Chapter 437


    It had been a long time since Sophia fell into such a deep sleep. She did not know whether it was due


    to her seeing "Alexander" or because she had identally drunk a ss of fruit wine.


    However, before this, she had also tried drinking some wine before sleeping. Although she did fall


    asleep, her sleep quality was horrible, and she would have chaotic dreams every night.


    She could remember some of those dreams after waking up, but often she would forget them.


    Most of the dreams were rted to Alexander. Some of the things she would dream about were made


    up, while some were part of reality.


    Hence, when Sophia saw "Alexander" wearing a bathrobe sitting on the couch before her and holding


    onto a ss of wine, she could not differentiate whether she was in reality or dreand.


    "You''re awake?" the other party asked coldly, not giving her much time to sober up and respond.


    That made Sophia think of Alexander when they had just gotten married. That night, after the wedding


    banquet ended, he was staring at her with that exact same gaze in their bridal chamber.


    He was expressionless and did not have any warmth in his eyes.


    "Tell me. Who sent you here? Did they think I would let my guard down just because they sent a


    Chanaean woman? Go back. Tell the person behind you that only capabilities can get you far in the


    business world."


    Sophia did not interrupt him. She waited for him to finish talking before saying, "I''m Sophia Yarrow.


    What''s your name?"


    udius stopped swirling his wine ss when he heard her question. However, he soon snapped out


    of his daze as his lips curved into a smirk. "You react quite fast. You know how to change tactics


    quickly."


    Sophia did not respond. She got up from the bed and walked toward the man, standing before him.


    She then reached forward to take the wine ss from his hand and ced it on the coffee table behind


    her. As she hooked his chin with her hand, she leaned forward and bit his lips hard. "It''s okay if you


    forget me. You''ll remember me sooner orter."


    Sophia had actually bit him. When she pulled away, blood was oozing from the man''s lips.


    udius hissed at the pain. He felt that he should reach up and push the woman away.


    However, he did no such thing. He felt helpless against her when his eyes met hers.


    Apart from that, he also felt an ufortable tug on his chest.


    It did not hurt, but it felt stuffy and tight.


    Sophia did not do anything else. She took a name card from her purse that was on the table and


    ced it in his hand. "Remember this well. My name is Sophia Yarrow."


    With that, she straightened up, nced at him onest time, and turned to leave.


    "Wait. You''re the CEO of Odyssey?"


    Sophia turned back to look at him. "Yes, but I''m just managing thepany temporarily."


    udius reached up to touch the wound on his lip. He quickly realized that the woman before him was


    not sent by anyone.


    "udius Lenoir. You can call me udius."


    "udius."


    Sophia lowered her gaze as she muttered the unfamiliar name. Suddenly, she smiled as tears that had


    unknowingly welled up in her eyes fell.


    "How unfamiliar." She reached up to wipe her eyes and looked at udius. "I''ll wait for your call."


    After that, she did not stay long, quickly leaving the room.


    udius stared at her back. Soon, he heard the sound of the door closing. He averted his gaze and


    stared at the name card in his hand.


    It was a simple, rectangr name card. CEO of Odyssey, Sophia Yarrow, was written on it, and a


    phone number was under the name.


    So... did she mistake me for her friend that got into an ident?


    Suddenly, udius felt an indescribable burst of anger bubble within him.


    I have no intentions of being a substitute.


    He snickered and threw the name card into the trash can.


    The two bodyguards at the door watched Sophia leave udius'' room.


    Sophia was calm. She nodded as a greeting to them before she entered the elevator.


    After returning to her room, she felt drained, heaving a heavy sigh. She took out her phone and dialed


    Yvonne''s number.


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    Katherine had dragged Sophia to Lightspring while Yvonne stayed behind in Lusterg.


    Yvonne answered the phone almost immediately. "Yes, Ms. Yarrow?"


    "Ms. Leighton, I want you to help me run a background check on someone."


    "Sure, Ms. Yarrow. Please go on."


    "His name is udius Lenoir. He should be of Chanaean ethnicity. His family owns shares of the hotel


    I''m staying at."


    Sophia paused briefly before continuing, "He looks exactly like Alexander."


    She wanted to say that udius was Alexander.


    However, she wanted to know what had happened that night and how Alexander had be


    udius.


    Yvonne was taken aback when she heard Sophia''sst sentence. She was silent for a moment before


    returning to her senses. "All right. I''ll have someone run the check right away, Ms. Yarrow."


    "Okay. Thanks."


    Sophia hung up and moved to sit on the couch. She stared at the red wine on the table as she slowly


    drifted away into her thoughts.


    Meanwhile, Katherine was enjoying herself in the casino.


    She was unlucky and foolish at gambling, but Joshua, who sat beside her, was pretty quick-witted.


    Neither of them had lost a game of Granatann poker.


    If Joshua had not told her they might lose if they kept gambling and winning, Katherine would have


    been unwilling to leave the gambling table.


    They moved to a different ce. Only then did Katherine think of Sophia. She took out her phone and


    realized Sophia had sent her a message.


    She pursed her lips. "Soph went back to her room."


    Joshua had just brought over two sses of fruit juice and sat down. "I think that''s enough gambling for


    today. We should go back."


    Katherine was reluctant but intimidated when Joshua shot her a look. "All right."


    The casino was located three floors underground. The elevator stopped on the first floor, and many


    people flooded in. Katherine shuffled to a side. Joshua slid his arm around her waist and pulled her


    close. Just as the elevator doors were about to close, Katherine saw a familiar face.


    Her eyes widened in disbelief as she turned to look at Joshua. "I-It''s Alexander!"


    She quickly pushed her way through the people in the elevator and rushed out before the doors closed.


    Nevertheless, she no longer saw Alexander after running toward the grand hall.


    Joshua came up from behind her and grabbed her hand. "Perhaps you saw wrong."


    "But... He looked exactly like—"


    Katherine paused abruptly when she thought of the man from moments ago. She had been in the


    entertainment industry for a long time and developed a talent for recognizing people. Hence, even


    though it was a quick glimpse of the man, she knew he was most definitely Alexander.


    Even if it wasn''t Alexander, he looked very simr to Alexander, almost like a carbon copy.


    It was a pity, though. She had taken a few seconds longer to squeeze out of the packed elevator. When


    she ran out, the man had disappeared.


    Of course, neither Katherine nor Joshua told Sophia about the incident.


    Sometimes, if a person had been disappointed too many times, any little bit of hope could destroy


    them.


    The incident did not matter much anyway. Sophia would fly back to Lusterg the next day and then back


    to Chanaea the day after.


    Sophia''s flight was in the afternoon. Early in the morning, Katherine knocked on Sophia''s room door,


    wanting to take Sophia sightseeing before she had to return.


    "Oh,e on. Let''s go. This is Lightspring! Not only are there many casinos, there are a lot of ces


    to shop at! Since you''re here, you should shop until you drop! It''s not like it will affect your flight in the


    afternoon!"


    Sophia looked at Katherine before she shrugged off thetter''s arms. "Who said my flight was in the


    afternoon?"


    Katherine was taken aback. "What? Don''t tell me you''re flying back in the morning?"


    Sophia scoffed. "Is it not okay for me to stay here and not leave yet?"


    "What do you mean by that?"


    Sophia raised her eyebrows. "Well, I realized that the casinos here are quite fun."


    At least, the person I miss is here.