Chapter 436
Sophia stood still as she stared at the man, who did not move either.
"What are you looking at?"
Yasmin Lawre was unhappy when she noticed that udius Lenoir was silent. She shifted her gaze to
where he was staring and saw a beautiful woman standing beside a gambling table not far from them.
That woman was gorgeous, her eyes mesmerizing. At that moment, she was also staring at udius.
All of a sudden, Yasmin oddly felt threatened. She instinctively moved closer to udius and asked,
"Do you know her?"
udius was annoyed. He thought Yasmin was like a fly that kept bugging him. He averted his gaze
and looked down at her. "I''m warning you, stop following me!"
Yasmin was displeased when she heard that. "What the heck? I''m also here to have fun! You don''t
have the right to control what I do! It''s not like your family runs this hotel!"
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udius'' lips tugged into a sneer before he turned around and looked at the bodyguard behind him.
"Throw her out."
Unfortunately, the hotel was indeed run by his family.
"How dare you, udius! Why don''t I go back and tell Mdm. Rose all about this?"
"Do as you like."
With that, udius left without sparing her a second nce.
Yasmin wanted to chase after him, but his bodyguard stopped her. "My apologies, Ms. Lawre. The
Lenoir family indeed runs this hotel. Mr. udius had asked us to kick you out, so please don''t make
things difficult for us!"
Yasmin was rendered speechless.
"Miss, it''s your turn to ce your bet."
Sophia watched the man walk away before she shifted her attention back to the table. She ced her
cards on the table and said, "Sorry, I have something to attend to."
With that, she left the gambling table.
There were many people at the casino. It was not easy for her to chase after the man.
He moved fast despite her seeing him a few seconds ago. She had just gotten up from the table, but he
had disappeared.
Was he a figment of my imagination?
Sophia stood in the middle of the bustling casino. It was the first time she could not determine whether
what she saw was real or her imagination.
It''s been more than six months. To be exact, it''s been a hundred and twenty-six days.
Alexander had disappeared off the face of the earth. No one knew if he was dead or alive.
Sophia was at a loss. She stood there until a waiter passed by and asked in broken Chanaean if she
needed help. Only then did she snap out of her daze.
Sophia smiled, shook her head, and replied in Ustranasion, "Thank you, but I''m fine. May I know
where''s the restroom?"
The waiter pointed in a certain direction. Sophia nodded and passed by multiple strangers as she
approached the restroom.
She was more sober after sshing cold water onto her face.
She then watched the sexy woman beside her reapply a blood-red lipstick before she stared at herself
in the mirror.
I look pale.
Sophia reached up to massage her temples before she took out her phone and sent a message to
Katherine. She nned to return to her room to rest.
I haven''t had enough rest recently. I''m so exhausted to the point that I''m starting to hallucinate.
That hallucination of hers seemed to appear quite frequently as she saw "Alexander" again when she
left the restroom.
This time, the other party did not notice her. He held a phone to his ear, looking to be on a call with
someone. His expression looked grim. It seemed like the person on the phone had said something to
displease him as he ended the call without saying goodbye.
A couple walked past her, blocking her from looking at him. After they left, she no longer saw
"Alexander."
Sophia panicked. She quickly ran to where he stood, but he was no longer around. It had only been a
few seconds, yet Alexander had disappeared again.
Looking around, she noticed that there were people everywhere, but the person she was looking for
was nowhere to be seen.
She stood there, dazed. She had never felt so horrible and flustered before.
That feeling felt exactly like when she stood at the scene of the car ident while watching the burning
fire ten years ago. There were people around her, but she still felt alone and afraid.
"Are you looking for me?"
All of a sudden, a man''s voice rang out from behind Sophia, taking her by surprise.
She was in disbelief, turning around and looking at the familiar yet foreign man. She suppressed the
emotions rising within her as she stared at him and softly said, "You look like a friend of mine."
udius nced at the woman before him. He smiled in amusement. "Really? Where''s your friend?"
"He''s gone."
"Did he go missing?"
"Yeah," Sophia replied. "He got into an ident half a year ago."
"Oh. What a pity."
Her thoughts were all over the ce as she stared at the man who looked like Alexander standing
before her.
"You don''t look so well. Are you feeling sick? Do you need me to send you to the lounge?"
"Can you?"
Sophia balled her hands into fists as she lowered her gaze, trying to hold back the tears welling up in
her eyes.
She had not seen Alexander in a hundred and twenty-six days. I miss him so much.
The man narrowed his eyes at Sophia and considered it momentarily before saying, "Follow me."
"Thank you."
The man did not respond as he turned around and led Sophia to the lounge.
Sophia''s hands shook as she stared at his back. She lowered her gaze to look at his hands. Out of
instinct, she reached forward and tugged on his shirt sleeve.
udius stopped when he felt a tug on his shirt sleeve. He looked behind him at the woman and said,
"I don''t like people touching me."
"I''m feeling a little faint. Can you please support me?" Sophia paused momentarily before continuing,
"I''m sure this hotel wouldn''t have staff that would watch as their customers faint, right?"
Her eyes were locked onto his as she spoke.
udius'' sharp gaze sent a chill down her spine, but she ignored it. The two exchanged looks for a few
seconds before he spat, "Go ahead. Faint then."
Is she trying to threaten me?
udius'' words had just left his mouth when the eyes of the woman fluttered shut, and she fainted
before him.
He knew that this was one of women''s tactics, but his body acted on instinct. Before he had a chance
to realize his action, he had already reached out to wrap her in his arms.
The faint smell of the woman''s scent wafted into his nose, but he did not gag at the smell. It was rare
for him not to get annoyed by it.
udius stared at the woman in his arms. I must say, this woman has quite the nerve to approach me
and put on an act in front of me. She looks like the typical woman from Jazona, Chanaea. She has
delicate features and looks beautiful from any angle. Especially those alluring eyes of hers. Now that
they are shut, they are not as enticing as before. Just now, when she looked at me, it seemed like she
was seducing me, but at the same time, her gaze also looked pitiful. What an expert.
udius'' eyebrows furrowed into a frown. "All right. You win. Get up now."
However, the woman in his arms did not stir. He freed one of his hands and lightly tapped her face, but
still, she did not respond.
She had really fainted.
udius'' expression turned grim. He quickly picked her up and held her bridal style.
Not far from him, one of his bodyguards hurried over after seeing him carrying Sophia. "Mr. udius,
allow me."
udius nced at the woman in his arms, his eyes darkening. "No need."
With that, he carried her out of the casino.
The two bodyguards behind him were surprised. They exchanged nces before hurrying after him.
Everyone in the casino was busy trying to get rich. Hence, no one paid much attention to the incident.
The woman''s dress was beautiful but had a slit at the side. When udius lifted her, the dress slipped
down to reveal her pale, slender legs. The slit was almost to the top of her thigh. Although udius''
hand was secured at the bend of her legs, it made the hem of her dress rise a little, exposing even
more skin.
There were many people in the elevator. Whether or not they had ill intentions, their gazes focused on
her.
udius was displeased. He turned around so the woman would face the elevator wall, stopping other
people from looking over.
"Allen, take off your coat."
udius'' bodyguard, Allen, was taken aback. Though confused, he still did as asked.
He took off his suit coat and held it toward udius. "Here you go, Mr. udius."
"Cover her."
Allen quickly ced the coat on the woman in udius'' arms. He identally saw her face when he
backed away. Jumping in shock, he looked up to see udius staring at him.
Allen quickly turned around and stared straight ahead at the elevator doors.