Chapter 150
Over the past four days, Alexander seemed to have lost weight.
Nheless, that didn''t have anything to do with Sophia. She only spared him a in nce, then
looked away.
The moment Alexander stepped in, the vibe in the room instantly changed.
There was displeasure written all over Katherine''s face. Even though she didn''t say a word, it was
obvious that she didn''t wee his arrival whatsoever.
On the other hand, Sophia''s expression didn''t change much. Everyone in the room remained silent,
which caused the atmosphere to be stiff.
Samuel stared at Alexander, then at Sophia. In the end, he decided to sacrifice himself to break the
tension. “Don''t mind him. I just felt bad leaving him to eat alone, so I had hime over to join in on
the fun.
Even though Katherine called Alexander a jerk and a piece of trash behind his back, she was actually
the type who tried to keep the peace.
Since he had actually shown up, she stayed quiet despite the mes of fury zing in her heart.
She wanted to reply to what Samuel had said, but all she did was think about it.
Katherine didn''t speak up, and neither did Sophia. Right then, Samuel felt alone in his efforts to liven
things up.
He turned to look at Alexander, who looked as arrogant as always.
Whatever. He''s going to be alone forever if he keeps acting like that.
Samuel had made up his mind not to worry any longer but couldn''t take it after nobody spoke up for
two whole seconds. He took a sip of coffee andmented, “You''re pretty good at poker, Sophia!”
In the meantime, Katherine had just swallowed a slice of meat. When she heard him say that, she
couldn''t help but remember the tragedy that had urred when she had gone to y poker with
Sophia. She helplessly grumbled, “She has a photographic memory, so she remembers all of the
cards. Of course, she''s pretty good.”
That left Samuel in shock. “What a coincidence. I have a friend who happens to be able to remember
all the cards as well.”
Alexander was unable to hold back his frown, considering he was the friend that Samuel was talking
about. He lifted his head to stare at Samuel.
Even though no words came from his mouth, his gaze was enough tomunicate his thoughts.
What? You can''t even admit that I''m the one you''re talking about?
Samuel eyed Sophia, and his thoughts were clear as day. They already dislike you. As if she would like
the thought of having something inmon with you.
Alexander looked at her as well, who seemed to be able to understand the unsaid conversation
between the two men. There was a vague smile on her face as she nonchntly continued grilling
meat for Katherine.
Out of nowhere, Alexander felt his heart aching terribly. He gulped and blurted, “Can you grill some for
me, too?”
While speaking, he moved his hand to push the te of raw meat over to her.
Katherine and Samuel, who were talking about Sophia''s terrifying prowess in poker, froze up when they
heard Alexander chime in. The two of them couldn''t help but turn to look at him.
Katherine tried her best to hold back but ended up failing. “Do you not have hands of your own, Mr.
Xenos?”
Upon hearing that, Alexander shot her a look. “I don''t know how to grill meat.”
How shameless!
His words enraged her so much that her cheeks puffed up. Nevertheless, she was also scared of him,
so all she could do was choke back her anger.
Sophia arched her brow and gazed at Samuel. “Don''t you know how to, Mr. Schild?”
That was her own form of subtle refusal.
Samuel immediately tried his best to shift the me away from him. “Actually, I don''t really know how
to, either.”
That made Sophia smirk as she stared at him cheerfully. “So, the two of you came to eat barbecue
even though neither of you knows how to grill meat. Interesting.”
Her response felt like a direct p to Samuel''s face. Hepulsively turned to look at the instigator
behind all of it.
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Said instigator was none other than Alexander, who didn''t even flinch. It was like he couldn''t detect the
hidden implications in Sophia''s words.
At that point, Samuel already felt shameless enough. He couldn''t believe that Alexander was acting
even more outrageous than him.
The barbecue they had that day was rtively filling.
Sophia didn''t eat much. Instead, she was mostly busy helping to grill the meat.
On the other hand, Katherine and Samuel were squabbling among themselves. Sophia watched them
from the side as she grilled. It was like they were acting out a y, and she was just an onlooker.
Once the meal was over, Samuel paid for it all and asked Sophia what ns she had for the afternoon.
He invited her for a game of poker in the event that she was free.
She wiped her wet hands and shot him an amused look. “Do you think I was holding back out of
considerationst time, Mr. Schild?”
Samuel had suffered thirty thousand in losses in a little over an hour. No matter how one saw it, she
clearly wasn''t holding back at all.
Even so, he could stand to lose thirty thousand. “It was not that bad.”
Sophia bore an indifferent grin on her face. “We''re busy now, so we''re going home.”
While saying that, she turned to nce at Katherine. “Let''s go.”
Katherine, who had been in a daze, took a few seconds to react after being stared at by Sophia. “Oh,
okay.”
They then took their leave as soon as Sophia suggested to do so. Samuel had wanted to say
something but ended up keeping his mouth shut in the end.
He watched as Sophia''s figure disappeared into the distance and couldn''t stop himself from frowning.
“Is it possible that you''ve given up?”
Alexander huffed in response and gave him a side nce. “Don''t be so presumptuous next time.”
“Ugh. Don''t you think that''s a bit too much, Alexander? I only set up this meeting between you and
Sophia because I noticed how lifeless you''ve been for the past few days, so I wanted her to serve as a
cure. Even so, you''re calling me presumptuous?” Samuel asked incredulously.
Alexander lowered his gaze. “She doesn''t like it.”
If she doesn''t like it, then I won''t do it.
All of a sudden, Samuel found himself unable to say that their friendship was over. Sigh... He''s a pretty
miserable guy, huh?
Nheless, he remained brutally honest. “It does seem like Sophia has no intention to turn back. If
you really want to respect her wishes, you might as well just give up.”
Alexander, who had actually felt rather touched, stiffened up. “You know you''re no match for me, right?
How about next time, you just lie down and let me beat you up?”
“I''m being serious, Alex,” Samuel stated.
“So am I,” Alexander retorted.
Some friend he is. He''s pouring salt into an open wound!
He let out an icy snort before turning to leave.
His actions left Samuel dazed, who hurriedly caught up to him. “What are you acting so arrogant for,
then? Do you really think you can win her back like that? Moping around like that isn''t going to touch
anyone''s heart but your own.”
Alexander''s cold made him a little dizzy. To him, Samuel was like a fly buzzing around his ear, which
only served to worsen his headache.
When he got to the esctor, he suddenly came to an uncontroble stop. He turned to look at Samuel
and uttered, “What I mean is that she doesn''t like seeing you. You should avoid hanging around her so
that she doesn''t get annoyed.
Samuel was rendered speechless.
Where does Alexander even get that blind confidence from?
At the same time, Katherine, who was sitting in the passenger seat, asked the same confused
question, “Where on earth does Alexander get his confidence from?”
Sophia gave her a small smile. “Maybe it''s because he''s rich.”
As a poor person, Katherine was stunned into silence. She would never be able to rte to that.
After sending Katherine home, Sophia drove off. The sun was shining bright that day. When she turned
into a narrow street, she could see Alexander''s car parked near her house from far away.
She furrowed her eyebrows but quickly looked away and drove over to the gate. When it opened, she
kept her gaze straight ahead while driving into the mansion.
The afternoon sun was warm. She changed into some yoga clothes and began calmly practicing yoga
in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.