Chapter 434


    At first, everyone was secretly pleased with what Sophia said in the beginning. When she finished her


    sentence, their faces fell.


    Alistair, who was working with Percy, instantly expressed his disagreement. "See, that''s where you''re


    wrong, Ms. Yarrow. Sometimes, apany''s development isn''t entirely because of the decision-


    makers. Odyssey faced a loss when Mr. Xenos first took over Odyssey back then, remember? Yet,


    Odyssey is leading its peers now."


    Sophia turned to Alistair and said nonchntly, "So, you''re saying that you cannot promise Odyssey


    will keep developing, right? Since everyone thinks I''m too inexperienced to take over the position, I


    willingly gave it up. As Odyssey''s biggest shareholder, I want the new chairperson to ensure the


    company''s development. Surely, my request is not too much? If everyone thinks it''s too much, I can be


    the chairperson instead and will dlypensate threefold the amount of loss we suffer during the


    period of my management based on what I had said earlier."


    The second she finished, Percy, who had been displeased from the start, uttered coldly, "That''s some


    confidence you have, Ms. Yarrow. As expected from the younger generation. I wonder how many days


    Odyssey canst in your care."


    Chuckling, Sophia responded, "Since you are curious, surely you have no objections to me being the


    next chairperson?"


    With that, Sophia paused before continuing, "Let''s vote, then."


    Percy was so furious that he stormed out of the room. Naturally, nobody else dared to object anymore.


    As the biggest shareholder of Odyssey, Sophia still had the final say, even if they voted to decide.


    Needless to say, she became Odyssey''s chairperson effortlessly.


    When Sophia exited Odyssey''s building in the afternoon, a group of reporters swarmed her.


    "Ms. Yarrow, could you tell us what Mr. Xenos'' current condition is?"


    "Ms. Yarrow, rumor has it that you''ve been chosen as Odyssey''s chairperson. Congrattions! There''s


    a rumor saying you had something to do with Mr. Xenos'' incident. Apparently, you did it to get revenge


    for what he did to you back then. Do you havements on this?"


    "Ms. Yarrow, rumor has it that Mr. Xenos got into an ident. Is that true?"


    The smile on Sophia''s face gradually disappeared as the questions got more unpleasant.


    She nced at Felix and instructed, "Mr. Lane, please record the names of all the reporters here.


    Then, get thepany''s legal team to prepare warning letters for them."


    The media had the habit of exploiting others to gain more readers. Thus, Sophia did not want to waste


    her breath on them.


    Thankfully, Katherine''s car rolled up at the right time.


    With the help of Felix and the guards stopping the reporters, Sophia quickly got into the car.


    Katherine had just found out about Alexander''s ident. After all, she had been filming in another


    country, and Sophia had never told her about it. She rushed back the moment she heard the film crew


    talking about it.


    Despite Sophia''s indifference, Katherine knew the former was simply used to hiding her sorrow.


    In fact, Sophia seemed unaffected when she got a divorce in the past, yet she had trouble sleeping


    during those nights. Katherine was the only person who truly understood her.


    The fact that those reporters were shamelessly harassing Sophia enraged Katherine so much she


    wanted to run them over with her car.


    Even so, she swallowed her fury and drove away from the insensitive employees of mediapanies.


    Soon, the car got further from the building. As it came to a stop at the red light, Katherine turned


    sideways and tugged at Sophia''s sleeve. "Are you okay, Soph?"


    Sophia tilted her head to look at her friend, chuckling. "What''s wrong? Are you worried I''d do something


    rash?"


    "You won''t, right?"


    Sophia stared at the red light in front of the windshield. "Exactly. I won''t."


    Katherine had known Sophia for many years, but it was her first time seeing thetter in such a state.


    She felt bad and at a loss for what to do.


    Katherine wanted to ask Sophia about Alexander''s situation. However, she decided against it. She''s


    already feeling terrible. Asking her questions will only make her feel worse.


    Katherine could tell how serious things were. It was only normal for someone to feel so helpless at that


    moment.


    Still, at least Sophia seemed to be in good condition.


    Katherine hoped Sophia''s health was fine, too.


    It seemed that Katherine had quite the foresight as a few days after Katherine recounted everything to


    Joshua, Sophia fell sick.


