Chapter 416


    Alexander had no feelings for Thalia at all. The only reason he would pay her any attention was on the


    ount that she was family.


    Now that both Thalia and Leonard had sullied their family''s name and he was not rted to them by


    blood, Alexander had even lesser reasons to care about her.


    Therefore, Alexander didn''t feel that Sophia was insulting Thalia when she called thetter an idiot.


    Instead, he agreed with her assessment, for Thalia was undeniably a fool.


    Nheless, fools had their uses still. For example, Thalia had inadvertently informed them that Dillon


    was going to take desperate measures against him.


    Alexander consequently ordered Felix to keep an eye on Dillon because he was curious to see what


    thetter was capable of cooking up.


    Thalia, on the other hand, had never gone to Sophia again since that day, likely due to how resolute the


    latter was during their previous conversation.


    Meanwhile, the next session of Leonard''s trial was inte October. Rumor had it that Kristen, in order to


    mitigate Leonard''s sentence, had spent a fortune to hire awyer from Alenvista, one who had never


    lost a case before.


    As for Thalia, Sophia wasn''t really sure what had be of her.


    However, since there was no news of Thalia on thest day of September, Sophia figured that Kristen


    must have paid someone off to resolve thetter''s predicament.


    Thalia was still her daughter at the end of the day.


    Meanwhile, Sophia decided to travel to Doveston on the third of next month so as to spend some time


    with Perrin. She thought of bringing Alexander along to remind Perrin of his existence so that the old


    man would stop trying to find her an eligible bachelor.


    Chandler, who was introduced to her two months ago, had finally returned from a business trip


    overseas. No sooner had he returned than he invited Sophia out to dinner.


    Nevertheless, Sophia rejected it and candidly told him about her situation.


    Chandler simply reacted with a smile and asked if they could still be friends.


    Alexander was right beside Sophia when she received that particr message.


    Upon reading it, Sophia handed the phone directly to Alexander. “You respond to him. I''m going to take


    a shower.”


    Sophia never found out what Alexander wrote in reply. All she knew was that Chandler''s contact had


    disappeared from her phone when she remembered his existence one day.


    Tsk-tsk, jealous men can be terrifying at times.


    That day was thest day of September and Sophia had a dinner to attend in the evening. At around


    six, she and Yvonne headed to the hotel where the event was held.


    Due to the next day being a holiday, traffic was a lot heavier than usual.


    What was usually a half-an-hour journey ended up taking more than an hour.


    Hence, Sophia and Yvonne werete by the time they arrived. Hardly had they alighted from their car


    when the hotel attendant at the entrance recognized them. “Ms. Yarrow, Ms. Leighton, Mr. Lewis and


    the others are waiting in the private room.”


    With that, the attendant gestured for them to follow him.


    Checking the time, Sophia realized they werete by twenty minutes.


    Soon, the attendant led them to the entrance of the private room. “Ms. Yarrow, Ms. Leighton, this is


    you.”


    Sophia shed a smile at him. “Thank you.”


    As Yvonne took the lead and entered, Sophia followed closely behind.


    Inside, Ben and Jack got to their feet the moment they saw the two. “Ms. Yarrow, Ms. Leighton,


    wee.”


    Sophia threw them a nce. “I''m sorry we''rete. We were caught in traffic.”


    Given Sophia''s current status, no one would dare hold it against her.


    The negotiation over the acquisition was smooth, and all the details were ironed out over dinner. The


    only thing left was the contract signing after the holidays.


    “I look forward to working with you, Mr. Lewis.”


    “Likewise, Ms. Yarrow.”


    Both of them shook hands to signal the end of the dinner.


    After grabbing her jacket, Sophia got up to leave. The moment she stepped out of the private room,


    she ran into someone familiar.


    “Sophia!”


    When she saw Megan approaching her briskly, Sophia cocked a brow in reflex. “Ms. Queen, it''s been a


    while.”


    Megan nced at Sophia''spanions, and both Ben and Jack took their leave tactfully after saying


    goodbye, leaving only Yvonne by Sophia''s side.


    Despite knowing Megan for a long time, Sophia had never seen her so anxious before. Moreover, the


    former seemed worried on her behalf.


    Sophia subsequently gave Yvonne a look, who knowingly stepped aside.


