Chapter 440


    Sophia nced at Katherine and chuckled. Then, she diverted her gaze toward udius and said, "Mr.


    Lenoir, if we''re all returning to the hotel, I''ll be sharing a car with my friend. Let''s meet at the hotel


    entrance."


    udius stared at Sophia for a while. "See youter."


    With that said, he left with his bodyguard.


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    Once udius was gone, Katherine hastily stepped out from the spot behind Sophia to say, "Soph,


    isn''t he... isn''t he Alexander?"


    Sophia glimpsed at her. "I don''t know."


    After a pause, she prompted, "Let''s go back to the hotel first."


    Nevertheless, Katherine was still a little worried about udius. "I''d say udius isn''t a simple man.


    We''re not in Jadeborough, let alone in the country, so we''ll have to keep our heads low even if anything


    happens. Why don''t I get Joshua to apany youter?"


    "No, it''s fine. I think he''s only curious."


    That piqued Katherine''s interest. "What''s he curious about?"


    However, Sophia gave her no answer. "Let''s go back first."


    After all, she could not possibly tell Katherine that she had bit udius on his lip when she saw him the


    night before, right?


    Sophia had drunk a little the night before, and she lost control of herself when she saw udius'' face,


    which looked extremely simr to Alexander''s.


    She had jumped to conclusions.


    However, if udius had been living overseas the entire time, then he would just be someone who


    looked a lot like Alexander.


    Sophia was drunk the night before, so she could not catch a good look at udius. Now that she was


    much more sober, she realized there were some differences between udius'' face and Alexander''s


    face.


    Thus, after the solemn study of udius'' face, Sophia no longer dared to be certain that udius was


    Alexander.


    Katherine dropped the topic at Sophia''s silence.


    If udius was Alexander, that meant that Alexander was alive, and that was good news. However,


    Alexander''s transformation into udius would not be a result of any simple event.


    However, if udius was not Alexander, that would be hurtful news to Sophia.


    Even though Katherine seemed like a rowdy person on most days, she was quite considerate and


    careful when it came to Sophia''s matters.


    A silentpanion was what Sophia needed most at the moment.


    The mall entrance had dedicated cars for hotel guests, and the two women quickly hailed one.


    In no time, they were back at the hotel.


    Once the car stopped, Sophia got out of the car and turned to Katherine. "Go ahead and have fun with


    Joshua. You don''t need to worry about me. Enjoy your honeymoon."


    "Sophia—"


    Before Katherine could say anything else, she spotted udius'' bodyguard, who was waiting by the


    hotel''s doorway.


    When udius'' bodyguard saw Sophiaing out of the car, he started making his way toward


    Sophia. In stiff Chanaean, he said, "Ms. Yarrow, Mr. udius has sent me to take you upstairs."


    Sophia nced at the bodyguard and arched her brow. "Thank you."


    A pause after, she continued in Ustranasion, "Are you from this country?"


    Joe stopped speaking in Chanaean when he heard Sophia speaking in Ustranasion. "Yes, my parents


    migrated here decades ago. I was born here."


    "Is that the case for Mr. Lenoir too?"


    "Yes."


    There were many people in the elevator, so Sophia stopped talking. Though, she did nce at Joe with


    a half-smile on her face.


    Around seven secondster, the elevator doors opened. Joe stepped out first to lead the way.


    Sophia hade here the night before as well, but she was carried here by udius while she was


    unconscious, so naturally, she would not remember the way.


    Soon, Joe came to a stop and knocked on the door for her. Then, he turned to face her and said, "Ms.


    Yarrow, Mr. udius is waiting for you inside."


    "Okay, thank you."


    Just as Sophia said that, someone opened the door.


    It was udius. "Pleasee in."


    The roomyout was simr to Sophia''s, but there were two floors for the room. Sophia guessed that


    the room was a reserved suite for personal use.


    When she raked her gaze across the room, she stopped at the opened bottle of red wine on the bar


    counter.


    "Would you like a drink?" udius asked as he walked over to get one of the sses for her.


