Chapter 212
“Listen to me, Sophia—Ka just came back from Africa. I hope you cane to our engagement
banquet this time; there are lots of misunderstandings between you and Ka. Perhaps both of you can
take this opportunity to resolve your misunderstandings so that all of us can be family once more,” he
said.
Family… A look of disgust crossed Sophia’s face, looking as though she had feces in her mouth. Did
Ka really go to Africa? She’ll definitely bully me if I go to the Harper Family’s engagement banquet!
Just as Sophia was about to reject the invitation, someone took the invitation card from Richard all of a
sudden. Stanley had appeared behind Sophia at one point in time, and he even held her shoulders with
one of his arms. Looking like a boyfriend who was protecting his girlfriend, he epted the invitation
card on her behalf.
“Alright, no problem. We’ll definitely be there!”
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They were near the School of Computer Science, it wasn’t a surprise to see Stanley here. He had
noticed Richard—that scumbag—pestering Sophia from afar. It wasn’t difficult for him to figure out that
he was bothering her, so he walked closer toward them. As expected, Richard was indeed bothering
Sophia. It was the Harper Family’s charity banquetst time, and now, it was his engagement banquet
with X. Hmph! How dare he bully my dear Sophia again!
Pretending that he didn’t notice the grim look which appeared on Richard’s face, Stanley said very
seriously, “This time, I’ll definitely go to your party in a car with a rental fee of 10,000 per day.”
Richard’s face fell even more; he simply turned around and left after bidding Sophia goodbye. After he
walked away, Stanley threw the invitation card into a garbage bin at the side. Pretending like nothing had
happened, he said to Sophia, “Come on, Sophie! Follow me and let’s get something great to eat!”
Sophia strode forward. “I’m not going,” she said curtly.
Stanley caught up with her. “Today’s the offline gathering of our esports team, so lots of gaming experts
will be attending! You know about the Esports World Championship, right? It’s the most incredible
competition of all time!
Our Dragon Fox Team is the champion of Cethos, which will represent the country to participate in the
internationalpetition soon! Basically, the greatest gaming experts in Cethos are in our team! Come
on, I’ve already made reservations.
Those two scumbags will not being to the gathering, but I’ve already paid for the reservations. If we
don’t go, my money will be wasted. Please,e on,e with me!”
Today… seemed to be the day of the offline gathering for the esports team. Although Sophia had
rejected their invitation without any hesitation, perhaps she could go and have a look.
After all, they didn’t know who she was either; she could even take the opportunity to meet her other
teammates. Besides, she wouldn’t feel awkward since her old, aggressive husband wouldn’t being
to the gathering anyway. Therefore, Sophia reluctantly agreed to go with Stanley. “I’m hungry too, so I
think I’ll just go with you then!”
With that, the duo left the campus together. They took the subway to the ce where the offline
gathering of the esports team was being held.
Since all members in the gaming team were highly-paid professional yers, the venue for the offline
gathering must definitely be a grand ce. They had even reserved a huge suite for the gathering!
When they reached the ce, they noticed that the rest of the team members had arrived. There were
six of them in total. Including Sophia, who didn’t reveal her identity, there were seven of them. As she
expected, Scary Phoenix was not there.
All members of the esports team were prominent figures indeed. Among the six members, four of them
were professional gaming experts often featured in various gaming magazines. Sophia actually knew all
of them—she even saw Sean in the team!
“What brings you here, Sean?” Sophia goggled at his face in shock, which was even prettier than a girl’s.
Sean looked like a 180-centimeter tall girl. A shy expression crossed his smooth, supple face as he
scratched his head and grinned. Stanley introduced, “Sean might be a little girly in real life, but he’s really
awesome in the game. Do you know the Dragon Belle Warrior character in our esports team? That’s
him!”
Sophia felt that her entire perspective on life was alteredpletely. The Dragon Belle Warrior was so
incredibly fierce in the game; it was actually Sean!
