Chapter 704


    Sophia walked away before Michael could reply. She was afraid that she might hear an answer that


    would disappoint her.


    When Celine heard the news, she came back too. Sheforted Sophia by saying, “It has nothing to do


    with her losing her memories! Back then, Irene believed that Mikey had no future because he refused to


    join the army and left to pursue a career in the film industry! Moreover, that little brat, Nate, was a burden


    she wasn’t willing to bear. Since she couldn’t find an excuse for their breakup, she pretended to have


    amnesia. Mikey knows that. Don’t worry; he only has eyes for you.”


    …


    Sophia smiled weakly. The stitches on the wound in her mouth had not been taken out yet. Of course, I


    know that. But, Irene wants to return to Michael’s side now. If Michael is swayed by her…


    Then, Celine tried tofort her from a different perspective. “It’s okay. If you separate, then so be it.


    Look at me; if not for my children, I would have happily chosen to get a divorce a long time ago. Look


    at how lucky you are! You have a stable career and no children. Even if you divorce, you’ll still be


    attractive. Besides, I can introduce you to more handsome men… I believe Sam is a good choice. He’s


    rich and handsome. More importantly, I believe he’s interested in you. If you don’t like older men, I’m


    sure Linus is a great choice too. He’s good-looking, wealthy, gentle, and young! In the worst case, that


    silly boy, Stanley, isn’t too bad either. He has potential. Come on; it’s not worth it getting heartbroken


    over a man! Men are all pigs!”


    Justin and Nathan, who were close by, had the same cold and indifferent look on their faces as they


    coolly watched the two women chatting.


    Haha…


    During that time, Michael stayed in Bayside City to keep Sophiapany. He did not go anywhere else.


    Sophia rested at home for two days before going back to work—even before the stitches in her wound


    were taken out. She was rushing to set a good performance record for the year in preparation for New


    Year’s.


    When she arrived at thepany, she noticed that everybody was secretly talking about her behind her


    back. She knew what they were talking about but couldn’t be bothered to do anything about it.


    As soon as she arrived, Sarah ran up to her. “Sofie, you’re here! Quickly; look at the news!”


    Sophia knew that the entertainment news had been buzzing recently, but she was toozy to look at it.


    Even so, Sarah pushed her phone in front of Sophia’s face. “Sofie, look! Look! The media has gone


    overboard with this! You should file aint!”


    Photos of Sophia’s swollen and makeup-free face had been published in entertainment magazines. In


    the photo, her brows were slightly furrowed. It was a full-frontal photo taken in high definition and was


    unedited. She had just finished her operation, and her condition had been poor at the time. However, that


    photo had been secretly taken and spread all over the entertainment news. Not only were her bare-faced


    photos circted on the inte, but they also had ridiculous captions attached to them such as ‘Sophia


    Edwards Panicking At the Scene of Irene Weber’s ident’ or ‘Sophia Edwards Suspected of


    Deliberately Causing Harm; Arrested by the Police for Investigation’.


    Sophia knew the media would report the incident indiscriminately. Besides, she just couldn’t bring herself


    to care anymore. On the other hand, Sarah cursed at the reporters while reading the news. Then, she


    refreshed the page and discovered that all the news was gone; even Sophia’s swollen, bare-faced


    photos were gone. Everything had probably been deleted.


    Even so, theizens seemed convinced that Sophia had pushed Irene down the stairs. In a short while,


    all of Sophia’s public social ounts were overwhelmed by thousands of people. These people included


    Michael’s disappointed fans, Irene’s furious fans, as well as her own fans. These groups of people


    gathered together, and the atmosphere online was very lively.


    Knowing that Sophia was not in a good mood today, Stanley let her off early. Thus, she packed up and


    went home in the afternoon.


    When she returned home, Michael was not at home. So, she had a simple lunch before taking an


    afternoon nap. Unexpectedly, she picked up her phone to check the time after waking up from her nap


    and saw a pop-up notification on her phone stating, ‘Secret Meeting Between Taylor Murray and Irene


    Weber Revealed—Old mes Rekindled!’


