Chapter 463


    The silence in the office was beginning to disconcert Bianca and Cecily. They sat on the couch


    uneasily, still unable to believe that was the first thing Sophia had to say after that long pause.


    While Sophie browsed through her phone quietly, Cecily had already turned pale. Unlike Cecily, Bianca


    looked moreposed, although she was initially a little taken aback. She had been through worse


    and could deal with a sticky situation like that. "Ms. Yarrow, I heard Cecily argued with you over a bag


    last night. You must have been so upset because of her, but rest assured she had no ill intention. She


    just liked that bag too much. As her mother, I would like to apologize on her behalf for her unthoughtful


    words and behavior. She is still young and doesn''t know what she should and shouldn''t say. We want


    to make it up to you. If you really like that bag, we don''t mind letting you have it. I know my daughter is


    at fault here, so we came here in person to apologize to you. Just let us know if there is anything we


    can do to make it up to you. Our family will do everything within our capacity for you."


    Despite Bianca''s proposal, Sophia was fully aware that it was just lip service since there was nothing


    the Young family could offer her.


    The truth was Sophia had wanted to forgive Cecily since that was her first offense, but she had


    changed her mind when Cecily began spreading rumors about her and Samuel. Sophia was no saint to


    let Cecily walk all over her.


    Looks like she didn''t heed my warning yesterday.


    "You may not be familiar with how I do things, Mrs. Young. I am not a woman of patience, so let me


    recap what your daughter said about me yesterday: I wonder if she''s responsible for what happened to


    Alexander when he went to Doveston with her. After all, he seemed fine before their journey," Sophia


    repeated Cecily''s words verbatim. Given her photographic memory, she narrated every word exactly


    and could even retell the story in Cecily''s original tone. Havingid all the cards on the table, she


    smiled and nced at Cecily. "Tell me, Ms. Young. Did I misquote you?"


    Bianca was horrified when she heard the whole story. She had thought that Cecily had spread some


    frivolous gossip about Sophia, but upon learning the harsh truth, she nced at Sophia and turned to


    p Cecily. "How dare you say that? You went out of line!"


    Cecily, already frightened by the mess she caused, broke down in tears when her mother pped her,


    but Bianca did not stop.


    She kept berating her daughter and pping her while Sophia sat there, watching quietly as if she


    enjoyed the entertainment.


    Suddenly, a knock came on the door, and Yvonne entered with some coffee.


    "Mrs. Young," Sophia finally interrupted, "I warned Cecily yesterday afternoon to stop her idle talk. She


    promised not to do it again, but she forgot all about it that night itself. I think there''s no ridding her of


    this habit."


    Here, Sophia looked at her secretary and asked, "Ms. Leighton, what do you think is a good way to


    make her stop this bad habit?"


    Yvonne looked Sophia in the eyes and suggested apathetically, "I think you should just cut her tongue


    so she never talks again. That''s how she canpletely wean herself off the habit."


    Bianca turned pale as a sheet when she heard Yvonne. Beside her, Cecily was quivering in fear as she


    inched closer to her mother subconsciously.


    "M-Ms. Yarrow, this is against thew."


    "You''re right, Mrs. Young. This is against thew," Sophia said with a smile and turned to Yvonne again.


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    "Ms. Leighton, I''m aw-abiding citizen. How could you suggest that I do something like that?"


    Yvonne pursed her lips and replied, "I''m sorry, Ms. Yarrow."


    "It''s okay. I forgive you. Just don''t do it again." Sophia then got up. "It''s time I get back to work. See


    them off, Ms. Leighton."


    "Ms. Yarrow—"


    Before the desperate Bianca could finish her sentence, Yvonne said, "Mrs. Young, Ms. Young, Ms.


    Yarrow is busy. I hope you all understand."


    Petrified by Sophia''s threat to cut off her tongue, Cecily pulled her mother''s sleeve and urged, "Let''s


    go, Mom."


    Seeing how terrified her dear daughter was, Bianca decided to leave, although she was still unsure if


    Sophia had forgiven Cecily.