    Sophia shook her head. "I have a low alcohol tolerance."


    udius took a sip of the red wine and gazed at her for a few seconds. "Did you drinkst night?"


    "A ss of fruit wine."


    "You''re right. You can''t hold your liquor," he mercilessly agreed.


    Sophia sat down on the couch before heading straight to the point. "Mr. Lenoir, is there anything I can


    help you with?"


    "Was your friend''s name Alexander Xenos?"


    Sophia''s hand that was clutching her phone shuddered.


    Sophia indirectly agreed by saying, "You''re smart, Mr. Lenoir."


    udius tipped his head back to down his drink. Then, he walked over to Sophia and asked, "Was he


    your sweetheart, or was he your husband?"


    "My sweetheart."


    "I look a lot like him?"


    "Mhm."


    All of a sudden, udius leaned over until he was a hair''s breadth away from her. With dark eyes fixed


    on her, he asked, "How much do I look like him?"


    Sophia stared at his dark eyes in silence for a moment.


    "Are we identical?" he asked when he heard nothing from Sophia.


    You look too much like him.


    Sophia shifted and averted her gaze. Staring at the cigars on the table, she whispered, "Yes."


    Her voice was soft, but they were the only ones in the room.


    udius heard her answer and curled his lips. "So you think of me as a recement for your


    sweetheart."


    As he spoke, he deliberately lifted his arm to touch the spot Sophia bit the night before.


    Sophia had lost control over herself the night before and gave udius a hard bite, making a corner of


    his lower lip bleed. It had scabbed over now, but the darkness of the scab was visible against his pink


    lips.


    "Sorry. I was inebriatedst night."


    "Is that so?" he said with a scoff, evidently not believing Sophia''s words.


    udius fell silent and straightened up. In the next second, he sat down beside Sophia and leaned


    over to take a cigar. Lowering his head, he lit it.


    He then took a puff before exhaling the smoke. As he narrowed his eyes, he asked, "Ms. Yarrow, do


    you think I''m Alexander?"


    Looking at the familiar stranger, she replied, "I wish that you are, but at the same time, I wish that you


    aren''t."


    Sophia wanted Alexander to still be alive, but she did not want Alexander to have turned into udius.


    "Then you''re a greedy one," he said, humming, before exhaling another mouthful of smoke.


    Augh escaped Sophia. "Aren''t we all? If you have no other questions, Mr. Lenoir, I''ll be taking my


    leave. I have other things to attend to."


    "You don''t like my smoking?" udius asked apletely unrted question from their previous topic.


    After one nce at Sophia, he extinguished the unfinished cigar.


    Then, he turned to face Sophia. "I had a sex dreamst night."


    A rare frown appeared on Sophia''s face. "Mr. Lenoir, I''m afraid we haven''t reached the point in our


    rtionship where we can share with each other the details of our dreams. Sorry, but I''m leaving now."


    With that, Sophia stood up. However, right as she rose to her feet, udius grabbed her wrist and


    pulled her back down.


    She fell back onto the couch. When she saw udiusing closer to her, the smile on her face


    faded, and an icy look reced the amicable expression in her eyes.


    Yet, udius abruptly broke into a smile before leaning to her ear to say, "You were the star of my


    dream, Sophia."


    "You''re making me angry, Mr. Lenoir."


    "I know you''re a smart woman, so you definitely know what I''m talking about." udius let go of her


    and leaned back on the couch. Tilting his head to the side, he continued, "I''m sure you''re in the middle


    of looking into whether or not I''m Alexander, but I think your men might not be able to find anything


    concrete. Let''s be frank, then. I felt a sense of familiarity when I first saw youst night. I have a good


    memory, and I can remember the sequence of a pack of poker cards in ten seconds. Yet, I can''t


    remember who you are. Maybe it''s time for you to tell me what''s going on with this Alexander of yours."


    Sure enough, Sophia was an intelligent woman. udius was clear in his words. He had a good


    memory, and yet, he could not recall who she was despite finding her face familiar. Something was


    clearly amiss.


    Him having amnesia would be the only answer to the baffling situation.