Chapter 684


    Why is Sam here?! Sophia hesitated for several seconds without opening the door. Then, an agitated


    scratching sound came from outside the door. It sounded like an animal was desperately wing at the


    door.


    Straightening out her hair and her clothes, she opened the door only to see Sam holding a Husky on a


    leash. As she was slow to open the door, the excited Husky had scratched the door until the paint


    peeled. Her eyes spun in confusion at the sight, and she pretended not to know the dog as she asked,


    “Master Sam, w-what brings you here?”


    As usual, Sam was wearing a pair of sunsses. He seemed to be smiling, and it made his 40-year-old


    self look very young. As the corners of his mouth curved upward, he said, “Judge is your dog, right?”


    She smiled in response, but it looked terrible. Then, she resolutely answered, “Nope; I’ve never seen this


    dog before.”


    Judge had smuggled itself in through the luggage. So, nobody knew that it belonged to her. Besides, it


    really isn’t mine! The name registered on the dog ownership certificate is Stanley Fletcher! Thus, she


    firmly believed that she had not lied. Even so, she didn’t dare to meet the dog’s fierce gaze.


    Seeming to realize that she was refusing to acknowledge it, Judge lifted its paws to jump on her.


    However, Sam pulled on the dog leash and held it back. He seemed to be smiling as he said, “Oh, is it


    not yours? I thought I saw you petting its head on the beach a while back…”


    Sophia replied, “Yeah. I thought it looked pretty, so I petted it.”


    The oversized sunsses hid all the emotions behind his eyes. Still, he seemed to believe her. “Well, I’ll


    take care of it for the time being. When its owner turns up, I’ll return it to them.”


    She hurriedlyplimented him, “Master Sam, you’re such a warm-hearted person.”


    ying along with her, he said, “Of course. It’s the Edwards Family annual meeting. As one of the elders


    in the family, I should not overlook these tiny matters too.”


    She smiled in reply, feeling extremely embarrassed.


    However, he did not leave. Holding Judge by its leash, he stood at the door and asked her, “I heard that


    you n to start a pet luxury goods brand. Is that true?”


    Receiving favor from a bigwig all of a sudden left Sophia feeling very nervous. Besides, Judge was


    ring at her with a fierce expression. “Yes, I am.”


    Sam looked very interested. “Most of the talents in this field are abroad. It won’t be easy to start this


    venture.”


    At that moment, Judge went crazy. It kept trying to leap forward and bite Sophia. Thus, she took a step


    back and said, “I invited Ivan, a renowned designer from overseas, to join my team…”


    “I see. That’s good.” He was holding two dog leashes in his hand. One belonged to Corrado, and the


    other belonged to Judge. As Judge was going crazy trying to bite her, he was having trouble holding it


    back. It looked like it could escape his hold at any moment as he said, “I was just thinking of making a


    new cor for Corrado. Once we return to Bayside City, I will contact you and your designer.”


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    She nced at Corrado. “Isn’t it called ckie?”


    With a natural expression, he replied, “Its name has always been Corrado. It’s also written as so on its


    dog ownership certificate. We used to live overseas, so I changed its name to something simpler. Isn’t


    that right, Corrado?”


    Corrado wagged its tail as if saying, ‘This is the first time I’m learning that my name was registered as


    Corrado on my dog ownership certificate.’


    Meanwhile, Judge was acting as fierce as a wolf. Feeling very guilty, Sophia pretended to be scared.


    “That dog looks so scary. Has it been vinated against rabies? I-I’m a little scared…”


    Finally, Sam led Judge away while saying, “I’ll take my leave then. See you at dinner.”


    After that, Judge was led away, barking pitifully as it left.


    Upon closing the door, Sophia let out a deep breath in relief. She had decided, I’m never going to admit


    that it’s my dog! When I get back, I’ll just ask Stanley to im Judge back from Sam. We can just im


    that it had gotten lost and identally sneaked onto the boat with Michael. And, that’s how it arrived on


    the ind. In any case, I, Sophia Edwards, have never seen that dog before. I don’t know anything.