    Once they were given some privacy, Sophia asked Megan, “Ms. Queen, what is it? I''m sure you can


    speak about it now.”


    As she rushed over without thinking, Megan began to hesitate over what she had just heard. “When I


    passed by a private room on my way to the restroom, its door was left open, so I nced inside out of


    curiosity. I stopped the moment I recognized those inside and coincidentally heard them talking about


    you. That person was Dillon''s secretary. He said that his men hadid an ambush in Peace Street and


    were ready to kidnap you once your car passed by.”


    After rting the entire incident in a single breath, Megan felt that she might have been too abrupt with


    the news. “That said, I might have heard wrongly.”


    Given the bad blood between Dillon and Alexander despite being uncle and nephew and the fact that


    Sophia and Alexander had joined forces and dealt him a blow, Megan wasn''t surprised that Dillon


    wanted revenge.


    Staring at Megan, Sophia was not only surprised but also touched by the former''s gesture.


    She responded with a gentle smile. “I got it. Thank you, Ms. Queen.”


    Sophia''s calm reaction caused Megan to feel embarrassed, thinking that she might have overreacted.


    “It''s no big deal. I may have gotten carried away.”


    Although Sophia was cognizant of Megan''s feelings, it wasn''t the right time to exin. Dillon clearly


    had someone following her since he nned to make his move that night.


    Any further chatter about the matter would only raise his suspicions.


    As Alexander had someone watching Dillon all this while, Sophia figured that he would have already


    known about thetter''s n.


    In spite of that, Dillon was still a ticking time bomb that would bother them continuously.


    Sophia consequently felt that this was a good opportunity to detonate this annoying bomb so as to


    avoid being caught in the explosion when their defenses were lowered.


    Upon gathering her thoughts, she thanked Megan again. “I understand. Don''t worry, Ms. Queen.


    Please return to your private room. I won''t take up any more of your time.”


    Just as she spoke, she threw Yvonne a nce. “Ms. Leighton, it''s time for us to go.”


    Although she was clueless as to what was going on, Yvonne did as she was told.


    Standing in the same spot and watching Sophia''s leaving silhouette, Megan hesitated momentarily


    before calling out, “Um, Sophia...”


    Upon hearing her name being called, Sophia stopped in her tracks and turned around with a smile. “Is


    there anything else, Ms. Queen?”


    “Do you need help?”


    Right when Megan was speaking, a man walked past her.


    Even though he was looking ahead, Sophia could feel that his attention was somehow trained upon


    her.


    Hence, she shook her head. “The negotiations for the project have been concluded. Thanks for the


    kind offer, Ms. Queen.”


    With that, Sophia gave Yvonne another look before heading into the elevator.


    Despite being puzzled by Sophia''s words, Megan didn''tment further once she saw the former step


    into the elevator.


    Sophia is Alexander''s girlfriend after all. I''m sure she''ll be fine. That said, I still can''t help but worry.


    As the elevator doors closed slowly, Sophia curled her lips into an indiscernible smile while watching


    the man outside the door.


    Sophia turned toward Yvonne the moment the doors were shut. “Megan told me that Dillon is going to


    take action against me tonight. Someone is probably watching us right now.”


    Shaken by the revtion, Yvonne began to worry upon regaining her senses. “Do you want me to call


    the police, Ms. Yarrow?”


    “I''m going to give him a taste of his own medicine.”


    Sophia broke into a cunning smile as she spoke.


    Yvonne could tell from the look on Sophia''s face that she had a n. “In that case, what do I need to


    do?”


    “They n to ambush me on Peace Street. When the timees, just watch out. Other than that, act


    normally and pretend that you don''t know anything.”


    At that moment, they still had no idea what Dillon was really up to.


    No sooner had Sophia spoken than her phone began to ring.


    When Yvonne noticed that the caller ID was showing the name “Alexander,” her growing fears were


    quickly put at ease.


    Mr. Xenos probably knows about it. Ms. Yarrow would not be in any danger if he does.


    With that thought in mind, Yvonne couldn''t help stealing a nce at Sophia.


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    I would be devastated if someone as pretty as Ms. Yarrow were to be hurt.


    Hence, Yvonne decided to shield Sophia from danger if anything untoward were to happenter.