Just as she expected, there was not a single girl in the team. All of them were young boys and middle-
aged uncles. They were surprised when they saw Sophia as they asked, “She is…”
Sirius? Scary Phoenix? She doesn’t look like Scary Phoenix at all. However, Sirius is a notorious jerk;
how could he possibly be a beautiful girl like her?
Stanley introduced Sophia to the team members. “She’s my friend. She’s a gamer too, so I brought her
here to have a look.”
“Oh, your friend…” Aprehensive smile crossed everyone’s face.
Everyone sat down, while Sophia was still in shock about the revtion of Sean being the Dragon Belle
Warrior in the game. She watched as Stanley pulled out two pictures from his backpack and ced them
at the side. “I brought these two here as well,” he uttered.
The two pictures were the character images of Sirius and Scary Phoenix in the game; Stanley had taken
the liberty to print and frame their pictures for the gathering. He ced the two pictures on the positions
he prepared for both Sirius and Scary Phoenix. The pictures were also monochrome.
Sophia was speechless upon seeing his actions. Naturally, a team of gamers mostly talked about gaming
when they gathered. Sophia listened to them too even though the two pictures ced beside her looked
somewhat weird.
After the gathering, everyone went back to their homes respectively. Stanley insisted on sending Sophia
home, so they passed through Time Square in the middle of the city and took the subway home.
Time Square was one of the most bustling and luxuriousmercial areas in Bayside City. It was most
crowded at that time with many people strolling around the square.
Variousmercials were yed onrge screens located at the most eye-catching spots in Time
Square; celebrities who could be featured on these screens had to be A-list actors or actresses and top
international brands in Cethos.
When Sophia passed by the square, she heard a familiar voice all of a sudden. She raised her head and
saw the huge screen ying the trailer of Michael’s new movie. This time, Michael was acting in a period
drama; he yed the main role of a young master of a wealthy family eighty years ago, looking very
handsome and charming in the movie.
His unique elegant charm was unparalleled. As his ever so handsome image appeared on therge
screen over and over again coupled with his husky, pleasant voice, people walking on the square
couldn’t help but stop and look at him on the screen.
Sophia raised her head and looked at the handsome man; she was mesmerized by his charm too. How
can my idol look so handsome?
Stanley raised his head and looked at Michael too. From time to time, he turned and took a nce at the
dreamy look in Sophia’s eyes, who was standing beside him. Yet another girl who’s been bewitched by
my uncle. He couldn’t stop himself from advising her, “Sophie, you have to stop thinking about my uncle.
There’s no way my uncle would like you!”
However, it seemed as though Sophia wasn’t listening to him at all. Stanley then continued, “You should
look closer around you—maybe you’ll find a surprise around you somewhere!”
Stanley was rather confident with his looks. After all, he came from the same family as Michael. They
looked somewhat alike, and he was the most attractive guy in the School of Computer Science!
Unfortunately, Sophia was so mesmerized by his uncle’s charm that she didn’t even notice him at all!
As if trying to say something again, Stanley was about to open his mouth when he noticed an object
moving from the corner of his eyes suddenly; he had caught a glimpse of a blinding, cold light. Upon
looking closer, it was actually a de!
The icy de was about to stab into Sophia’s neck, who was raising her head and looking at Michael!
Without any hesitation, Stanley kicked Sophia in her back; it sent her flying faraway outward. Thus, the
de missed its target.
Sophia, who was still oblivious of what was happening, turned around and saw the athletic Stanley
lunging at a person. She was an unattractive girl, and she had already rolled over and got up after being
pressed down on the floor by Stanley in just a few seconds.
A ray of icy light shed through her hand and next moment, a small inch-long de appeared from out
of nowhere in her hand. The de then extended to a few inches long in silence within seconds. It shone
with ayer of dark tint on its surface as it stabbed directly into Stanley’s heart quickly!
A-An assassin?