Chapter 250


    Very soon, the man was escorted away.


    In the meantime, the crowd had already disregarded the incident earlier before the host on stage could


    even speak. “Pick me, Sophia! Pick me!”


    They all raised their hands enthusiastically to ask questions. As for the deliberately controversial


    question earlier, people were already treating it as if it never happened.


    Sophia smiled. She then called out a seat number at random.


    The questions that followed soon after were all uplicated, and with that, the one-and-a-half-hour


    forum concluded. Many students below the stage were unwilling to leave as they were hoping to take a


    group photo with Sophia.


    Sophia was usually not known to be kind-hearted by any means. However, she halted in her tracks


    upon recalling how the students came to her defense earlier. “Mr. Rubin, why don''t you all make your


    way to Grand za first? I''ll be there after taking a few pictures with them.”


    Marcus happily obliged. “All right. I''ll head over there first with Joshua and Mr. Xenos.”


    Before he left, Marcus asked for confirmation, “I''m sure you still remember the directions there, right?”


    “I don''t forget things that easily, Mr. Rubin.”


    “Haha, I really am getting old. I''m the one who''s got a bad memory.”


    Sophia chuckled. She then said to the host, “You can let them through. I''m going to take a group photo


    with them.”


    Dozens of students came over as soon as the host finished speaking. However, no one fought for


    priority as the students got into an orderly line before moving forward to take a picture with Sophia.


    In the end, Sophia also asked for the staff''s assistance to help take a group photo.


    Sophia then grabbed her purse and hurriedly made her way to Grand za after the group photo


    session ended.


    The campus was having its anniversary celebration that day, so various cultural booths were set up on


    campus grounds, and a celebration event had been scheduled for the evening. In light of this, many


    alumni had also returned to join in on the festivities.


    There was a small pathway from the auditorium that led to Grand za. The path was practically


    devoid of people as it was coincidentally lunchtime at that hour.


    The person behind Sophia had already been following her for some time. Sophia soon stopped when


    she reached the palm groves. “Oh, it''s you,” she quipped.


    “Long time no see, Sophia. Don''t you remember your old ssmate?”


    Sophia smiled as she saw Yvette standing before her. “My apologies. I don''t quite remember who you


    are.”


    Yvette froze momentarily upon hearing Sophia''s subtle insinuation. At that moment, the expression on


    her surgically-altered face looked frightening.


    Raising a brow, Sophia questioned, “Do you need something?”


    In the past, Yvette always never saw eye to eye with Sophia. Hence, Sophia also had no desire to talk


    to her.


    “Oh, it''s nothing. I''ll be getting married soon, so I''m thinking of organizing a gathering before that


    happens. However, I couldn''t find or get in touch with you after graduation. That''s why I came here to


    try my luck.”


    Yvette took out an invitation card and said, “It''s been five years since our graduation. We''ve not seen


    each other for a long time, so why don''t youe over?” She then paused momentarily before


    continuing, “Oh, by the way, I know you don''t care much about us former ssmates, but I think you


    should check in on Tanya. She''s been through a lot over thest couple of years. I heard she''s also


    suffering from depression and attempted to take her own life not too long ago.”


    The smile on Sophia''s face faded as she replied, “Thank you. I wish you happiness.”


    She then took the invitation card and continued her way onward.


    Meanwhile, Marcus and the others were already inside a private room when Sophia reached Grand


    za. Upon seeing that Sophia had arrived, he requested the staff to serve the food.


    Sophia rposed herself and put on a smile before entering the room. “Sorry to keep you and


    everyone waiting, Mr. Rubin.”


    Once lunch was over, Sophia and Alexander departed.


    These people were now top executives at theirpanies and were busy people. They had already


    shown a gesture of sincerity for being able to take time out of their schedule to return to the university


    for a morning.


    Sophia did not say much on their way back and was obviously in a bad mood.


    Alexander called out to her, “Sophia?”


    Only when she heard his voice did Sophia regain her senses. “Yes?”


    “What''s on your mind?”


    “I was just thinking about some things from my student days.”


    “May I know what those are about?”


    Sophia was not in a talkative mood that day. “I haven''t really looked into it yet. I''ll tell you once I figure


    things out.”


    The things that happened back then might not be as simple as I thought.


    “All right. Is there anything I can do to help?”


    Sophia looked at him and smiled. “Not at the moment.”


    After a pause, she asked, “I bet you''re feeling happy. Am I right, Alexander?”


