Chapter 130


    Sophia smiled faintly. “Didn''t Mr. Xenos tell you, Mr. White? I wanted to meet your daughter because I


    have some personal matters to settle with her. But when I tried to arrange an appointment with your


    daughter, I couldn''t because her schedule was too full. I could only ask Mr. Xenos to help me arrange a


    meeting with you.”


    Tobias had always thought Sophia was not as good as his daughter, Bethany. Hence, when Sophia


    said that, he thought that Sophia was upset with the matter between Bethany and Alexander.


    Laughing sarcastically, Tobias said, “Ms. Yarrow, if I''m not mistaken, you have already divorced Alex.


    So it''s not your business whoever Alex dates! As Bethany''s father, I''ve never interfered in my


    daughter''s social life! You''re only Alex''s ex-wife. Who are you to meddle in their rtionship?”


    Instantly, Alexander''s face darkened. “She has the right.”


    Looking at Tobias coldly, Alexander paused before continuing, “Moreover, to be clear, I am not in a


    rtionship with Ms. White. The reason I invited you here was to deal with the matter of what Bethany


    did to Sophia.”


    Sophia was ready with her case as she showed the set of photos prepared by Yvonne to Tobias the


    moment Alexander finished speaking. “Mr. White, I''m afraid you''ve misunderstood me. I know I don''t


    have the right to meddle in Alexander''s affairs now that I have divorced him. But the reason for my


    meeting with you today was only to deal with the issue that your daughter has with me. I believe that I


    have not offended your daughter in any way, but I don''t understand why she would go to great lengths


    to make the life of someone as insignificant as me difficult. I have not met Old Mrs. Sharp and Mr.


    Sharp for a long time due to an old grievance that is better left unsaid. The problem is that your


    daughter has instigated them to look for me and make things hard for me. Unfortunately, I won''t let this


    slide, Mr. White, so I''ll have to apologize in advance.”


    While Sophia was talking, the corners of her lovely eyes upturned as she smiled. “I''ll have to tell you


    one thing. What I hate the most is people who make things difficult for me.”


    At first, Tobias was clueless about what Sophia was on about, but as he listened, he realized what it


    was in the end.


    It was the recent incident between Sophia and her maternal grandmother and uncle that had spread


    like wildfire. Although Tobias didn''t explicitly pay attention to the news, Sophia was ultimately


    Alexander''s ex-wife. Hence, it was a given that everyone was gossiping about the incident in their


    social circles.


    Even Tobias'' wife had also bbered something about Sophia being a vicious and cold-hearted


    womanst night. She said that it served Sophia right when Alexander divorced her. When Sophia was


    married into the Xenos family for three years, she didn''t produce any heirs. Hence, Alexander must


    have seen her true colors when he divorced her. Tobias'' wife also spected that perhaps the incident


    where Sophia saved Kristen was a ploy to get Sophia herself married into a wealthy family.


    Tobias hadughed it off as a rumor. After all, it sounded like one to him.


    However, he had never thought that this rumor that he deemed of no concern to him was actually


    closely linked to him.


    Sophia was thorough in her preparations. She knew who Bethany had ordered to contact the Sharp


    family, how much money Bethany had given them, their bank transactions, and the photos of them


    Hence, even if Tobias wanted to deny it, he couldn''t because there was evidence against him.


    As he looked at the photos and the bank transfers, Tobias, who initially looked angry because he


    thought he was deceived, started to stiffen and be pale. He opened and closed his mouth, but no


    words came out of it.


    Although the atmosphere was extremely awkward, Sophia did not feel ufortable at all.


    She even had the time to appreciate Tobias'' rapid changes in expression before saying, “Mr. White, I


    believe I need an exnation for this matter.”


    If Alexander weren''t at the meeting today, perhaps Tobias'' answer would be vastly different. He would


    say to Sophia in her face with something such as, “I don''t need to exin to you. If you need one, I''ll


    just say I''ll do as I like! I want you to suffer because you are getting on my nerves!” However, Tobias


    had to refrain from doing that because Alexander was next to Sophia.


    In addition, this lunch meeting was arranged by Alexander. Hence, Alexander''s stance on this matter


    was obvious—he was on Sophia''s side.


    Looking at Sophia, Tobias took quite some time before trying hard to spit out what he wanted to say.


