Chapter 258


    “Sophia, Alex,” Samuel greeted them as he made his way over with a ss of wine in his hand. When


    a waiter walked past them with a tray of drinks, he reached out to take a ss of juice and red wine


    each, before passing the ss of wine to Alexander. Just when Samuel was about to pass the ss of


    fruit juice to Sophia, his gaze met Alexander''s cold stare. Trembling slightly, Samuel added, “Ah, I was


    feeling a bit parched.”


    Sophia quirked a brow and turned to Alexander with an amused expression. “What should I drink,


    then?”


    Alexander then went directly to the waiter and brought her a ss of juice. “Grape juice.”


    Sophia smiled and replied, “Thanks.”


    “Ms. Yarrow.”


    Just then, Ka appeared with a ss of wine and said in a sarcastic voice, “Did youe here with


    Mr. Xenos?”


    As Sophia knew Ka wouldn''t be able to getcentter, she didn''t mind her showing off her


    might now. “The Fletcher family does not allow a plus one to the banquet?”


    “Not exactly. I was just casually asking.”


    As she spoke, Ka''s gazended on Alexander. “Mr. Xenos, I''ve never heard of your preference for


    bringing femalepanions before.”


    Her message was obvious. Ka had implied that Sophia was merely an essory to Alexander.


    Sophia remained unfazed as she swept a nce toward the brooch on Ka''s dress. She then asked


    in an ambiguous voice, “You''re fond of children, aren''t you, Ms. Fletcher?”


    Ka''s expression darkened. “I don''t know what you''re talking about.”


    Sophia smiled and imitated Ka''s tone. “Don''t get me wrong, Ms. Fletcher. I just thought your brooch


    was quite cute. I was just casually asking as well.”


    Since Ka mentioned she was casually asking, Sophia did the same as well.


    What''s the matter with that? Does she think only she can make a casual remark to me? Am I not


    allowed to do the same?


    Feeling guilty, Ka was unable to find fault with Sophia any further after that remark. “Enjoy yourself


    then, Ms. Yarrow.”


    With that said, Ka left with her ss of wine.


    Sophia took a sip of her grape juice and smiled as she stared at Ka''s retreating figure silently.


    Samuel clicked his tongue and said, “Ka still refuses to give up on you, Alex.”


    Samuel cast a nce toward Sophia after finishing his words, obviously expecting some drama to


    unfold.


    However, Sophia merely nced briefly at Samuel and smiled lightly. “You know quite a lot, Mr. Schild.”


    After a short pause, she continued, “Nevertheless, those who know too much will end up with nothing


    good.”


    Samuel was rendered speechless at her words.


    It''s just a joke! She doesn''t have toe up with such a viciousment, does she?


    Meanwhile, Alexander looked at Samuel indifferently, and yet his eyes conveyed an obvious message.


    Get lost. Don''t be an eyesore here.


    Samuel snorted, “Fine, I won''t bother you guys then.”


    Tsk, tsk, tsk! The sappy affection you two are disying is simply intolerable!


    As he returned to where Charles and Justin were, Samuel regained his confidence and said, “We


    shouldn''t disturb Alex anymore. He''s too busy entertaining Sophia now.”


    However, Charles merely stared at Samuel as if he was looking at a fool, while Justin chuckled. “Can''t


    you see that we''ve been sitting here all this while?”


    You''re the fool who went over to disturb them!


    Samuel replied meekly, “I-I only went there to greet them...”


    “Yeah, sure you did,” Justin repliednguidly, not wanting to waste another breath talking to a fool like


    Samuel.


    The Fletcher family was still a very reputable family in Jadeborough. Otherwise, Ka would never


    have had the chance to marry Casper.


    Lnd''s eightieth birthday banquet was attended by almost all the reputable figures in Jadeborough.


    Quite a number of guests had noticed both Alexander and Sophia as they entered the venue together.


    Only a few people had actually taken Ka''s vicious remarks seriously. Furthermore, news regarding


    Alexander wanting to pursue Sophia again from half a year ago could still be found on the Inte.


    Now that the two of them were seen attending the banquet together, many people spected whether


    Alexander and Sophia had rekindled their rtionship.


    Regardless of whether the rumor was true, they were both envious and jealous of Sophia.


