Chapter 101
Even though it was not snowing that day, it was still very windy. Therefore, Sophia did not stay in the
cemetery for long. She drove away after finishing eating her beef pie.
The streets were cold and empty. Sophia''s white rental car moved slowly on the road like a turtle.
After parking the car, she received a call from Katherine.
ncing at the gloomy sky outside, Sophia retracted her hand from the door handle. “Aren''t you
supposed to be enjoying some private time with Joshua?”
Why does she keep calling me? Isn''t she afraid that Joshua might get jealous?
Katherine snorted on the other end of the phone. “Soph, don''t you know that you''re my true love? Look,
the weather is bad today. I''m worried that you might be freezing outside. Do you want toe over to
our house for a meal?”
Laughing, Sophia teased, “If I say no, would you think I''m being ungrateful?”
Katherine began to sob exaggeratedly. “Can you bear to see me so heartbroken?”
“To be honest, I can.”
However...
She continued, “You know what? I haven''t thought about what to eat for dinnerter tonight. Since
you''re offering so kindly, I''ll go to your houseter.”
Katherine decided to y along, “Okay. President Yarrow, this humble servant will have to go first so
she can prepare a delicious meal for you.”
“Go ahead.”
After hanging up, Sophia stared at the steering wheel in front of her. Forget about it. I''ll return the car
after dinner.
Rolling down the window slightly, Sophia sat inside the car in a daze. She waited until around three
o''clock in the afternoon before driving to Katherine''s ce.
Katherine and Joshua were a nostalgic couple. The house they bought was near their previous
residence. The property was located far from the city center, so it took Sophia nearly an hour to get to
their residential area.
The sky was already starting to darken by four o''clock. Sophia parked the car and paid the fees. Then,
she gathered her coat and walked toward Katherine and Joshua''s residential area.
Sophia was very familiar with this area. Memories of the past came flooding back. When her parents
had an ident many years ago, it happened on the road across their home.
When Sophia learned of the ident from the neighbors, she was in the middle of an afternoon nap.
Despite the chilling weather, she ran out wearing pajamas. One of her shoes fell off when she darted
downstairs. However, she could not feel a trace of the bitter cold upon arriving at the chaotic scene.
The only feeling she had at that moment was trepidation.
s, Sophia could not change the past. She had to face her fear alone while sitting outside the funeral
parlor. Then, she watched her parents being cremated one by one.
The nosy neighbors asionally inquired about how much she received from her parents'' insurance.
Their words wereced with envy when they found out the insurancepany hadpensated more
than a million.
Sophia relied on that money to make her forter. However, if she could turn back the clock and
choose again, she would rather not have the ident and the subsequentpensation. That way,
she would not end up without a family in the future.
The streets were rtively quiet during the New Year. The security guard in the residential area was
not as strict as usual. Just when Sophia was about to ask for the registration form, the guard merely
waved his hand and let her enter the premise.
“Hi, beautiful! Which family are you from? Why haven''t I seen you around before?”
Seeing such a stunning young woman, the security guard could not help wondering which family
Sophia came from.
Sophia smiled and answered, “I don''t live here. I''m here for my friends. They live in the eleventh unit of
Building C.”
“Oh, that young couple! They''re good-looking people too, just like the celebrities on TV. My daughter
was right. Birds of a feather do flock together. Happy New Year, miss! Here''s a mary gift for you
even though it''s not much.”
Sophia froze for a moment. Since the death of her parents, she had not received any mary gifts
from elders for nearly ten years.
Unsurprisingly, she was stunned when a security guard she had never met before gave her a gift.
Feeling touched, Sophia epted the mary gift. Then, she took out a VIP keycard for Skye Hotel
from her bag. “Happy New Year, kind sir! I won this from thepany''s lucky draw. They gave me
several of these keycards. You should take this and invite your friends to Skye Hotel.”
“Miss, I can''t ept such a gift! It''s too much. You should keep it for yourself. You can give it to your
friends. Ask them toe over and enjoy the beautiful scenery in Coldbridge!” the guard suggested.
The corners of Sophia''s lips curved into a faint smile. She directly ced the keycard on the chair in
front of the security guard. “Don''t worry, sir. I have lots of them. I don''t want it to go to waste.”
“Ah, I-”
Without saying anything further, Sophia put the mary gift into her bag and walked inside the
residential area.
Building C was located on the southern side of the residential area. Hence, she had to walk for a while.
It was windy in the evening. Sophia pulled up her scarf to shelter herself from the frigid wind. As she
turned around a corner, an old woman suddenly called out, “Is that you, Sophia?”
The woman in front of her was no stranger. Sophia''s family had been neighbors with her for eighteen
years. Despite not seeing each other for nearly ten years, Sophia recognized her at once.
Sophia paused in her tracks and greeted, “Happy New Year, Margaret.”
“Happy New Year to you too! I haven''t seen you for almost ten years, right? Gosh, you still look so
good after all these years. Do you live here too?” Margaret probed.
