Chapter 438
As Sophia unexpectedly wanted to stay, Katherine was both delighted and confused. After her initial
excitement, she calmed down and asked, "Be honest with me. Are you hiding something from me?
Why do you suddenly want to stay?"
That shouldn''t be the case. For the past six months, Sophia had been busy flying everywhere. I had to
use our past twenty years of rtionship to make here to Lightspring. Even so, she could only
afford to spend two days here.
Sophia arrived two nights ago and had purchased a ne ticket to fly to Lusterg this afternoon with a
transit back to her home country scheduled for tomorrow morning.
Katherine tried to convince Sophia to extend her stay before heading to the casinost night. However,
Sophia didn''t budge and instead demandedpensation for any lost business opportunities, as she
had to sign a contract worth three hundred million soon.
Hearing that, Katherine relented. Otherwise, she would''ve kept Sophia''s visa, forcing her to stay here
for at least four days.
This is great! I don''t have to keep her visa or beg her to stay. Sophia has decided to stay!
Katherine refused to believe that Sophia would change her mind suddenly for no reason.
Sophia chuckled. "Should I ask Ms. Leighton to rebook my flight?"
There were many flights from Lightspring to Lusterg, so it wasn''t hard to rebook her flight.
Hearing that, Katherine grabbed her arms. "No! I was just curious, that''s all."
She winked at Sophia and asked, "Uh, Soph. Aren''t you going to finalize and sign the three hundred
million contract back at home?"
Sophia grabbed a soda beside her. "No. I''m not short of money."
It was a lie. Sophia might not be present to sign the contract, but she could assign someone else to do
it on her behalf.
Katherine gasped in disbelief. "Are you serious? It''s three hundred million, not three thousand! Why
don''t you go sign the contract first before flying back here? It''s the same either way. We can stay for a
few more days and wait for your return."
Sophia pushed her away. "Are you pretending to be dumb, or are you really dumb?"
Sensing the mocking tone in her voice, Katherine scoffed. "I''m not dumb."
"Didn''t you realize I was being sarcastic?"
"When were you being sarcastic?"
Sophia burst outughing. "You want to go shopping, right?"
Katherine was so excited at the prospect of shopping that shepletely forgot about being called
dumb. "Let''s go!" she eximed, eager to hit the shops.
"Let me change my clothes."
Sophia pushed her away and entered her walk-in closet.
Katherine fell back into the couch. "Okay. Put on a pretty outfit!"
In this world, everyone would judge a book by its cover.
Katherine had done her homework before arriving in Lightspring, specifically researching the city''s
shopping districts. While Lightspring was well-known for its numerous casinos, it also boasted a
plethora of shopping areas.
The hotel provided free shuttles to the shopping mall. As it was pretty warm in the day, Sophia wore a
knitted gray long dress and put on some light makeup.
Katherine had a penchant for wearing brightly colored clothes. In contrast to Sophia''s more subdued
and "drab" outfit, Katherine''s choice of attire was definitely more eye-catching.
There was no need to worry about paparazzi in a foreign country, so Katherine didn''t bother wearing
her sunnies and happily went on a shopping spree with Sophia.
To Yasmin''s surprise, after udius got the security guards to kick her out of the casinost night, she
was now cklisted by both the casino and the hotel.
Yasmin contacted Rose Lenoir, who assured her that she would take care of udius and teach him a
lesson for his behavior toward Yasmin. Yasmin waited for half a day, expecting udius to show up
and apologize to her as promised, but he was nowhere to be seen. Never mind if he didn''t show up to
apologize to her. Yasmin wasn''t even allowed entry into the hotel!
Furious, she went to the shopping mall and bought a lot of stuff.
Despite so, she was still livid.
When someone was angry, it can feel like the entire world was against them. Yasmin bumped into
someone as she was walking along the path.
Staggering backward, she pressed a hand to her forehead and scowled unhappily. "Where did you
learn to walk? If you don''t want your eyes, you should donate them! Why bump into someone on the
street? Are you blind?" she cursed nonstop in Ustranasion.
Katherine''smand of the Ustranasionnguage was limited, but she could pick up a few words here
and there. When she heard the words "walk" and "eyes" being directed toward her, she pieced them
together and realized that the person was hurling insults at her.
She was frustrated as she had never been treated this way. It was her who showed up out of nowhere
and hit my shoulder! How dare she me me when it was her fault?
Despite her fury, Katherine wasn''t good at Ustranasion. She parted her lips to retort but discovered she
only knew a few simple curses in Ustranasion.
She was wordless with rage when Sophia finally returned after ending her call.
Katherine spotted Sophia and quickly called out, "Hey Sophia, over here!" She was hoping Sophia
could help her.
They were surrounded by foreigners, so Katherine''s voice stood out. Sophia immediately spotted her
standing not far away.
shing a smile, Sophia went over to her.
She btedly realized something was amiss when she came to a stop beside Katherine. The sight of
the angry woman in front of Katherine made her eyes widen in surprise.
I know her. She''s the one who was with Alexander... No, she was with udiusst night.
Sophia pulled herself out of her reverie and nced at Katherine, who was also fuming with rage.
"What happened?"
Yasmin''s expression changed when she saw Sophiaing to them.
I know her. udius was staring at this woman when he said he wanted to make a bet with me.
Yasmin couldn''t help but feel a sense of danger as Sophia looked stunningly gorgeous.
When Sophia arrived, Katherine''s confidence was boosted. "This youngdy ran into me but used
me of bumping into her!"
She tugged at Sophia''s clothes urgently. "Soph, that woman spoke in Ustranasion, but I could tell she
was yelling at me. She even used some curse words. Can you yell back at her on my behalf?"
Sophia nced at Katherine, feeling a mix of sympathy and amusement at her distress. "Sure thing,"
she replied.
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It wasn''t good to yell at someone, but she could be sarcastic.
Sophia gazed at the woman and said slowly, "I''m sorry. It was my friend''s fault. We shouldn''t hold a
grudge against someone with disabilities. Please don''t take it to heart."
It was clear to Yasmin that Sophia was mocking her. Her expression froze instantly. Furious, she
demanded in Chanaean, "Are you calling me blind?"
Sophia arched a brow. "You''ve gotten it wrong. I wasn''t calling you blind."
Hearing that, Yasmin snorted icily. "That''s more like it. Since you''ve apologized—"
Before she could finish, Sophia added casually, "I''m not only calling you blind, for you''re also deaf."
Her lips curled into a smile. "What a pity that you''re deaf and blind at a young age."
Katherine nearly burst out in giggles after hearing her words.
That was the first time Yasmin had ever been insulted in her entire life. Her face contorted in anger as
she screamed, "You crazy b*tch!"
Instead of replying, Sophia turned to Katherine. "Come on, we shouldn''t hold a grudge against
someone who''s deaf and blind. Let''s be magnanimous."
Katherine couldn''t help but admire Sophia''s quick wits. The other party is seething in anger, so I will
refrain from giving Sophia a thumbs-up in support for fear of provoking her and escting the situation
into a physical altercation.
Doing her best to tamp down herughter, Katherine gave a solemn nod. "You''re right. Let''s go!"
They turned on their heels and left.
Yasmin''s eyes reddened in anger. She stared at Sophia''s retreating back and clenched her jaw. "Wait a
minute!"