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    Ever since Sophia first set foot in Jadeborough, her goal was always to get closer to Alexander.


    Alexander looked down at her and furrowed his brows. “My heart aches more than anything.”


    He held Sophia''s hand as he spoke.


    Sophia chuckled. “This is my own choice, and I have no regrets.”


    There was no such thing as perfection in life. Sophia would never know what the oue would be if


    she never initially came to this ce. Be it a momentary or a lifetime of regret, Sophia was more than


    willing to pay the price for the impulsivity of her actions.


    Alexander only held her hand tightly and said nothing in response.


    Soon, the car slowly pulled over at the premises of Sunshine Group.


    Upon returning to the office, Sophia called for Yvonne through an internalndline.


    Very quickly, Yvonne knocked on the door and stepped inside. “Yes, Ms. Yarrow?”


    Sophia raised her head and nced at Yvonne. “Ms. Leighton, I need you to look into a ssmate of


    mine from university. I''d like to know how Tanya has been doing over the past few years. Also—” She


    paused for a moment as she spoke. “Also, please look into that incident in my senior year of university.”


    Back then, a man named Connor Wilkinson never saw sess in his three-year-long attempt to gain


    Sophia''s affection. Thus, he decided he would drug Sophia on her birthday when she was in her senior


    year of university. Sophia''s ssmate, Tanya Gomez, overheard Connor''s conversation over the phone


    with someone, and she went to see Sophia in private.


    After Sophia managed to avoid that catastrophe, she asked Yvonne to give Tanya an internship


    cement at Sunshine Group. However, Tanya refused the offer and cited her need to recuperate in


    the countryside for health reasons.


    In the end, Sophia never imposed on Tanya and had Yvonne give her gifts in return. She never kept in


    touch with Tanya after that.


    Yvette had always disliked Sophia, but it was clear from their conversation that something was wrong


    with Tanya.


    I remember Tanya was always a lively person back then. How could a cheerful person such as her


    suddenly spiral into depression?


    Sophia was a firm believer in the concept of karma. However, she became more suspicious and felt


    something was amiss in that incident all those years ago through her conversation with Yvette.


    Although Sophia had already made an assumption, she did not want it to be true.


    Yvonne grew acquainted with Sophia in their sophomore year at university. She also knew about the


    incident all those years ago and even had Connor jailed for a few days. Despite that, Sophia never


    expected she would ever bring up this matter again after five years.


    “Understood, Ms. Yarrow. I''ll have someone look into this immediately.”


    Sophia nodded. “All right. Thank you.”


    “Of course.”


    As for the matter regarding Alexander and Sophia''s attendance at the anniversary celebration, Marcus


    had not allowed the media to take pictures of the event.


    However, what he failed to take into ount was the enthusiasm shown by the students at


    Jadeborough University. In just over two hours, Sophia was already trending on social media.


    The thing that made Sophia viral this time was a video of her brewing coffee during the forum. As it


    turned out, a female student impressed by Sophia''s coffee-brewing skills was the one who recorded the


    video with her phone.


    The video showed Sophia demonstrating fluidity and skillfulness through her movements. Even the


    barely active official blog of Jadeborough University became flooded withments when the video


    was uploaded there. It waster reposted by an influencer in the coffee-brewing scene, thus making


    the video even more popr.


    At around three to four o''clock in the afternoon, “Coffee-Brewing Goddess” had already be the


    third most trending topic on social media.


    Meanwhile, Katherine was done with her brand ambassador photography session. Upon browsing


    Twitter, she immediately logged onto her main ount and wrote: “My goddess looks gorgeous even


    when brewing coffee.”


    Katherine no longer needed to be secretive ever since the discovery of her alternate ount on social


    media.


    Jonice initially thought such a discovery would undoubtedly cause a decline in fans. She, however,


    never expected Katherine''s protectiveness of those dear to her would instead garner her many fans


    after that incident. Hence, Jonice also stopped minding Katherine''s posts about Sophia on social


    media.


    Not like she could ever monitor them all in the first ce.


    After Katherine was done with her post, she thoughtfully sent Sophia a link, wanting thetter to see all


    theizens'' ttery.


    Sophia raised a brow and texted back: There''s no need for that. You tter me all the time anyways.


    Katherine did not know what to text back in response.


    In fact, she always felt Sophia was scolding her but had no evidence to prove otherwise.


    How infuriating!