Chapter 120


    The only objective of Delh''s visit was to demand money from Sophia. Her im of wanting to meet


    up with Sophia was all an excuse.


    After Sophia''s parents lost their lives in an ident, Delh learned that they had been covered by


    personal ident insurance, so Sophia would''ve imed an astronomical amount ofpensation.


    Delh had gone to Sophia to ask for a fair share of it, but she had been forced out of the door by


    Sophia with a broom. With that, Delh had be aughing stock in the vige for more than a


    decade.


    Had she not heard of Sophia owning apany and bing rich, Delh would never have wanted


    to see Sophia''s face for the rest of her life.


    Delh wasn''t young anymore to be waiting around there all day. On the day before, she had already


    traveled the entire day to get to Jadeborough. Not only that, but it had cost her eighty to stay for a night


    at the hotel.


    At that juncture, she wished to simply get her hands on the money and leave immediately. Initially, she


    had been worrying that it would be difficult to sweet-talk Sophia into coughing up the money. Never in a


    million years would she anticipate Sophia to be so magnanimous to ask how much she wanted straight


    away.


    Even living for more than seventy years, that was the first time Delh had evere across a check.


    She had always been a witty person, but the moment she saw money, her brain couldn''t even think


    properly anymore.


    Upon hearing that Sophia would be giving her some money, Delh swallowed hard as she tugged at


    Rupert''s arm without a second thought. “How much was your gambling debt again?”


    Rupert, too, didn''t foresee such an immediate offer from Sophia. He sneaked a peek at her.


    The longer his gaze lingered on her, the sadder he grew.


    What sort of niece is she? She has be so wealthy, but she''s unwilling to take her own uncle under


    her wing!


    Rupert''s gambling debt totaled more than two hundred thousand, so he had wanted to blurt out the


    exact figure on the spot. However, he pondered about how he had painstakingly made this trip. In


    addition, judging by Sophia''s stance, he reckoned that she wouldn''t offer them any money again after


    this. After all, she already had the courage to drive them away with a broom a decade ago when she


    was only seventeen.


    Rupert froze for a second before uttering, “F-Four hundred thousand!”


    Delh let out a snort. “Didn''t you tell me it''s only two hundred thousand?”


    As she spoke, she chided him with a smile, “You''re hopeless! Look at that brat Sophia. She has such a


    bigpany. Don''t you think four hundred thousand is chicken feed for her?”


    Rupert scratched his head and questioned, “Then, how much should we ask for, Mom?”


    “Four million!”


    “F-Four million?” Rupert was astonished.


    He was already in his forties, and he had only seen four million on TV but never in real life.


    Of course, he would be shocked upon hearing his mother''s demand.


    “That''s enough! You step aside. I''ll do the talking,” said Delh as she shoved her son to the side.


    She then cast a nce at Sophia and went on, “It''s not much. We just need four million.”


    As she threw out her desired amount, she also seemed to have recalled something else. Thus began a


    series ofints from her. She imed that their family had met with a lot of misfortunes over the


    recent years, and Sophia''s cousins had been strapped for cash to get married and buy new houses in


    the city.


    As Delh went on and on, the host, Lexie, started to get dubious about Delh''s true intention.


    I don''t think this olddy has truly missed or wanted to meet up with her granddaughter at all. It looks


    like she''s only here for the money.


    Hearing those words, Sophia raised her eyebrows and shifted her gaze before putting back the check


    into her handbag. “Indeed. Four million is not much.”


    She zipped her handbag on that note. “You can get in this live room and ask a kind soul for a donation,”


    said Sophia while pointing sideways toward her phone.


    She then smirked and went on, “But I''m definitely not one of them.”


    After saying that, she turned to look at Sadie. “Get the security guard to escort them out. If they refuse


    to leave, call the police right away.”


    As Sophia spoke, the smile on her face faltered. Her eyes were inundated with coldness.


