Chapter 106
Javier''s daughter wanted to stop Sophia, but a single re from Javier was enough to stop her.
It had only been half an hour since Sophia arrived. In that time, she had managed to turn the Whitton
residence upside down.
Javier watched her go down the stairs with his eyes narrowed.
I guess she''s not as soft as she seems.
Outside the mansion, the sound of a car engine revving could be heard. Sophia and Alexander were
taking off.
Javier turned to look back at his study. He clenched his jaw. There was nothing he could do except
ept the reality of the situation.
Besides the fact that Sophia had Alexander backing her up, the evidence held by Sophia alone was
enough to doom not only Javier himself but the entire Whitton family if she decided to hand it over to
the police.
Javier was already fifty-eight years old this year, turning sixty in two years. He wasn''t young anymore,
and he had six children. Even if he didn''t care about himself, he had to consider his children.
The older one got, the less brave one became. One would start to fear death.
Javier''s three daughters came running over from the balcony. “Dad! Who is that woman? Is she crazy?
Why won''t you let me call the police?”
Javier looked over at his children and their spouses. “All of you must never speak a word of what
happened here tonight. If I catch wind of any rumors spreading, I will not forgive any of you!”
“Dad, who is that woman?”
“None of you are allowed to do anything to Sophia. Nobody is allowed toy a hand on her or even
think about harming her. Do you guys hear me?”
No one responded. Clearly, none of them were willing to ept this defeat.
All this while, the Whitton family had done as they pleased outside. Now that someone had wrecked
their home, how could they take it?
Regardless, Javier did not care. He kicked Luke hard. “This is all your fault! How dare you have
inappropriate thoughts. I will not repeat myself. If any one of you refuses to listen, don''te crying
back to meter!”
With that, Javier took one more look at the study behind him. The door was wide open, revealing the
mess inside.
Sophia had done a very meticulous job with her destruction. She only chose to break all the expensive
items while leaving all the cheaper items untouched.
That night, she had destroyed at least several millions worth of property.
Javier felt his heart ache. Clutching his chest, he walked back to his room.
He thought that she would be a pushover. It turned out that she was theplete opposite.
He had offended someone he shouldn''t have. The painful consequences of his actions were his own to
bear.
By the time Sophia and Alexander left the Whitton residence, it was already close to one o''clock at
night. The originally already quite deserted road was even quieter than before.
After having left the Whitton residence, Sophia was feeling a lot calmer.
She nced sideways at Alexander, who was in the driver''s seat. “Why didn''t you stop me?”
Hearing her words, he looked over at her. “Why should I have stopped you?”
Sophia raised an eyebrow. She didn''t know what to say.
Cocking her head sideways, she stared at the scenery passing by outside the window. It seemed
familiar yet foreign at the same time.
After twenty minutes, the car pulled to a stop below Sophia''s apartment.
Sophia opened her eyes in a daze. She released her seatbelt and said half-heartedly, “Thanks.”
It was already half past one in the morning now. It had been a long time since Sophia went to bed this
late. She couldn''t help but yawn.
After stopping, she realized that Alexander was staring at her. She retracted the hand that she had
used to cover her mouth while yawning. Using her pointer finger, she dabbed at the tears wetting the
corners of her eyes. “Alexander, I think I''d prefer if we remained as strangers.”
There had been too much expectation in those three years. After she finally left him, he was now willing
to turn back. However, she had no intention of returning to the past.
Alexander continued to stare at her for a while. Then, he reached over to the glovepartment and
pulled out a box. “Happy New Year, Sophia.”
He wasn''t the first person to wish her, and he was three dayste, but he still wanted to wish her.
Sophia did not ept the box, though she did reply, “Happy New Year to you too.”
Even though they were strangers, he had wished her, so she replied out of courtesy.
After that, Sophia opened the car door and got down.
Alexander followed suit. He held the box up toward her. “It''s nothing extravagant. Even as strangers,
I''m sure I can give you this much, right?”
Sophia lowered her head to look at the box. With a slight smile, she said, “You can, but I have the right
to reject it.”
With that, she used her ess card to unlock the front entrance and waltzed in with her boots.
Alexander stood outside the entrance. He didn''t chase after her. Instead, he just watched her.
Before entering the elevator, Sophia turned to look at the entrance.
Alexander was still standing there. With the dim street light illuminating his face, his typically cold, dark
eyes were looking as deep as the ocean.
Sophia was momentarily stunned. As the elevator doors before her slowly opened, she retracted her
gaze and stepped in.
Her heart seemed to be wavering a little.
After watching Sophia enter the elevator, Alexander looked back down at the box in his hand.
He hadn''t lied to her. The gift wasn''t anything extravagant. However, it was his first time giving
someone a handmade gift. It hurt to have it rejected.
Still, he didn''t want to be too greedy. That night, he had witnessed a cool and impulsive side of Sophia.
He had never seen her like that before.
After thinking about it, Alexander felt like he actually gained quite a lot that night.
He got back into his car and checked his WhatsApp. Two minutes ago, Samuel had sent him a text.
Samuel had been texting him a lot these days, but Alexander was always toozy to reply.
Hmm. I''m in a good mood today. I guess I''ll reply.
Samuel had asked him where he was at. Alexander responded by sending him his location.
Samuel, being the night owl he was, replied instantly: No way. Did you go all that way just for a girl?
Alexander furrowed his brows. Samuel was speaking perfectly normally, but for some reason,
Alexander found it annoying. He replied: Isn''t that what you taught me?
After knowing that Sophia was going back to Coldbridge for New Year''s, Samuel kept insisting that it
was the perfect opportunity for him to chase after her and win her over.
Now, Samuel was making fun of him?
Samuel: To be honest, I was just kidding around...
Who would''ve guessed?
Holding his phone in his hand, Samuel started to wonder if the Alexander he was talking to on the other
end of the phone was the same Alexander he knew. Such a romantic gesture didn''t fit Alexander''s
indifferent character.
Alexander smirked. He decided to go back and improve his fighting skills more.
Alexander: Okay, serious question. Do you know the Whitton family in Coldbridge?
Samuel replied solemnly: Why? Don''t tell me you''re trying to do business while courting a woman at
the same time?
Samuel wondered what kind of man was capable of doing that.
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Alexander: They wronged Sophia.
Reading Alexander''s text, Samuel suddenly lost his appetite for the fried chicken in his hand.
Alexander hadn''t even gotten Sophia back yet, but he was already showing off his affection for her.
Samuel was about to choke.
Samuel: If you want to talk about serious stuff, then keep it professional. There''s no need to show off
your love... Anyway, I think Charles has connections to them. We don''t have any coborations with
them on our side.
Alexander: I see. In that case, I''ll ask Charles about it. Also, I know how to keep things professional,
but my main purpose was to show off my affection.
Samuel: ???
F*ck! I really should cut this guy off.