Chapter 1132


    It turned out that her name was Lara Brooks, and that was her original appearance. However, sheter


    underwent stic surgery to make herself look like Annabel Johnson. Then, she returned to Cethos to


    drive a wedge between Cooper and Michael. After her stic surgery, she looked very simr to how the


    real Annabel had looked when she was younger—just with some extra wrinkles on her face.


    On the other hand, the real Annabel Johnson waspletely different in both appearance and


    temperament nowadays.


    Lara was probably both Callum and Cade’s surrogate mother. Unfortunately, the children she missed so


    much didn’t even know who she was. She suffered through ten months of pregnancy to give birth to


    them. Even if she knew that they were not blood-rted to her, they were still her flesh and blood! How


    could she not care for them? Their biological mother didn’t care for them, but this surrogate mother of


    theirs loved them from the bottom of her heart! I wonder what kind of feeling that is… Sigh… Sophia


    sighed before walking away.


    s, Cooper took the contract, which was written by Sam himself back then, to coerce Sam into giving


    1% of the shares to Sophia. Although Sam was miserable, he didn’t dare to object. After all, he wrote the


    contract himself. I can’t believe Cooper still remembers that contract after so many years!


    After the meal at Crimson House, everybody went their separate ways. Meanwhile, Sophia headed to


    Pourl. Both Sophia and Sarah had been busy settling Pourl’s affairs recently. Sophia had torn up the


    contract with the Yard Family, so the Ronney Group was withdrawing their investment, as well as the


    rights to use their trademarks. As a result,wyers came and went every single day with various


    documents for her to sign—so much so that her hand hurt.


    After breaking off with the Yard Family, Sophia’s path toward moving out of the niche business of


    producing pet luxury goods to producing luxury goods for the general public had been cut off again. In


    the first ce, the market for pet luxury goods was very small. Therefore, producing luxury goods for the


    use of people rather than pets was definitely more profitable. Damn it! Since the Ronney Group has


    withdrawn, I might as well do it on my own!


    Before the Ronney Group, apany specializing in crocodile skin luxury goods, could fully prate


    the Cethosian market, she had to recruit her personnel and establish her business. Fortunately for her,


    she was notcking in her design team. Her chief designer, Ivan, mainly designed luxury goods for


    human use. Designing pet luxury goods was just his side business and hobby. Over the years, he had


    built up his own design team, as well as a strong marketing team, and created a reputation for himself in


    the international market. The time was right for her to start her business!


    Hence, Sophia was extremely busy during this period. She worked untilte at night every day before


    returning home. By the time she reached home, Carmen was already asleep, and when she left home for


    work in the morning, Carmen was still sleeping. This went on for several days, and both mother and


    daughter didn’t see each other at all.


    No more than two days after visiting the giant panda, Sophia suddenly received a phone call from


    Sandra. Nowadays, Sandra no longer dared to act presumptuously in front of Sophia. Every time she


    did, it would backfire. Therefore, she only dared to show off over the phone.


    Sophia quickly answered the call; she couldn’t wait to hear what stupid things Sandra had been up to


    recently. As soon as the call connected, Sandra’s triumphant voice sounded through the phone.


    “Hahaha; Sophia! I heard that your contract with the Yard Family has been one-sidedly terminated by the


    Yard Family! You were kicked to the curb! I’m sure you must be very disappointed right now!”


    One-sidedly terminated? That f*cking Callum imed that it was one-sidedly terminated to maintain his


    pride?! I was the one to dissolve the contract after I yed him like a fiddle! Thus, Sophia coldly snorted.


    “Get to the point.”


    Then, she perked up her ears and listened to what Sandra said next. “You must be wondering how I


    know about this… Haha; it’s because I’ve just signed a contract with the young master of the Yard


    Family, Callum Yard! The Ronney Group is joining hands with me! King will be entering the international


    pet luxury goods market! Moreover, the Yard Family has formed an in-depth strategic partnership with


    the Mitchell Family! They are injecting a lot of capital into our businesses! The projects that are currently


    being managed by Glory Entertainment have also received an additional investment from the Yard


    Family! Hah! You must be shocked! You let such a great opportunity slip out of your grasp, and now it


    has greatly benefited me instead!”