    It was indeed difficult for people of the same gender to admit how excellent the other was. Even though


    Sophia''s excellence and talents were obvious, and her achievements were even on the trending topic


    two days ago, everyone would still hope that she was nothing but ordinary. Thus, none of the socialites


    would ever pass up the opportunity to gossip or make snidements about Sophia.


    On such asions, the restroom had always been the perfect ce to hear sincere and honest


    comments.


    Barely two minutes after entering the restroom, Sophia had already heard quite a few truthful


    statements.


    “I can''t believe Alexander would actually prefer someone like Sophia! What''s so good about her


    anyway? Isn''t she just a pretty face?”


    “I don''t think you should put it that way...”


    “Hey, which side are you on, anyway? What if she''s good in bed?”


    “Hahaha! You''re right! It seems she''s dated quite a few men. Have you seen how she sashays when


    she moves? She also enjoys winking and flirting with other men. Oh my! How could someone be so


    flirtatious?”


    “I don''t think you understand, do you? Men are crazy over women like her! They might seem innocent


    and pure, but in fact, they are wild in bed! Look how prim and proper her outfit is today. It will contrast


    with how feisty she will be in bed that way, right?”


    “Oh, you''re such a meanie! How do you know all this stuff?”


    Upon hearing that, Sophia raised her brows and came out of her stall. “Excuse me.”


    Squeezing past the two women, Sophia walked toward the sink and watched as their faces went pale


    immediately. After turning off the tap, she then took a piece of tissue and proceeded to wipe her hands


    nonchntly. “Firstly, thank you forplimenting my beauty.”


    After a brief pause, she threw the tissue into the waste bin before adding, “Secondly, it''s not a


    commendable trait to speak ill of others behind their backs. Now that I''m standing in front of you, go


    ahead if there is anything else you''d like to badmouth on me.”


    With that, she looked at both women in amusement.


    Embarrassed by her words, one of thedies flew into a rage. “You''re crazy!”


    “Just ignore her. Let''s go!”


    Sophia wasn''t there to pick fights with anyone that night. She was merely attending the event to see


    the drama unfoldter.


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    As a result, she didn''t take both women''s words to heart at all.


    Meanwhile, Lnd had already appeared in the banquet hall after Warren wheeled him out. The old


    man had a smile on his face and appeared to be in good health.


    In spite of that, it was hard to predict how furious Lnd would getter.


    Besides saying a few words to therge crowd of guests, Lnd even specifically mentioned his future


    grandson-inw, Casper''s name as well.


    However, Casper seemed to decline Lnd''s kind gesture as he said bluntly, “Old Mr. Fletcher, I don''t


    think I''m worthy of bing a part of the Fletcher family.”


    At the same time, a scream could be heard inside the hall. Suddenly, therge screen showed an illicit


    sexual video, in which some intimate body parts were blurred out, but the faces of the two people were


    clearly visible.


    It was evident that Ka was the female lead in the video, but Casper was not the man filmed


    alongside her.


    After a few seconds, the video cut to a different scene. Ka was still seen in the video, but this time, it


    was another man who appeared next to her.


    The Fletcher family was dumbfounded by the sudden revtion. Warren then yelled at the staff to turn


    the video off immediately.


    Unfortunately, the hotel''s video yer had already been hacked. There was no way of turning it off until


    the end of the video.


    Approximately eight secondster, another man emerged in the following scene. The female in the


    video was still, of course, Ka.


    Between all themotion, Lnd fainted out of rage, prompting the guests to erupt into whispers.


    Since there were many young children in the hall, some of the parents left quickly with their kids in tow.


    Meanwhile, Alexander had already covered Sophia''s eyes as soon as the video began to y.


    Sophia raised her hand to pull his hand away from her eyes but to no avail. “Alexander!”


    “Don''t look.”


    Why should she stare at other men''s nude bodies when she hadn''t even seen him naked?


    “If you''re allowed to watch, why can''t I do the same?”


    The hand that had been covering her eyes lifted immediately after she spoke. As soon as she raised


    her head, Sophia''s gaze met with Alexander''s dark eyes.


    He stood in front of Sophia and looked at her with a stern expression. “I wasn''t looking, Sophia.”


    Looking at him, Sophia broke into a smile. “All right, then.”


    The entire hall became chaotic. Unable to turn off the screen projector, Ka caught a glimpse of


    Casper standing on stage. She rushed on stage immediately and yelled, “It was you who did this, didn''t


    you? Why are you doing this to me? Casper, why must you do this to me?”