    Curious, she clicked into the news and saw a high-definition photo that was secretly taken. Inside the


    photo, Michael and Irene were sitting in a café and seemed to be having a happy conversation… The


    comments attached to the news article were full of blessings such as ‘Get together!’, ‘What a matching


    couple!’, and ‘Divorce Sophia!’.


    Within the span of a few days, the media had hyped up the history of love between Michael and Irene.


    The media reported that they were childhood sweethearts that were very much in love. The media also


    reportedly imed that they had gotten back together after missing each other for eight years. Even if


    they were secretly photographed on a date together, nobody had any issues with it, and their fans were


    encouraging them to get back together.


    It was as if the entire world was blessing their rtionship and wishing for them to get back together.


    Meanwhile, Sophia became the third party in the rtionship. She was painted as a vicious and cruel-


    hearted mistress—the greatest mistake in Michael’s life. Everybody else believed that Michael did not


    love her, and she was the biggest obstacle in the romantic love story of the star-crossed lovers.


    In just a few days, fan-fiction of this tragic love story was already appearing all over the inte. As


    expected, they all featured Sophia as the mistress in the rtionship. Therefore, the fans were very


    happy to see the photo of Michael and Irene on a date!


    Haha…


    Sophia felt as if she couldn’t breathe. Thus, she hurriedly turned off the news. Getting out of bed, she


    washed her face and prepared to read a book. To her surprise, she had barely started reading when


    Maria said, “Madam, the 9th Old Master is here.”


    Going downstairs, Sophia saw that Sam was already seated in the living room. Corrado, who was


    dressed in a neon pink outfit, sat next to him. It was wagging its tail and begging for pets. Meanwhile,


    Judge, who refused to wear any outfits, was also sprawled next to it.


    “Hello, Master Sam.” Sophia greeted Sam as she came down the spiral staircase.


    Sam was dressed in ck formal wear today. It seemed like he came over directly after a meeting,


    bringing with him an air of elegance that seemed to surround professional elites. Moreover, he looked


    like he was a little tired from traveling. Looking at the pale-faced girl in front of him, he felt his heart ache


    for her. Even so, he smiled at her warmly. “I just returned after a meeting overseas. I need to leave again


    in two days, so I thought I’d drop by to visit Corrado.”


    Then, the two of them sat on the sofa to chat. Unfortunately, she was not in a good mood today, and their


    conversation died out after a while.


    Sighing, hefortingly said, “Men have a hard time forgetting their first love. If it really came down to it,


    don’t hesitate. It’s better to nip it in the bud than to allow it to fester for a long time.”


    Those words of his came from the heart, and he was equally empathetic toward the situation. More than


    20 years had gone by, but he was still unable to forget Annabel. Perhaps, it was because he was the


    cause of her untimely death. In any case, she upied arge portion of his heart—she was very


    important to him.


    Sophia felt her heart sinking into despair. She knew that she would need to face this issue as long as


    Irene existed, sooner orter. Thus, she forced a smile and said, “Thank you, Master Sam. Things are


    not so bad yet, and I will never leave him.”


    He no longer wanted to continue with this topic. Therefore, he changed the subject and said, “Alright,


    everything will pass eventually. If something upsettinges up, call me. I’m good atforting people.”


    Sam brought many gifts with him. There were fresh flowers, gifts, jewelry, as well as nutritious, semi-solid


    takeaway meals from the Crimson House. The many gifts were piled up all over the ce.


    While they were talking, the security guard by the gate called to inform them that there were guests


    outside by the gate. ncing at the surveince camera by the gate, Sophia saw many people standing


    there. Stanley, Sean, Derek, and Sarah had rushed over after work; Joel and ude were standing by


    the side, dressed in casual clothes. A short whileter, a car drove up—Linus verified his identity at the


    gate and was allowed inside immediately since he was one of the residents at The Imperial…


    After getting off work, Stanley had specially gotten dressed up beforeing over. He was holding a


    bouquet of fresh flowers in his hand. Joel and ude were also simrly dressed up with bouquets in


    their hands. The three of them exchanged looks of bewilderment.


    Stanley said, “Haha; what a coincidence.”


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    Joelughed awkwardly.


    ude replied, “Yeah, what a coincidence.”