Chapter 140


    On Sunday, Jadeborough had finally weed its first sunny day after days of continuous rain.


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    Sophia had just woken up when the doorbell rang.


    Yvonne was already waiting by the door right after Sophia changed and went downstairs.


    Sophia nced at Yvonne. “Thanks for dropping by at this hour.”


    “I''m just doing my job, Ms. Yarrow,” Yvonne replied as she handed Sophia the gift.


    While taking the bag, Sophia asked, “Have you had your breakfast?”


    “Yes, I''ve already had my breakfast, Ms. Yarrow,” answered Yvonne.


    “Fine. I won''t make a fool of myself then.”


    Yvonne was momentarily speechless. She quickly returned to her senses and soon regretted refusing


    Sophia''s invitation.


    It''s homemade breakfast prepared by Sophia. What was I thinking?


    However, she knew that regretting her words would be pointless as they had already been spoken. “I''ll


    take my leave and not bother you then.”


    Nheless, Sophia had noticed Yvonne''s expression change. She gave a soft chuckle after hearing


    thetter say things that were contrary to what she meant. “Why don''t youe in for a cup of coffee?


    I may not be the world''s greatest cook, but I definitely do brew some amazing coffee.”


    It was a pleasant surprise to Yvonne. She immediately replied, “Thank you, Ms. Yarrow.”


    Sophia nced at Yvonne with a half-smile after hearing that. She had no intention of exposing


    Yvonne. “Come in.”


    Sophia bought this mansion during her second year at university. However, it was too troublesome for


    her to go back and forth between university and home, so she mostly spent her time on campus. After


    that, she got married to Alexander right after she graduated. At that time, she had not even received


    her graduation certificate yet. The mansion was then vacant for another three years or so. It was not


    until she divorced Alexander that the mansion designed by Sophia herself could be regarded as having


    a real owner.


    The mansion was already fully furnished when it was bought. That was also the year when Yvonne


    became Sophia''s secretary. What Yvonne had in mind when Sophia mentioned refurbishing the


    mansions was to make slight alterations. However, she soon realized that she was too naive after


    seeing the hand-drawn design that Sophia had passed to her.


    Since that day, Yvonne also discovered that her employer was very strong-willed and straightforward in


    her actions.


    The renovation of the mansion was time-consuming and expensive. In actuality, it was not worth the


    effort and money. Yvonne had even vaguely reminded Sophia to revise some of the designs due to the


    price of the materials. Nevertheless, Sophia only told her that money was not a problem and that being


    able to renovate the mansion ording to her design was the most important thing.


    Yvonne did not understand Sophia at that time. However, after entering the mansion with Sophia that


    day, her admiration for Sophia increased.


    Sophia was clear about what she wanted. Taking the mansion as an example, she knew what type of


    space she wanted. The scattered yet unique space was exactly what she had in mind. On top of that,


    the space in the house was used to its full potential.


    “What''s on your mind?” Sophia asked.


    Yvonne was slightly embarrassed after realizing that she had spaced out. “It''s nothing,” she exined


    hurriedly. “I just thought that the space in the mansion is well divided.”


    Sophia smiled as she brewed the coffee. “Ms. Leighton, are youplimenting me for having a knack


    for design?”


    “You ace in everything, Ms. Yarrow.”


    There were two types of people in this world—geniuses and ordinaries.


    It was obvious that Sophia was one of the blessed geniuses.


    As long as one put in enough effort, ordinary people could do many things andpete with the gifted


    ones on an equal footing. However, it was a different story for the gifted ones. They did not have to


    exert as much effort to stand at a height that was out of reach for most individuals.


    Yvonne was not exaggerating when she said that Sophia would ace in everything she did. It was a fact


    that Sophia was really good at everything. She was also a quick learner, and the oue of her


    learning was also better than most people.


    Therefore, Yvonne believed that even if Sophia were not in the business world, thetter would still


    have outstanding performance in other sectors.


    Sophia nced at Yvonne. “I won''t give you a raise even if youpliment me.”


    Feeling slightly embarrassed, Yvonne replied, “My sry is more than enough, Ms. Yarrow.”


    Sophia had already given Yvonne two raisesst year. And throughout the many years that Yvonne


    worked for Sophia, she had never taken advantage of her because Sophia was a kind employer.


