Chapter 81


    Alexander spotted Sophia right after he entered the cruise ship''s lounge. It was inevitable, as thetter


    was one of the hosts.


    All the guests, including many celebrities, had dressed up for the party. Even so, Sophia looked


    ravishing amid the crowd.


    Wearing an icy blue gown, she was so pretty as if a cold beauty walking out of the snow.


    On the contrary, Sophia merely swept her nce across Alexander. Well, once the invitations are sent,


    we can never guess whose hands they''ll end up in.


    There was not much change in her expression even though she was surprised to see Alexander.


    “Why is he here?”


    Katherine pursed her lips, staring at Alexander with an annoyed look.


    Sophia raised her eyebrows. “He''s your guest.”


    Katherine scoffed, “I didn''t invite him! Anyway, can Megan get any bolder?”


    Sophia chuckled. “Who knows?”


    In the middle of their chat, a director came over to greet Sophia. Thetter then raised her ss of


    wine out of courtesy. Her expression was neither weing nor distant.


    Katherine escorted the director to somewhere else wisely. Meanwhile, Sophia reced her ss of


    wine with grape juice.


    Just when Sophia turned around, she heard Megan calling out to her. “Ms. Yarrow.”


    Sophia took a nce at Megan and greeted her nonchntly, “Ms. Queen.”


    Thetter gritted her teeth. “I''d like to apologize to you for what happened previously.”


    Sophia raised her brows. “What happened previously?”


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    Despite knowing what exactly had happened, she decided to y dumb.


    Megan''s face darkened. Just when she was about to have an outburst, she recalled Harold''s reminder


    and gritted her teeth. “I''ve identally pushed you at my home back then.”


    “identally?”


    Sophia''s eyebrows arched as she looked at Megan with an amused look. “You sure know how to make


    a joke, Ms. Queen.”


    “Sophia Yarrow! You-”


    Megan''s face flushed red in anger. Gritting her teeth, she lifted her hand and pointed at Sophia.


    Attracted by her loud voice, the guests around them subconsciously shifted their attention to the two.


    Sophia merely stood there and stared at Megan.


    Upon receiving her intense gaze, Megan began to cower.


    She did not forget that she was in Sophia''s territory.


    “Anyway, it was my fault for what happenedst time. I''d like to express my apology.”


    Sophia took a sip of her grape juice. “So, are you here tonight to apologize to me?”


    Megan did not want to admit that she came to the party to apologize.


    Never had she thought that the vase in their house was a fake. Aside from her, Harold also refused to


    believe in Sophia''s im. Hence, he sent the vase to another appraisalpany. Yet, the result turned


    out to be the same.


    They were baffled upon knowing that the vase they had spent more than three million to buy ended up


    bing a fake.


    Megan would have suspected Sophia swapped the vase in secret if she and Samuel were not at the


    scene that night. Furthermore, there were surveince cameras installed at her house.


    However, she could not do so because she was the one watching over Sophia that night. Besides, the


    surveince footage showed no peculiarity. It turned out that Sophia had not swapped the vase at her


    house with a fake, and the vase was a fake in the first ce.


    In fact, the vase''s authenticity did not matter much to the Queens. They could not care less about


    having spent three million on a fake.


    What bothered Megan the most was her recklessness in starting a bet with Sophia. She could never


    forget how confident she was when she made her bet, let alone thetter.


    Even though the appraisal results hade out, Megan was unwilling to live-stream her apology.


    She could not afford to embarrass herself, nor did she want to.


    Having no intention of humiliating herself, she had no choice but to apologize to Sophia privately.


    After all, embarrassing herself in front of one person was better than doing so in front of hundreds of


    thousands of people.


    Megan clutched her gown. “You''re right. I''m here tonight to apologize. I''m sorry!”


    Upon hearing that, Sophia chuckled, her eyes sweeping across Megan''s. “The way you apologize is


    quite special, Ms. Queen.”


    “Don''t you-”


    Overwhelmed with anger, Megan wanted to scold Sophia for being arrogant. However, due to her fear


    of thetter, she dared not spit the cursing words as though they were stuck in her throat. In the end,


    she could only swallow her rage.


    “It''s all my fault. Please forgive me, Ms. Yarrow.”


    Sophia tapped on the ss in her hand. “It''s your decision to apologize, but it''s up to me whether I


    want to forgive you.”


    She paused for a while and continued, “Besides, aside from this matter, there''s something else to


    resolve between us.”


    Aware of what Sophia was talking about, Megan froze, her face turning pale. “I heard that Mr. Queen


    has asked twopanies to appraise the authenticity of the vase. The results must havee out


    now. Regarding our bet-”


    Megan subconsciously denied it. “No! The results aren''t out yet! I firmly believe that my vase is one


    hundred percent genuine. I''ve given a thought to our bet after that day. Our bet doesn''t seem to be fair


    to you. I feel bad for bullying you, so I''ve decided to cancel that bet! I''ll delete the video, so you should


    do so too.”


    As though worrying that Sophia would not trust her, she took out her phone and deleted the video right


    in front of the former. “See. I''ve deleted it. You should do so too.”


    Megan had always regarded the video as a time bomb. She would have deleted it long ago if she did


    not have to use it to negotiate with Sophia.


    Staring at her, Sophia raised her eyebrows. “I''m a very serious person, Ms. Queen. I take every word


    you said and everything you did seriously. A bet is a bet. The bet is valid since both of us have


    evidence. We can''t cancel the bet just because you regret it.”


    She smiled and added, “Plus, I was the one who suggested the bet. Hence, you bullying me makes no


    sense. I''ll admit my defeat if I lose the bet. Or perhaps, you''re feeling guilty, Ms. Queen?”


    Right after she finished her words, her lips curled into a smirk. Enthusiasm filled her gorgeous eyes.


    However, her stare was sharp, as though she could see through the people around her.


    Megan lowered her head out of guilt. “No way! Why would I feel guilty?”


    “If that''s the case, please inform me when the appraisal results are out, Ms. Queen. However, I think


    the results should have been out by now. As far as I remember, appraisal technology is advanced and


    speedy nowadays. We can obtain the results in a few hours.”


    A smile appeared on Sophia''s face as she continued, “I don''t mean anything else, and I hope you won''t


    misunderstand me, Ms. Queen. What I''m trying to imply is you don''t have to hide the appraisal results


    from me. I have acquaintances working at those appraisalpanies.”


    Frightened, Megan quivered. “W-What nonsense are you talking about?”


    “You know best whether I''m talking nonsense, Ms. Queen.”


    Sophia nced at Stephen walking over behind Megan. “Your godbrother is here. Why don''t you guys


    have a nice chat? I''ll excuse myself then. If you don''t fulfill your promise in our bet within three days, I


    can assure you that I''ll make the video trending for one whole day.”


    With that said, she smirked, turned around, and walked toward Mason and the others before Stephen


    came over.