Shaking her head, Sophia rified, “No. My friends live here.”
“Oh, I see. By the way, you''re twenty-six years old, right? Are you married? Do you have kids?”
Margaret was relentless with her questions.
The neighbors were not bad. Nheless, they shared amon w of having a nosy personality.
Sophia had no intention to reminisce about the old days at that moment. “I''ve got to go, Margaret. My
friends are waiting for me. See you soon!”
“Hey! At least give me your contact. It doesn''t matter if you''re not married. My eldest nephew just
graduated with a doctorate this year. I can introduce you to him!” Margaret eximed.
Nevertheless, Sophia turned a deaf ear to the offer. Soon, she disappeared from Margaret''s sight.
Margaret scoffed with disdain. “What''s the big deal? You''re still single at the age of twenty-six! What a
wild girl with no parents to guide her and teach her well,” she fumed.
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“Hello.”
Margaret only came down to take out the garbage. She did not expect to run into the daughter of her
old neighbors, let alone meet a strange man.
If the man in front of her was not so handsome, Margaret might have suspected him to be a thief.
“Oh. Hi there. You are?” she asked.
“I''m Sophia''s... husband.”
Alexander paused for a moment. Among the four options of ex-husband, suitor, boyfriend, and
husband, he decisively went with the final option.
“Oh, my gosh! It turns out that Sophia is married!”
Thinking of what she had spat out earlier, Margaret smiled awkwardly. “I didn''t mean anything just now.
me it on my potty mouth.”
Nodding, Alexander took out all the cash from his wallet. “I''m not here to argue with you. I just want to
learn more about Sophia''s past from you.”
Charles had investigated Sophia in the past. Nheless, he could not dig up anything useful, as
though someone was helping Sophia to cover up her past. Alexander only knew that her parents died
in a car ident when she was a freshman. He did not know anything other than that.
However, Alexander had seen Sophia''s expression when she received the gift from the security guard
earlier. He was overwhelmed by an indescribable feeling.
He felt bad for Sophia.
Margaret''s eyes gleamed for a moment when she saw the stack of money in Alexander''s hand. “It''s
nothing. I can tell you anything you want to know! I''ve been neighbors with Sophia''s family for more
than ten years. I know everything about them!” she boasted.
“Okay. I don''t need you to tell me everything. Just tell me about her parents'' ident,” Alexander
responded patiently.
It was an easy request for Margaret. “Sir, you''re asking the right person! That day, I happened to be...”
Even though it was not snowing that day, it was still very windy. Therefore, Sophia did not stay in the
cemetery for long. She drove away after finishing eating her beef pie.
The streets were cold and empty. Sophia''s white rental car moved slowly on the road like a turtle.
After parking the car, she received a call from Katherine.
ncing at the gloomy sky outside, Sophia retracted her hand from the door handle. “Aren''t you
supposed to be enjoying some private time with Joshua?”
Why does she keep calling me? Isn''t she afraid that Joshua might get jealous?
Katherine snorted on the other end of the phone. “Soph, don''t you know that you''re my true love? Look,
the weather is bad today. I''m worried that you might be freezing outside. Do you want toe over to
our house for a meal?”
Laughing, Sophia teased, “If I say no, would you think I''m being ungrateful?”
Katherine began to sob exaggeratedly. “Can you bear to see me so heartbroken?”
“To be honest, I can.”
However...
She continued, “You know what? I haven''t thought about what to eat for dinnerter tonight. Since
you''re offering so kindly, I''ll go to your houseter.”
Katherine decided to y along, “Okay. President Yarrow, this humble servant will have to go first so
she can prepare a delicious meal for you.”
“Go ahead.”
After hanging up, Sophia stared at the steering wheel in front of her. Forget about it. I''ll return the car
after dinner.
Rolling down the window slightly, Sophia sat inside the car in a daze. She waited until around three
o''clock in the afternoon before driving to Katherine''s ce.
Katherine and Joshua were a nostalgic couple. The house they bought was near their previous
residence. The property was located far from the city center, so it took Sophia nearly an hour to get to
their residential area.
The sky was already starting to darken by four o''clock. Sophia parked the car and paid the fees. Then,
she gathered her coat and walked toward Katherine and Joshua''s residential area.
Sophia was very familiar with this area. Memories of the past came flooding back. When her parents
had an ident many years ago, it happened on the road across their home.
When Sophia learned of the ident from the neighbors, she was in the middle of an afternoon nap.
Despite the chilling weather, she ran out wearing pajamas. One of her shoes fell off when she darted
downstairs. However, she could not feel a trace of the bitter cold upon arriving at the chaotic scene.
The only feeling she had at that moment was trepidation.
s, Sophia could not change the past. She had to face her fear alone while sitting outside the funeral
parlor. Then, she watched her parents being cremated one by one.
The nosy neighbors asionally inquired about how much she received from her parents'' insurance.