    Sophia clicked her tongue softly. “I can''t believe there are people whoin about having good


    pay.”


    Yvonne blushed bright red. She did not know what she should say in return. Hence, she resorted to


    watching Sophia making coffee.


    Sophia was pouring boiling water into the coffee pot and waited for the coffee grinds to absorb the


    water.


    While waiting, she lifted her head and stared at Yvonne. “I was teasing you.” She then opened the box


    of pastry next to her. “Try these. Katherine had someone give them to me.”


    “Thank you,” Yvonne replied.


    Sophia nced at the coffee pot and asked, “Is it good?”


    “Yea, it is.”


    “Later, when you''re on your way, bring the remaining pieces with you. I find them too sweet for my


    liking.”


    Yvonne was stunned for a moment. However, she did not reject the offer once she regained her


    senses.


    She knew that Sophia was not fond of sweet food.


    Yvonne left after finishing her coffee. Before she took her leave, Sophia handed her the box of pastry


    that Katherine had given her.


    Sophia then texted Katherine after Yvonne''s departure: I gave Ms. Leighton the pastry you bought for


    me.


    Meanwhile, Katherine was coincidentally having a break. Her expression morphed into a pained one


    after she saw Sophia''s message. Quickly, she replied: I knew that you no longer love me, Soph!


    There''s Ms. Leighton and also Charlize! I don''t even have a spot in your heart.


    Sophia quirked her eyebrows after seeing the message. She then responded: It''s good that you''re


    aware of that. Why don''t you act more wisely and give up a space for the neers?


    Katherine, who had her phone in her hand, was stunned. She replied: Woman! Don''t be such a fickle


    living being!


    After spending some time texting with Katherine, Sophia eventually left and drove out of her house to


    grab lunch. She even made a solo trip to the movie theater to watch a movie. At about five o''clock in


    the evening, she went to a ce nearby the mall to have a te of pasta.


    It was six o''clock in the evening when Sophia finally drove to the venue of Charlize''s birthday party.


    At half past six, the sky had darkened. After almost an entire day of blue skies and sunshine, it started


    drizzling.


    Sophia had seen plenty of cars parked nearby before arriving at the mansion, so she turned the


    steering wheel to enter the mansion and parked behind a blue sports car.


    She tilted her head to look outside, then grabbed an umbre from the backseat of her car after


    confirming that it was not raining cats and dogs outside.


    “Sophia?”


    Just as she opened her umbre, she heard Samuel''s voiceing from behind her.


    Raising her brows slightly, she turned back to look at him. With a slight smile on her face, she greeted


    Samuel, “Mr. Schild.”


    Samuel looked rather decent as he wore a white knit sweater and a pair of dark straight-leg pants.


    She looked away after greeting him and continued walking forward with her umbre in hand.


    There was a high chance of her bumping into Alexander and the others at the party. However, she was


    mentally prepared for that.


    She would treat him as a stranger. Moreover, it was not like she would be able to avoid him for a


    lifetime because that would be unrealistic.


    “Hey!” Samuel called out.


    Initially, he wanted to say something more and even attempt to get close to her. He was not expecting


    Sophia to turn around and leave just like that. It looked like she did not want to talk to him. Hence, he


    could only shut up and follow her from behind.


    Laughter could be heard as soon as Sophia reached the mansion''s door. She kept her umbre and


    hung it on the railing next to it. With the gift in her hand, she entered the mansion.


    There were mainly young people in the mansion. She had met some of them before, but she did not


    know who they were.


    However, Charlize was quick to spot Sophia. “Ms. Yarrow, you''ve made it.”


    Sophia looked at Charlize and smiled as she handed her the gift. “Happy birthday.”


    “Thanks! I''ll take you upstairs. They''re too rowdy. I''ll bring you to the third floor; it''s quiet up there,”


    Charlize offered.


    “Sure,” Sophia said with a nod.


    She had no intention of staying for too long as Charlize would also be rather busy that day.


    Sophia was escorted by Charlize all the way to the third floor. By the stairs was a small doorway


    leading to the living room.


    “Take a seat over here. I''lle back to you soon,” Charlize said.


    With that, she turned around and left. Sophia was then left behind with another person in the living


    room—Alexander.