    She nned to cut all ties with Judge in the future. After all, she was going to start a business in the pet


    luxury goods line. If people learned that the dog she raised had a habit of eating feces, who would buy


    her luxury goods? Moreover, if the news of Judge eating feces got out it would negatively impact the


    reputation of her other pets, including Snowball, Garfield, Scorchy, and Sunset!


    At the thought of Garfield, she suddenly remembered that she had not seen Ivan nor Garfield since this


    morning. Thus, she changed her clothes and went to Ivan’s room to look for Garfield. After all, Garfield


    had been left in his care for this trip. However, nobody answered the door when she knocked, and


    nobody answered her phone calls either. She didn’t know where Ivan and the cat had gone.


    Hence, she instructed Hale, Gemma, and Maria to look for them. Even so, their search came up


    empty. The ind is not that big, and the ces where one can go are limited. Where did Ivan go? What


    about Garfield?


    Sophia had a feeling that something was greatly amiss. Standing at the door, she hammered the door


    and yelled for Ivan with all her might. She couldn’t hear Ivan’s voice from inside the room. However, she


    could hear a cat’s meow. Garfield was yowling at the top of its voice and scratching at the door with its


    ws. This is bad; something happened to Ivan!


    …


    At the same time, Sam was walking the two dogs nearby. He had not gone far—he was simply walking


    by the beach. While he was walking, he thought about the short conversation he had with Sophia just


    now. Then, he recalled what happened back then and couldn’t help chuckling. Sophia’s nervous and


    guilty expression looks exactly like her mother’s! I can’t believe Annabel gave birth to her alone. What


    shocks me more is that she did not forget about her promise from back then. Sophia… This is the first


    time I’ve ever regretted changing my name…


    Throughout their walk, Judge seemed rather indignant. It kept barking non-stop as if it were cursing at


    somebody. If it were tranted into the humannguage, it would probably be something like: “Sophia,


    you b*stard! How dare you refuse to acknowledge your family! I’m still a baby! How can you treat me like


    that?!”


    It wailed in grief and indignation—so much so that it hurt its throat. When they passed by a freshwater


    swimming pool, it stuck its head into the pool to drink. Sam waited for it to finish drinking. In the


    meantime, he took the opportunity to squat down and pat its head. “Why did you have to act so


    shamefully? If I were her, I wouldn’t admit to knowing you either!”


    Judge didn’t reply as it concentrated on drinking. On the other side of the swimming pool, severaldies


    of the Edwards Family had gathered around to talk. They seemed to be discussing something excitedly.


    Sam had no interest in what the women were talking about. However, he perked his ears up when he


    heard the name ‘Sophia Edwards’.


    “I heard Sophia was raped by her uncle when she was just a child!”


    “Her photos are all over the inte! She was raped by her uncle and her cousin. They even took


    pictures of her. Look; I saved those pictures on my phone. She ispletely naked. Moreover, she had


    not even hit puberty at the time!”


    “Her uncle raped her before she even hit puberty?! What a strange taste in women! If he really wanted a


    woman, he could have paid a few hundred dors and gotten himself a prostitute! Maybe she


    volunteered herself!”


    “Tsk. Did Taylor really marry her willingly? A woman like her… She has such a bad reputation. Taylor can


    get any woman he wants. Why did he have to choose such a filthy woman?”


    “Perhaps, her skills in bed are amazing since she was trained from a young age.”


    “Haha; that might be it… Perhaps, Taylor only acts like he loves her on the surface. He might actually


    secretly hate her. But, if he left her right now, he would be in deep trouble. After all, he has portrayed


    himself as somebody who loves his wife to death, spoiling her and pampering her every single day. If he


    divorced her, his character setting would copse. His fans won’t buy that story!”


    …


    Sam heard the entire vulgar conversation between thosedies clearly. At that moment, he felt as if his


    entire body had frozen over—his bones, blood, and soul were ravaged by icy winds. Clenching his fists,


    he trembled slightly.