Their words wereced with envy when they found out the insurancepany hadpensated more
than a million.
Sophia relied on that money to make her forter. However, if she could turn back the clock and
choose again, she would rather not have the ident and the subsequentpensation. That way,
she would not end up without a family in the future.
The streets were rtively quiet during the New Year. The security guard in the residential area was
not as strict as usual. Just when Sophia was about to ask for the registration form, the guard merely
waved his hand and let her enter the premise.
“Hi, beautiful! Which family are you from? Why haven''t I seen you around before?”
Seeing such a stunning young woman, the security guard could not help wondering which family
Sophia came from.
Sophia smiled and answered, “I don''t live here. I''m here for my friends. They live in the eleventh unit of
Building C.”
“Oh, that young couple! They''re good-looking people too, just like the celebrities on TV. My daughter
was right. Birds of a feather do flock together. Happy New Year, miss! Here''s a mary gift for you
even though it''s not much.”
Sophia froze for a moment. Since the death of her parents, she had not received any mary gifts
from elders for nearly ten years.
Unsurprisingly, she was stunned when a security guard she had never met before gave her a gift.
Feeling touched, Sophia epted the mary gift. Then, she took out a VIP keycard for Skye Hotel
from her bag. “Happy New Year, kind sir! I won this from thepany''s lucky draw. They gave me
several of these keycards. You should take this and invite your friends to Skye Hotel.”
“Miss, I can''t ept such a gift! It''s too much. You should keep it for yourself. You can give it to your
friends. Ask them toe over and enjoy the beautiful scenery in Coldbridge!” the guard suggested.
The corners of Sophia''s lips curved into a faint smile. She directly ced the keycard on the chair in
front of the security guard. “Don''t worry, sir. I have lots of them. I don''t want it to go to waste.”
“Ah, I-”
Without saying anything further, Sophia put the mary gift into her bag and walked inside the
residential area.
Building C was located on the southern side of the residential area. Hence, she had to walk for a while.
It was windy in the evening. Sophia pulled up her scarf to shelter herself from the frigid wind. As she
turned around a corner, an old woman suddenly called out, “Is that you, Sophia?”
The woman in front of her was no stranger. Sophia''s family had been neighbors with her for eighteen
years. Despite not seeing each other for nearly ten years, Sophia recognized her at once.
Sophia paused in her tracks and greeted, “Happy New Year, Margaret.”
“Happy New Year to you too! I haven''t seen you for almost ten years, right? Gosh, you still look so
good after all these years. Do you live here too?” Margaret probed.
Shaking her head, Sophia rified, “No. My friends live here.”
“Oh, I see. By the way, you''re twenty-six years old, right? Are you married? Do you have kids?”
Margaret was relentless with her questions.
The neighbors were not bad. Nheless, they shared amon w of having a nosy personality.
Sophia had no intention to reminisce about the old days at that moment. “I''ve got to go, Margaret. My
friends are waiting for me. See you soon!”
“Hey! At least give me your contact. It doesn''t matter if you''re not married. My eldest nephew just
graduated with a doctorate this year. I can introduce you to him!” Margaret eximed.
Nevertheless, Sophia turned a deaf ear to the offer. Soon, she disappeared from Margaret''s sight.
Margaret scoffed with disdain. “What''s the big deal? You''re still single at the age of twenty-six! What a
wild girl with no parents to guide her and teach her well,” she fumed.
“Hello.”
Margaret only came down to take out the garbage. She did not expect to run into the daughter of her
old neighbors, let alone meet a strange man.
If the man in front of her was not so handsome, Margaret might have suspected him to be a thief.
“Oh. Hi there. You are?” she asked.
“I''m Sophia''s... husband.”
Alexander paused for a moment. Among the four options of ex-husband, suitor, boyfriend, and
husband, he decisively went with the final option.
“Oh, my gosh! It turns out that Sophia is married!”
Thinking of what she had spat out earlier, Margaret smiled awkwardly. “I didn''t mean anything just now.
me it on my potty mouth.”
Nodding, Alexander took out all the cash from his wallet. “I''m not here to argue with you. I just want to
learn more about Sophia''s past from you.”
Charles had investigated Sophia in the past. Nheless, he could not dig up anything useful, as
though someone was helping Sophia to cover up her past. Alexander only knew that her parents died
in a car ident when she was a freshman. He did not know anything other than that.
However, Alexander had seen Sophia''s expression when she received the gift from the security guard
earlier. He was overwhelmed by an indescribable feeling.
He felt bad for Sophia.
Margaret''s eyes gleamed for a moment when she saw the stack of money in Alexander''s hand. “It''s
nothing. I can tell you anything you want to know! I''ve been neighbors with Sophia''s family for more
than ten years. I know everything about them!” she boasted.
“Okay. I don''t need you to tell me everything. Just tell me about her parents'' ident,” Alexander
responded patiently.
It was an easy request for Margaret. “Sir, you''re asking the right person! That day, I happened to be...”