    When Sophia was admitted into the hospital, news about her fainting from grief spread all over


    Jadeborough.


    The color drained from Katherine''s face when she heard about it. She quickly changed into a pair of


    ts and shot out of the filming location. At that moment, the shoot was the least of her concerns.


    Jonice tried her best to run after Katherine but to no avail.


    The film crew turned to Jonice. "What do we do?"


    Sighing, Jonice said, "Let''s film another day. Otherwise, you can take this as a breach of contract."


    Although Jonice was usually strict with Katherine, she knew how important Sophia was to thetter. It


    was better to pay for the advertising fee, which was only a few million.


    Katherine had suffered a terrible scare. The second she arrived at the hospital, she picked up the hem


    of her dress and ran toward Sophia''s ward, attracting much attention along the way. Some fans even


    recognized her and began running after her for a picture. s, none of them caught up to her.


    "How''s Soph, Mr. Lane?" Katherine asked while gasping for air. She had run all the way to the ward.


    Felix was just stepping out of the ward when Katherine tugged at him. Hearing a voice calling out


    Katherine''s name behind her, he turned around and opened the door before giving thetter a gentle


    push inside. "Ms. Yarrow''s in there, Ms. Quinn."


    Felix''s movements were smooth and swift.


    Likewise, Katherine''s reaction was fast, but her dress was not helping. She stepped on the hem of her


    dress and stumbled forward until she was half kneeling beside Sophia''s bed.


    All of that happened within three seconds. The moment Sophia turned around to put down the fruit


    knife, she saw Katherine kneeling before her. Chuckling in amusement, Sophia teased, "You don''t have


    to bow before me, you know?"


    Katherine said nothing. Instead, she looked up at Sophia, breathing a sigh of relief when she saw the


    latter''s goodplexion. "Are you all right? Why did you pass out?"


    Sophia stretched out an arm to help Katherine up before exining slowly, "Don''t worry. I''m fine. It was


    just an act."


    "What do you mean?"


    Upon hearing that, Sophia paused momentarily. "I faked it."


    Only then did Katherine feelpletely relieved.


    Sophiaughed. "I''m not that weak."


    She stuffed a slice of apple into Katherine''s mouth. "After all, I''ve got to take care of Alexander''s


    company."


    She turned to look at something outside the window with a serious gaze as she spoke.


    For some reason, Katherine felt bad when she gazed at Sophia.


    Now that Alexander was missing, many people were hoping to see Odyssey go bankrupt.


    Yet, Sophia took over thepany, preventing their wish froming true.


    Days went by and seasons changed. Just like that, six months passed in the blink of an eye.


    There was still no news about Alexander. Even the police had given up on the investigation and filed it


    as a traffic ident.


    Yvonne, too, found no leads. Alexander had disappeared without a trace in just one night.


    When Sophia returned to the Dawson residence for New Year''s, Perrin vaguely suggested introducing


    other men to her.


    s, Sophia rejected his idea firmly, which was a first. Perrin sighed but said nothing.


    There seemed to be some changes, yet none at the same time to Sophia''s life after Alexander''s


    disappearance.


    Sophia needed to go on a business trip for Odyssey at the end of March. Coincidentally, Katherine and


    Joshua were going on a honeymoon in Lightspring, so while Sophia was on the business trip, they


    dragged her along for a holiday.


    It wasn''t much of a holiday, as Sophia was as busy as ever. She received emails and calls all the time,


    which gave Katherine the urge to smash her phone.


    "Are you really that busy? You''re going to lose me if you keep working, Soph." Katherine pretended to


    sob.


    Hearing that, Sophia hung up. She could not help butugh in exasperation when she gazed at


    Katherine, who was hugging her thighs. "What is it? What evil ideas do you have this time?"


    "What do you mean evil? It''s a good idea! Since we''re already in a city known for gambling, why don''t


    we go out and have some fun?"


    "No." Sophia did not even bother giving it some thought.


    "Pretty please! I''ll let you go back tomorrow if youe with me."


    Sophia raised her brow at Katherine''s offer. "Really?"


    "Of course! But I have a condition."


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    With one look, Sophia could tell Katherine was up to no good. Then again, the former did not want to


    keep third wheeling. "Okay."