    “Ms. Yarrow, I need some time to verify your allegations. If it''s true, then I''ll have Bethany apologize to


    you!”


    Sophia then leisurely picked up the coffee cup from its saucer and took a sip before answering, “Oh, an


    apology? But as of now, the incident has gotten way out of hand. Even I find it hard to put it under


    wraps. I don''t think it''s enough if your daughter apologizes to me privately. After all, I can''t really forgive


    her if she apologizes to me in private.”


    “Then what do you want?”


    Noticing Alexander''s attention on him, Tobias lowered his voice.


    Sophia smiled. “One has to atone for their wrongdoings. My request isn''t that outrageous. Now, with


    the matter getting out of control, the public opinion of me has gone to an all-time low. And I''ll have you


    know, Ms. White yed quite a big part in getting me there. When I saw that a lot of theizens were


    led by Ms. White around the nose, I emphasized and felt bad for their plight. I want only one thing. She


    has to apologize publicly, and I promise I will not pursue this matter after this.”


    “Are you trying to destroy her future?” queried Tobias.


    Since Bethany was a celebrity, if people knew Bethany had done something immoral from an


    announcement, she could say goodbye to her future.


    “Surely you''re not joking, Mr. White? I did not hold Ms. White at gunpoint for her to do those things


    behind my back. Mr. White, I believe you should improve on your listeningprehension skills. As


    they say, you reap what you sow, so I believe this is what Ms. White is facing right now.”


    “How dare—”


    “She''s right,” Alexander, who had been silent, piped up.


    Tobias'' expression changed. “Alex, can you bear to see Bethany''s future destroyed like this? She''s


    your childhood friend!”


    Alexander looked at the man and scoffed, “She had iting for her.”


    In reality, the one Tobias feared was not Sophia, but Alexander.


    After all, Tobias couldn''t afford to offend the Xenoses, the Johnsons, the Schilds, and the Quails from


    Jadeborough.


    Expedite was currently not in good shape to begin with. If Prosperity Enterprise refused to invest in his


    company, then the White family might be removed from the wealthy social circle.


    Everyone knew that Alexander Xenos, the current head of the Xenoses, was friends with Charles


    Johnson. Therefore, with a word from the former, thetter would most certainlyply. In the end,


    Expedite would not be able to depend on Prosperity Enterprise as a backup n.


    Moreover, at this time, Prosperity Enterprise did not want to invest in Expedite.


    As for Sophia, Tobias had always looked down upon her.


    He believed Sophia was a delusional woman who wanted to live a high life and wondered what spell


    she had cast over Alexander to have thetter following her wherever she went although they were


    divorced.


    Tobias refused to bow down to Sophia''s demands, but the invisible pressure Alexander exuded made it


    difficult for Tobias to oppose him. In a way, he had no choice but to acquiesce to her demands.


    Nevertheless, Tobias had his pride as someone in the business industry for fifty over years. The more


    Tobias thought about how a youngdy like Sophia was pressuring him, the angrier he got.


    “Ms. Yarrow, as an elder, let me give you some words of advice. One has to stop while one is ahead.


    For now, I will look into this matter and give you an exnation for Alex''s sake. But don''t push your luck


    next time, youngdy, or you''ll run the risk of failing.”


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    It was clear to Alexander and Sophia what Tobias meant. Only by relying on Alexander would she be


    able to demand all of this.


    The moment Alexander heard Tobias'' words, his face darkened.


    Before he could retort, Sophia said, “Mr. White, rumors have it that you''ve been contacting Suny from


    Sunshine Group. It seems that Suny arranged for an appointment with you two days ago but canceled


    it yesterday. Do you know why?”


    This incident was only known to Tobias and his secretary. Now that Sophia brought it up, Tobias'' face


    went pale. “How did you know about this?”


    Sophia smiled wryly. “Oh, that? I am quite familiar with Suny, that''s all.”


    In fact, I am Suny herself!


    After so much had been said, Sophia tried to leave a mock diagnosis. “Mr. White, your face looks red


    like a tomato, so I think you should control your temper since it''s bad for your health. As your junior, I


    have to leave you a word of advice. Don''t look down on others, or you could get yourself in hot soup.”


    “Did you just curse me?”


    “No, I wouldn''t dare.”


    Although Sophia said that, the smug smile on her face indicated otherwise.