    Before the two reached the door, Sophia''s voice suddenly rang out from behind.


    "Hold on, Mrs. Young," Sophia called out as she walked to the reception area and lifted the untouched


    package. "I''m not a fan of bags. Besides, I don''t like taking things that don''t belong to me."


    Having read between the lines, Bianca wanted to say something, but Yvonne beat her to it. "Mrs.


    Young, have a good day."


    When Bianca saw Sophia smiling faintly at her standing some distance away, she knew Sophia would


    not put Cecily''s wrongdoing behind her that easily. However, she could not tell what Sophia''s next step


    would be.


    Silence resumed in the office after Bianca and Cecily left. Back at the table, Sophia grabbed a ball pen


    and doodled away as she thought hard.


    When Yvonne finally returned after sending off Bianca and Cecily, she asked, "Ms. Yarrow, is there


    anything I can do for you?"


    Sophia put down her pen and smiled at her. "Do you have any dirt about the Young family?"


    "Mr. Young has an affair with a woman and has a son with her," the secretary replied after giving it


    some thought.


    "I see. I''ll do his son the favor of finding his father, then."


    Since Cecily loves gossiping so much, I''ll let her have the full extent of it.


    "I''ll look into it," Yvonne replied once she had understood the assignment.


    "Good." Sophia smiled, thinking how Cecily would feel when her own family was caught in a scandal.


    However, Sophia quickly gathered her thoughts and dived right into work until five o''clock.


    It was then her phone on the table rang.


    It was a call from Samuel. Sophia knew at once his purpose for calling.


    She picked up the call and put it on speaker, then rested against the chair as she massaged her sore


    neck. "Mr. Schild, are you calling to apologize again?"


    Her statement elicited a sheepish smile from Samuel who was on the other end of the call. "I just


    wanted to ask how Cecily''s visit to your office went."


    With the ongoing rumors about Samuel stealing Sophia from Alexander, there was no way Samuel


    would want to meet Sophia for a meal.


    "It was okay. She was sincere," Sophia replied casually as she nced outside the window.


    Hmm, it''s still raining.


    "So, did you forgive her?" Samuel asked, relieved.


    Sophia burst outughing at the question. "Must I forgive her just because she was sincere?"


    There''s no way I''m calling it even just because she apologized.


    "That''s not what I meant. I was just trying to say that I could help you get back at her if you wanted to,"


    Samuel exined immediately.


    He had also found out then that Cecily had repeatedly spread stories about Sophia. Still, he hid the fact


    from Sophia because given Sophia''s temper, she could make everyone around Cecily pay for one


    mistake. He would rather deal with Cecily''s past deeds himself in a more reasonable way.


    That was why Samuel ended up just asking about Sophia''s n.


    After all, it would be easy as pie for Samuel to crush the Young family since theirpany, Hord


    Corporation, had been underperforming over the past two years.


    "You don''t have to worry about it. I just thought I should let her taste her own medicine," Sophia


    answered.


    "Which means..." Samuel asked, notprehending what Sophia meant.


    "I heard that Mr. Young has a son out of wedlock, so I figured I should just help that child find his long-


    lost father."


    "Ah! Understood!" Samuel instantly caught on. With his experience in the entertainment industry, he


    could tell what Sophia''s next course of action was. "By the way, I have something you might want to


    hear. It seems that Cecily Young is involved with two university students. They might be her sugar


    babies."


    "Whoa, Ms. Young sure is adventurous."


    "I''ll look into this myself," Samuel volunteered, feeling that Sophia might not feelfortable getting


    involved.


    "It''s okay. I''ll get Ms. Leighton to do it."


    "All right, then," Samuel agreed reluctantly.


    When Sophia sensed she was depriving the man of a chance to make up to her, she smiled and


    straightened her back. "Fine. You can look into those two guys if you feel guilty about the whole thing.


    Ms. Leighton is busy, anyway. I don''t want to put too many things on her te."