    After hearing that, Sophia said in surprise, “Callum is working with you? Are you sure? Did you dream it


    up?”


    Sophia’s astonishment and envy were just what Sandra had been waiting for. She even believed that


    Sophia was utterly frustrated by now. “The Yard Family ns to enter the Cethosian market. Naturally,


    they needed to find a spokesperson with a positive attitude who is well-received by the public. Obviously,


    that’s not you. I’m the only one that fits all their criteria! You probably never expected that, right?! Hahaha


    —” The way Sandraughed was extremely exaggerated. It was easy to see that she was overjoyed.


    After all, she was about to ride on the coattails of the Yard Family; what was there to be sad about?


    After that, Sophia hung up the phone decisively. Callum is investing in Sandra? The Yard Family is


    joining hands with the Mitchell Family? What sort of international joke is this supposed to be?! Could it be


    that Callum doesn’t know that I’ve beaten Sandra several times before? Don’t tell me… Callum couldn’t


    get over the fact that I yed him? Is that why he deliberately invested in Sandra? Because he knew that


    the two of us held grudges against each other? But, investing in a project costs hundreds of millions! Did


    he really do it on a whim? That can’t be it… The Yard Family isn’t that rich!


    Or perhaps, Callum was fooled by Sandra. Sandra might not have been good at anything else, but she


    was definitely good at fooling others. Furthermore, she was still a world champion and naturally had the


    air of a celebrity. It was possible that she hadpletely fooled Callum. Yeah; that must be it… It looksCcontent ? exclusive by N?/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.


    like Sandra is going to be my business rival. Oh, well; what can she do? I’ve already brought King down


    once. Even if she has Callum on her side, I’ll just need to deal with them both. If onees, I’ll defeat


    one. If twoe, I’ll just deal with both!


    Still, Sophia couldn’t help feeling that something was weird about this matter. Sandra must be joking,


    right?! Even if Sandra could fool Callum, Cade and Anna were not that easily fooled. The mess she was


    involved in was not yet resolved. With the amount of dark history she had behind her, the Yard Family


    would definitely have investigated her.


    To her surprise, the newspaper and the TV started reporting about it within two days. Pictures of Sandra


    and Callum shaking hands as they reached an agreement were everywhere. They really are going to


    work with each other! I can’t believe how petty the Yard Family is! They’re still mad about what


    happened!


    No, the source of this entire fiasco is Cooper. The Yard Family considered themselves royalty and Anne


    Osborne was their princess, who was in search of a husband. In ancient times, the prospective


    husband’s entire family would be ughtered if he spurned the princess’ marriage proposal. Since they


    couldn’t marry Cooper into the family, they probably regarded it as a blow to their pride. Hence, they


    were trying to get back at Sophia, who hindered their objectives from the


    inside. Bah! Motherf*cking outdated royalty!


    This is so annoying! I’m going to designate them as the test centers for mid-term exams, high school


    entrance exams, university entrance exams, university final exams, and annual mandatory exams! The


    reason behind Sophia’s way of thinking was that the Yard Family’s sudden cooperation with the Mitchell


    Family was far too strange. She couldn’te up with a reason for their actions. Not only did the Yard


    Family providerge amounts of funds to form a strong business rtionship with the Mitchell Family, but


    they also invested in Glory Entertainment and Sandra’s business, King. Furthermore, they were fully


    cooperating with the Mitchell Family in all aspects. Aside from doing it out of hatred, she could think of no


    other reason for their behavior.


    Apart from that, Sophia finally found the Yard Family’s residence. It was very close to Sophia’s home; it


    was just across the road. One day, Sophia was out for a post-dinner walk when she ran into Callum and


    Cade.


    “Hey, Sophia! Are you out walking your pig?”