview mirror and instantly knew that he might be up to something no good.


    Sophia had a busy day at school today. When she left the university’s gate, it was already 6.30PM.


    However, her elective courses hadn’t started yet because it was the beginning of an academic year, so


    she didn’t have any other sses to attend in the evening.


    Therefore, she nned to change her clothes and have a meal before ying games in a cybercafe until


    10PM when it was time to return home.


    Just as she had everything nned out for the night, she received a phone call from Hale. “Madam,


    Boss has asked me to pick you up. He has already booked a table tonight at the Pearl Couples


    Restaurant.”


    After she ended the call, she wandered out in low spirits, but she didn’t notice that someone followed her


    closely from behind.


    When she came to a corner and prepared to look for a washroom to change her clothes, someone


    suddenly grabbed hold of her shoulders.


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    “Sophia.” The gentle and warm voice of a man was heard from behind.


    She stopped in her steps and turned to see Richard standing behind her.


    As the eldest son of the real estate tycoon in Riverdale, the Harper Family, he was the same as other


    students in Bayside University. He was born with a silver spoon, so his soul had traces of nobility and


    elegance.


    He used to be the love of her life and she was also aware of the gap between them, but she did not


    believe in fate. She had worked hard to be the woman that was worthy to be by his side.


    However, the cold reality had given her a ruthless p on her face—a medical report and an expulsion


    letter almost ruined her life, but the man she loved the most merely sat there watching with another girl in


    his arms!


    Richard had been learning how to run his family’s business since high school, so he was now already


    capable of supporting half of the Harper Family’s enterprise.


    However, at school, he was merely a student. He wore a snowy white shirt, resembling a prince in every


    young girl’s dream. He was full of warmth and vitality without any contamination from society.


    However, Sophia was already indifferent toward him since she wouldn’t look at him. “If you have


    something to say, say it quickly. Please don’t talk about thewsuit.”


    Richard smiled bitterly. Sophia is now like a hedgehog that raises her quills upright whenever Ie


    close to her. She is so defensive and vignt toward me while no longer being the same innocent Sophia


    as before.


    “It’s fine, I’m just here to see you. I heard that you’ve signed up for loads of elective courses. Actually,


    you don’t need to work so hard because it will be easy for you to earn those credits with your academic


    results.” His voice was still as gentle as before, like a whisper to a lover’s ear.


    However, Sophia was emotionless after hearing him. “So, what does that have to do with you?”


    Richard was rendered speechless, but in the end, he lowered hisshes to illustrate his mncholy and


    grief. “I know you still hate me, but you can’t take your anger out on Ka. You know clearly that she


    wouldn’t do something like this…”


    “I’m sorry. I don’t hate you. I’m just taking back what was once mine.” She interrupted him impatiently.


    Richard’s face was full of sadness as he looked at the girl in front of him. She waspletely different


    from the person he remembered in his mind. Not only was her appearance different, her heart was also


    different. “You’ve changed.”


    Sophia was being stubborn. “I’ve installed braces.”


    He was rendered speechless again. He loosened his tight fists as he finally revealed the reason why he


    came to her. “Can’t you just direct everything toward me?


    Ka and X are innocent. I’m the one who wronged you. Don’t project your hatred for me on others!”


    He took two steps forward and grabbed her shoulders while his emotions boiled up. “Tell me now, what


    should I do to make you withdraw thewsuit?”


    Sophiaid out her conditions. “Ask your sister to apologize publicly and I need 5 million as


    compensation.”


    Looks like he couldn’t find a way out with Mr. Fields, so he came to me to find a breakthrough.


    Richard rejected her conditions immediately. “Sophia, you know clearly that we are a prestigious family of


    Bayside City, so it’s impossible for us to apologize for this sort of thing. If you withdraw thewsuit, I will


    give you ten million and you can even return to me.


    Can’t we just treat this as a mere misunderstanding? I don’t care about your past and I’ll treat you well


    for the rest of your life. I know that you can’t have kids after your abortion, but we can adopt lots of kids


    together in the future. You know that I’ve always loved you.”


    I can’t have kids because of my abortion? Is this thetest story that X made up? Sophia was


    emotionless inside and she even wanted toughugh at herself for falling in love with a scumbag like


    him.


    She lifted her chin and slowly wore her sunsses, showing her cold elegance. “I’m sorry, but I’m


    already married to an old, ugly, and perverted man who has the whole city in his hands. If you love me,


    you can always speak with that old man. If you are able to return home alive, I’ll truly respect you as a


    man.”


    “Tsk!” On the way to the Couples Restaurant, the person who was referred to as the old, ugly, and


    perverted man who had the whole city in his hands eximed while watching a live broadcast on his


    phone.