Chapter 384
Sophia began by giving Charlize a thoughtful suggestion. “You should make Spencer draw a clear line
between him and you.”
“I don''t quite get it, Ms. Yarrow.” Charlize was a little puzzled.
“Simply put, him being demanding of you at work is normal behavior between a superior and his
subordinate, but him asking you out to y badminton is a social interaction only friends do. Spencer is
your superior, so technically, there is nothing wrong with him maintaining a professional rtionship
with you during working hours, then being friends with you after work.”
There, Sophia stopped and nced at Charlize. When she saw thetter''s bemused expression, she
chuckled and rephrased herself more simply. “If you want to be more than friends with him, you should
ensure that both of you remain just as friends for now. In other words, you should make him think for
himself about whether he wants to be your friend or boyfriend.”
Even then, Charlize could not understand her. “Ms. Yarrow, I''m still not following,” the younger woman
uttered sheepishly.
“If you don''t get it, just do as I say.”
Although Sophia''s statement was over Charlize''s head, following explicit instructions was not an issue
for her, so she nodded readily upon hearing the other woman''s suggestion. “No problem. What am I
supposed to do then, Ms. Yarrow?”
“Don''t ept his invitation the next time he asks you to y badminton with him.”
“Why?”
“Because an employee has no obligation to y badminton with their higher-ups,” Sophia exined,
smiling at Charlize, who finally seemed toprehend what she was conveying.
“You''re so smart, Ms. Yarrow!” thetter eximed.
Seeing the innocent smile on Charlize''s face, Sophia could not help but wonder if the girl would still like
her the same in the future, for she knew that Spencer—for the very least—would despise her.
Whatever. A young man like him should just say how he feels instead of pulling tricks to confuse
Charlize. It peeves me.
The two women left the restaurant after they were done with dinner. Sophia was about to ask Charlize
if she needed a ride home when thetter suddenly fell silent.
Intrigued, Sophia arched her brows and followed Charlize''s gaze. A man with narrowly long, upturned
eyes and chiseled features came into view. d in a neatly-ironed suit with a pair of thin temple
sses resting on his tall nose bridge, the man looked somewhat cold.
Sophia retracted her gaze after taking a mere nce at him. Wearing a smile on her face, she looked
at the younger woman beside her and asked, “Is he your boss?”
Charlize seemed to have returned to her senses by then. “Yes. It''s him,” she replied, nodding.
Sophia harrumphed, her gaze falling back on the man not far away. “Let''s go say hello to him.”
“I don''t think there''s a need for that, Ms. Yarrow.” Charlize eyed Spencer, bing inexplicably timid
all of a sudden.
“He''s your superior. You should at least greet him.”
While speaking, Sophia tugged Charlize over until they came right in front of Spencer.
“What a coincidence, Mr. Lacroix,” Charlize uttered with difficulty.
The man nodded in response and glimpsed at Sophia before fixing his gaze on Charlize. “Did you just
have dinner with your friend?”
His tone was indifferent as if he was merely asking a casual question.
The truth was that Charlize had left work earlier with the excuse that she was not feeling well so that
she could dine with Sophia. s, it so happened that she ran into Spencer right after their dinner. Met
with Spencer''s unemotional gaze, she became even more anxious.
While she liked that man, she was equally afraid of him.
After all, Spencer was known to be a strict boss and had previously scolded Charlize so severely that
she was brought to tears.
Of course, she only ever shed tears in secret.
Finding crying to be an embarrassing behavior, she would never dare to bawl in the open.
“Y-Yes.”
Charlize nodded frantically as she pulled Sophia''s arm. “Mr. Lacroix, Ms. Yarrow and I still have other
engagements, so we''ll take our leave first.”
With that, Charlize left with Sophia.
The moment thetter turned around to leave, she voiced unhurriedly, “Charlize, do you like that guy
we metst time?”
Charlize nodded unattentively as she did not hear Sophia clearly, but Spencer interpreted her nod as
an agreement to the question.
As Sophia watched Charlize incline her head, she could not help but look over her shoulder. When her
gazended on the man''s gloomy face, a chuckle escaped her lips.
Tch. Are you finally getting anxious now? I suppose you weren''t desperate when you pulled all those
tricks back then.
Sophia figured out Spencer''s intentions when Charlize told her the man had asked her to help him buy
a necktie.
I''ve always regarded Charlize as my younger sister, yet Spencer watches Charlize center around him
like a fool, even though he clearly knows that she likes him. He may be pleased about it, but I''m vexed.
This time, I''m just giving him a taste of his own medicine.
While Sophia and Charlize walked out of the mall, the former suddenly recalled one particr matter.
“By the way, Charlize, you mentioned you wanted to meet Mason, right?”
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As an avid fan of different celebrities herself, Charlize happened to have a roommate in university who
was Mason''s diehard fan. She had quite a good rtionship with the roommate, and since thetter''s
birthday wasing up in another month, she thought of arranging for her to meet Mason, so she
asked Sophia for a favor several days ago.
At first, Sophia dly agreed to set something up but had not been able to do so due to Mason''s tight
schedule. Fortunately, he should have some time to spare the following week. Considering how things
were between Charlize and Spencer, Sophia thought she could conveniently use the meet-up with
Mason to Charlize''s advantage.
As for Charlize, she heaved a sigh of relief after confirming that Spencer had not followed them. It was
then that she had the leisure to look at Sophia. “Yes. Is Mason free?”
“He should have an event to attend next Wednesday, so go over with your friend if you two are free. I''ll
make the arrangements,” thetter replied.
Charlize was so delighted that, for a brief moment, she forgot about Spencer. “Really, Ms. Yarrow? My
friend loves Mason! It''ll be marvelous to meet him!”
Spencer, who had just caught up with them, heard thest part of her exmations, and his face turned
as ck as thunder.
When Sophia caught a glimpse of his reaction out of the corner of her eye, she quirked her lips into a
discreet smile and replied, “I mean it. Come on. Let me give you a ride home.”
“That''s amazing, Ms. Yarrow! You don''t have to send me back, though. I can call a cab.”
“Don''t worry. I''m free today.”
Coincidentally, Charlize wanted more of Sophia''s input on her dilemma, so she changed her mind and
epted the offer upon hearing thetter''s response. “All right. Thank you, Ms. Yarrow.”
“Don''t mention it.”
Smiling, Sophia led Charlize to her car before getting into the driver''s seat herself.
When the car pulled up at the Johnson residence, Sophia bumped into Samuel, who happened to be
leaving the ce.
The man was startled to see her. Recalling what had happened earlier, Samuel felt inexplicably guilty.
“It''s been a long time, Sophia.”
Sophia wound down her window and tilted her head to look at him. “Mr. Schild, you don''t seem very
pleased to see me.”