Chapter 321


    Alexander reached out his hand and stroke her lips. “What''s wrong?”


    Sophia looked up, and suddenly, she remembered something Kristen had said an hour ago and the


    expression on Alexander''s face when he told him about his rtionship with Kristen. Sophia could not


    help but feel something was amiss. Who exactly is Alexander if he''s not from the Xenos family?


    She wondered if Kristen had used him to get into the Lambe family. It would be a cruel truth if that''s


    really the case.


    It was difficult for Sophia to tell him about it.


    Alexander''s brows twitched when she did not give him any response. “Did she scold you?”


    Sophia regained her sense upon hearing that. She shook her head and replied, “Nope.”


    While answering his question, she lowered her head, watched as the man held his manly palm around


    hers, and pressed her lips. “She showed me some information. It was information about you.”


    “What information?” he asked.


    “It''s the DNA report between you and father, Zachary, and Leonard.” Sophia looked up and gazed into


    his eyes. “The report showed that you''re not rted to them.”


    Alexander looked at her with his piercing eyes. “She showed you that information because she wanted


    you to give birth to Leonard''s child?”


    Sophia hummed in response before grabbing his index finger. “You must have felt terrible, Alexander.”


    She then tightened her grip on his finger. “Do you need a hug?”


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    Sophia had never encountered something like this before.


    Without a doubt, Alexander felt terrible. He had never experienced any form of kinship in thest two


    decades. Despite being a capable all-rounder, he always wondered if his biological parents loathed


    him.


    Beau was fond of him merely because the former knew he could not count on his only son, Zachary,


    and it so happened that Alexander was Zachary''s most capable son.


    Now, he only realized Zachary and Kristen were not his parents. Is this a joke?


    Alexander gazed into Sophia''s eyes and noticed her usual gentle, smiley eyes were now filled with


    worry.


    He lifted his hands and pulled her into his arms. “Yes. I feel a little awful.”


    Deep in his heart, he did not feel that terrible. In fact, he was relieved he was finally freed from the


    shackles that had been holding him down for decades.


    Alexander suddenly scoffed, “I bet Kristen must have had a hard time keeping this a secret.”


    The fact that Kristen was willing to reveal the secret that she had kept for years meant that she was


    ready to fight to the death for Leonard''s sake.


    Sophia tilted her head to look at him. “I rejected her offer. I supposed she has now turned her target to


    the other distant rtives in the Xenos family.”


    “I don''t belong to the Xenos family. She would have told the truth if she wanted to. Something must


    have triggered her to spill the bean.” Alexander then paused for a moment. “I don''t think she dares to


    reach out to the distant rtives yet.”


    Alexander was right.


    The intention to look for the Xenos'' distant rtives to reveal Alexander''s identity did pop into Kristen''s


    mind when she was heading home. After returning to the mansion and regaining herposure, she


    hesitated.


    Alexander might not be his biological son, but the people from the branch family had been eyeing


    Odyssey. I don''t have shares in thepany, but Leonard has some. If Odyssey continues to do well in


    the years toe, Leonard will be able to enjoy afortable life. If Odyssey falls into the hands of


    those devious distant rtives, how much more dividends or bonuses will Leonard be entitled to?


    The fact that Kristen managed to marry into the Xenos family showed that she was shrewd.


    The secret of Alexander''s identity would give her leverage to threaten him. The oue would not be


    as favorable as she would imagine had she exposed the secret. Sophia would have told Alexander the


    truth by now, and I believe he''ll contact me soon. I''ll be able to negotiate with him on behalf of Leonard


    when that happens.


    As Kristen''s daughter-inw for three years, Sophia immediately understood what Alexander was


    saying. “If that''s the case, she might still be waiting for you to fall into her trap.”


    Alexander nced at her. “Let the waiting game begin then.”


    Sophie grinned in response. “All right. Let her wait then.”


    She wanted to see how long Leonard could wait.


    Indeed, Leonard could not afford to wait any longer, as the victim refused to forgive and insisted on


    pressing charges against him. Hiswyer also indicated that it would be difficult to plea for a reduced


    sentence without the victim''s forgiveness, so they could only do their best to seek a favorable oue.


    Though he was released on bail, the trial for the case would begin within the next two months.


    Meanwhile, Kristen waited for Alexander to approach her, but to no avail.


    Another week passed, and it was time to celebrate Sophia''s birthday. Likest year, Katherine


    organized a modest party for her.


    This year''s birthday party was unlike any that Sophia had celebrated before, as Alexander, Samuel,


    and others hade to join the festivities.


    Charlize had prepared a gift for Sophia in advance. It was a porcin doll she had made herself. The


    craftsmanship was not particrly exquisite, but it looked adorable. Its valuey in the thought and


    care that had gone into making it. “Happy birthday, Ms. Yarrow! Hope you stay young forever!”


    “Thank you.” Sophia epted the gift when Samuel and the others were walking in her direction. They


    then greeted her, “Happy birthday, Sophia.”


    “Thank you.” After ncing at the gift in Samuel''s hand, Sophia arched her brows. “It''s not cash, right,


    Mr. Schild?”


    Samuel cleared his throat. “Not exactly.”


    Sophia nced at him and gave him a smile tinged with irony. Meanwhile, Charles and Justin, too,


    gave her their presents.


    Sophia epted the gifts and thanked them. “Where''s Alex?”


    Samuel took a sidelong nce at the area but did not see Alexander around. As he looked at Sophia


    and her elegant dress, an idea suddenly popped into his mind. He nearly blurted out the question in


    front of her.


    Sophia raised her hand and pointed at a man behind Samuel. “He''s on a call.”


    Samuel turned around, followed Sophia''s line of sight, and noticed Alexander was indeed talking to


    someone over the phone. He tutted, “Of all times, he chose to answer the call at this hour?”


    Sophia chuckled before turning her attention to Charles and the others. “Thanks foring, and thanks


    for the gifts. Please make yourself at home.”


    Charles bobbed his head in response. “Don''t mind us.”


    Without hesitation, Yun Su hummed in acknowledgment and went to look for Katherine.


    After seeing Sophia walk away, Samuel walked up to Charles. “Will Alex propose to Sophia tonight?”


    Charles nced at Alex, who was standing a stone''s throw away. “Who knows.”


    Justin looked at Samuel from the corners of his eyes. “Why don''t you go and find out?”


    Samuel had learned his lesson, opting to y it safe instead. “No way! Do you think I''m stupid?”


    After taking a sip of his juice and setting down the ss, Samuel noticed Charles and Justin


    exchanging a cryptic smile. It seemed as though they were hinting that he was indeed the stupid one.


    The look on their faces rendered Samuel speechless. D*mn it! I would have given it to them if I were


    capable of taking them down!


    While Samuel, Charles, and Justin were curious about Alexander''s next move, Katherine, too,


    wondered why Alexander was not there. She gently bumped Yun Su''s shoulder and asked, “Do you


    think Alexander will propose to you tonight?”