    Sadie was momentarily stunned. She hadn''t even jolted back to her senses after witnessing Sophia


    trying to issue them a cash check. Yet, in a matter of seconds, Sophia had requested the security


    guard to chase them out.


    ncing at Delh again, Sophia wondered how this spiteful, selfish olddy still had yet to change


    after so many years.


    Quirking her lips, Sophia smiled mockingly at her grandmother.


    Four million? Some nerve she has.


    At that moment, Sadie regained herposure and nodded. “Understood, Ms. Yarrow.”


    Sophia hummed a response in a calm manner before wheeling around to head outside.


    Her sudden change of attitude had left a handful of them dumbfounded. Delh, for one, was


    thunderstruck to the core.


    She already agreed to give me the check a moment ago. Why am I suddenly being chased out of the


    door? And I haven''t even gotten a single penny. No, I can''t let this happen!


    Immediately, Delh bolted toward Sophia. “Hey! Stop! Get back here! I''m not done yet!”


    Delh seized Sophia''s handbag. Thetter frowned and stopped in her tracks. Turning around, she


    shot a chilling re at Delh. “This handbag of mine is a collector''s edition, and it''s worth eight


    hundred thousand. Do you think you could afford thepensation if you damaged it?”


    When Sophia made her statement, her visage had remained ever so impassive. It was as though she


    was talking about what she had for dinner; there was nothing out of the ordinary, and not even a hint of


    emotion was present.


    The second Delh learned that her handbag was worth eight hundred thousand, her face took a


    drastic change. “You little brat! You rather spend eight hundred thousand on a handbag than help your


    own grandmother and uncle! How could you be so heartless? You''d disown your family just because


    you''ve made a fortune, am I right?”


    Sophia stared at Delh and arched a brow. “You won''t let go of your hands, won''t you?”


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    “I''ll never ever let go! What sort of lousy handbag would be worth eight hundred thousand?”


    Delh blew a gasket on the outside, yet deep down, she had other ideas up her sleeve.


    If I couldy my hands on this eight hundred thousand handbag, I''d sell it. Even if I sold it as a second-


    hand product, I''d still make four hundred thousand with it.


    “I just have one question for you—are you going to help your uncle to ovee his financial problem?”


    Pfft! Look at how she put it. Couldn''t she just admit that she wanted money? How shameless of them to


    im that they need help for their so-called financial problem!


    Never did Sophia expect her grandmother to really be this smart.


    Still, neither was Sophia a blockhead. “Does that have anything to do with me?”


    Her grandmother pressed on, “What you''re saying is, you''re not willing to help us out, aren''t you?”


    “Banks have a lot of money, too. Why don''t you ask around at the banks to see if they''re willing to offer


    alms to a senior citizen?”


    Sophia tried to fling Delh''s hands off the handbag. s, Delh flew off the handle when she realized


    that she would be leaving empty-handed, thus yanking Sophia''s handbag at once. “You rascal! Your


    uncle is going to be beaten, but here you are, still hanging on to this expensive handbag! Hand it over


    right now!”


    It had been a long time since Sophia got an earful from someone else. To be scolded by Delh like


    that, Sophia would naturally settle the score once and for all. Knitting her brows, she hollered, “It''s my


    money! I would rather throw them into the sea than waste them on the likes of you! Rob me if you


    dare!”


    Delh was utterly livid in the first ce. Listening to those words, she went through the roof. Gathering


    all her strength, she ripped the handbag off Sophia''s hands with one hand while thrusting Sophia with


    the other hand.


    Sophia staggered a few steps back and mmed into someone''s strong arms beforeing to a halt.


    Her shoulders were held tight by that person, Alexander, who happened to be standing behind her. He


    lowered his head and gazed at her. “Did you sprain your ankle?”


    Sparing a nce at him, Sophia got away from his embrace. “I''m fine. Thanks.”


    Sophia was already pissed off. To see Alexander''s face at a time like this, she couldn''t even be


    bothered to muster up a half-hearted smile.