Chapter 679
The actual person and the person in the photo don’t match at all! She practically photoshopped herself
into an underaged girl! Moreover, she actually believes that’s how she looks!
On the other hand, Sophia only had eyes for the bigshot that was only one step away from bing
president of the country. Even if he failed to be the president, he’s still a very high-level bigshot!
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Michael brought Sophia into the men’s social circle. Widening her eyes to look for the bigshot, she could
immediately tell the man with the imposing aura apart from the crowd with a single nce.
The man was not that old; he was probably around Michael’s age. His back was straight and tall. His
figure was dominating and his aura was extraordinary. Despite standing next to Harry, who relied on his
looks in his career, he did not lose in any way. Rather, he had an air of maturity around him that came
from the wisdom and experience he had umted over the years. Therefore, it made him stand out
from the crowd.
There were three types of older men in the world. The first type were handsome men like Michael who
desperately refused to admit to their age. The second type were real men like the one before her—they
had an imposing aura and a mature air around them. Andstly, there were scumbags like Harry who
only fed instant noodles to their girlfriends for every meal!
Michael led Sophia over to the older man. The older man nced at her without saying anything. Even
so, his aura pressed down on her—so much so that she could barely breathe.
“Master Sam, this is my wife, Sophia Edwards.”
Although she didn’t know the identity of the man before her, he had to be very influential for Michael to
address him as ‘Master’.
“Nice to meet you, Master Sam. My name is Sophia Edwards,” she said as she extended her hand
toward him.
The older man reached out, and they shook hands.
Immersed in the joy of shaking hands with this bigshot, Sophia thought to herself, The Edwards Family
annual meeting is truly on a whole other level! No wonder Judy always acts so stuck up whenever she
attends the annual meeting! As expected of a bigshot—this bearing, this aura, this temperament… I
need to be friends with more influential people. That way, I can pick up this powerful aura from
them!
However, she failed to notice that two balls of mes suddenly ignited in the depths of the older man’s
gaze. His heart that had remained calm for more than 20 years became turbulent at that moment.
“Hello, my name is Sam Edwards.” Outwardly, Sam looked calm and unaffected despite the surging
emotions inside him. This girl looks like her… She looks exactly like her…
Faye and Judy stood by the side, observing them secretly. With their status, they had no right to even
approach somebody as high-ranking as Sam. They could only get as close as they could to spy on them.
Therefore, they noticed Sam’s expression when he looked at Sophia. Something is going on after all…
Meanwhile, Sophia handed her name card over to Sam. “Master Sam, this is my name card. Currently,
my friends and I are working together to establish a gamingpany. I hope to learn from you.”
Seeing that there were no changes in his gaze, she became very nervous. She was afraid that he might
look down on her fledgling status and the meagerpany she established. To her surprise, he pursed
his lips and asked, “What kind of games do you make?”
Sam is talking to me! Thus, she hurriedly answered, “We are an entrepreneurial team consisting of
university students. So, our operating scale is not that huge yet. For now, we are producing several
large-scale 3D online games and mobile games.”
He replied, “Not bad. Sunrise industries have a very promising future. Old men like us have much to
learn from you youngsters.”
She’s so alike! Far too alike! When she isn’t moving, she looks simr. When she is moving, she looks
even more simr! It’s as if she is a clone of that person! Even if that person has been gone for more
than 20 years… I still remember the way that person smiled. At that moment, that person’s face was vivid
in his mind. While speaking, he nced at her name card. Ignoring the heavily photoshopped photo, her
name ‘Sophia Edwards’ entered his vision.
Sophia… Sophia… Sophia Edwards! At that moment, it felt as if his heart had skipped a bit—so much so
that he could barely breathe. Each letter of the name felt like fireballs burning into his eyes. I thought I
had long forgotten that name. However, now that the person in question is standing in front of me, it feels
as if I’ve met her before in another life!
Upon seeing that Sam had conversed with her, Sophia hurriedly answered, “Yes, that’s right. The profits
are great, but thepetition is fierce too. As we are still a startup with little experience, we hope to
learn more from an experienced senior such as yourself.”
Sam controlled his breathing and made his voice as calm as he could. At the same time, he said almost
subconsciously, “You look very young; it turns out you’re a university student! What year of university are
you in?”
She replied, “Our founding members are all students of Bayside University. We are currently in our junior
year at university.”
Michael, who was standing by the side, took the chance to enter the conversation. “My wife is 23 this
year. The founding team is all of the same age. They are very young, have many great ideas, and have
new ying styles. Moreover, they upy arge market share.”
Meanwhile, Sam’s gaze was fixed on the ck spot in front of Sophia’s chest—it was an obsidian amulet
in the image of the Goddess of Mercy. His eyes seemed to be glued to that item. “The image of the
Goddess of Mercy is very unique.”
Sophia touched the amulet that held her warmth. “Oh, this? This amulet was given to me by my father.”
It was Cooper’s amulet. His name was carved into the back, but she had used something to obscure the
infamous name. Therefore, it simply looked like a normal obsidian amulet in the image of the Goddess of
Mercy.
After saying a few more words to Sam, Sophia quickly added him on Messenger—maintaining a means
of contact with him was the way to go. Their conversation had been very pleasant. When they parted,
she delightedly looked at her phone and searched up his biography on the inte. Oh, my God! He is
f*cking awesome! If Cooper was still around, he would be just as amazing, right?!
Afterward, Michael brought Sophia with him to get to know the other bigshots that were present. Many
bigshots had been invited to the Edwards Family annual meeting. Therefore, he wanted to introduce her
to many of these bigshots. If she wanted to make a lot of money, she would need to create connections
with these bigshots of both the legitimate and underground worlds. It wouldn’t hurt to know them after all.
Nobody noticed that Sam’s expression seemed lost as soon as he ended his conversation with them and
he turned around. His head felt nk, filled only with the way Sophia looked as she talked. Her image
kept ovepping with the person in his memories…
“Andrea, Anna and I have decided to elope. I hope you can keep this secret for us. I’m going to bring
Anna to a ce where the Mitchell Family can never find us.”
“Andrea, I know… I know you love Anna too. But, I’m sorry. I can’t step back…”
“Andrea, if I have a child with Coop in the future, I’m going to name her ‘Sophia’. So-phea… It’s a name
that sounds simr to yours. We will never forget you.”
…
Sam had no idea how he managed to leave the banquet hall. When he returned to his room, he sat on
the bed nkly, stiffly, and in silence for a long while. He was caught up in hisplicated memories of
the past. 23 years ago, that person died. And now, 23 yearster, a woman who looked exactly like her
appeared.