Chapter 492
Growing impatient inside the car, Katherine felt the urge to get out if Sophia was not back soon.
Just as Sophia got back in, she raised a brow upon noticing Katherine closing her door. “What are you
doing?”
shing a sheepish smile, Katherine changed the subject. “Has it been resolved?”
“Mm-hmm,” Sophia hummed while giving Katherine a look of amusement.
Feeling awkward from the stare she received, Katherine remarked, “I''m hungry. Let''s get something to
eat, Soph!”
The suggestion brought a smile to Sophia''s face as she retracted her gaze and began to drive.
After the meal, Joshua came over to pick Katherine up.
Sophia, who was left with the car, drove back to the mansion on her own.
Amidst the darkness of the night, Sophia stood on the balcony and gazed at the distant stars in the sky.
It wasn''t until a long whileter that she walked back inside.
She felt like seeing udius, but he was upied with work.
With so much free time on her hands, Sophia could visit the boxing gym more often.
Many new members had joined the gym over thest half year. A young boy who came out of nowhere
waited there for Sophia every day after seeing her once.
Upon learning about the matter, the nosey Katherine was tempted to see if the boy was good-looking or
not, triggering an eye roll from Sophia. She then rubbed her belly andmented, “Fine. I won''t.”
Sophia snorted as she asked, “What would you like to eatter?”
When Katherine showed Sophia her phone, thetter nced at it and replied, “Got it.”
With that, she started driving slowly.
During the journey, Katherine sucked the lollipop in her hand. “Your birthday is next week, Soph. Do
you want to organize a party this year?”
Tapping her finger on the steering wheel, Sophia pondered upon the matter before replyingnguidly,
“Not really.”
She didn''t feel like seeing anyone in particr or celebrating her birthday.
Katherine pouted before tilting her head at Sophia. “All right then. Let''s just have dinner together.”
The suggestion drew a beam from Sophia, for it was something eptable to her. “Sure.”
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Having known each other for many years, the three of them would always celebrate their birthdays with
a meal, to the extent of it bing a tradition.
As the days passed quickly in summer, Sophia''s birthday arrived in the blink of an eye.
All this while, her birthday celebrations had always been low-key, as she didn''t like being in a crowd,
especially one where she was the center of attention. Therefore, she would only have dinner with
Katherine and Joshua during the asion. It wasn''t until her divorce from Alexander that she agreed to
let Katherine organize a party just to not let thetter worry.
However, this year was different. On top of Katherine being pregnant, Sophia wasn''t in the mood.
Having received the same answer despite asking multiple times, the former abandoned the idea of
throwing a birthday party for Sophia.
As the days were long in Jadeborough during the month of July, the sky was still bright when Sophia
stepped out of Odyssey.
Even though it wasn''t even six yet, the roads were already clogged with traffic.
This year, instead of celebrating the birthday at the club they frequented, they did so in Katherine''s
newly rented condominium.
Coincidentally, it was the same one which Alexander used to stay in previously.
Due to the traffic, the sky was painted ming red by the time Sophia arrived.
After parking her car, she grabbed her bag and proceeded into the condominium block.
Security was extremely tight in this high-end condominium. Nheless, as it wasn''t Sophia''s first time
there, security didn''t stop her. The facial recognition system of the surveince cameras already
recognized her.
Upon arriving on the thirteenth floor, the ding of the elevator preceded its opening doors.
Once Sophia stepped out, she was greeted by the sight of two units on the floor. Nevertheless, a single
nce was all she needed to tell which one was Katherine''s.
After walking over and pressing on the doorbell, Sophia waited for a few moments before Katherine
opened the door for her.
Seven months into her pregnancy, the bump on Katherine''s belly was unmistakable.
“Happy Birthday, Soph!”
Sophia was all smiles as she stood still and gave Katherine free rein to hug her.
However, thetter was swiftly pulled back by Joshua.
“What are y—”
Before she could finish her sentence, Katherine was cowed by the look on Joshua''s face. As a result,
she held Sophia''s hand to lead thetter in while mumbling under her breath, “He''s so petty!”
Sophia snorted in response. “It''s my birthday today. Can you tone down on your lovey-doveyness?”
Katherine turned around and threw Sophia a nce before patting her own lips. “Oops.”
After being led to the dining table, Sophia was greeted by a smorgasbord of food. She could
immediately tell that they weren''t prepared by Katherine.
“Did you order them?”
Sophia turned her attention toward Joshua, who nodded in response. “Mm-hmm.”
I knew it!
Sitting down with a grin, Sophia watched Joshuay a napkin for Katherine. The heartwarming sight
suddenly made her long for Alexander.
It wasn''t until Katherine seemingly said something that Sophia regained her senses and put her napkin
on herp.
All this while, Katherine had always been the life of the party, for Joshua and Sophia shared simr
demeanors—both of them were more reserved. Katherine''s incessant chattering had managed to
prevent the event from turning into a boring affair.
Sophia arched a brow as she listened to Katherine reminisce about their school days. “Back in the day,
didn''t you copy either mine or Joshua''s mathematics homework?”
Katherine, who was just bragging about how the mathematics teacher praised her, replied, “That''s not
entirely urate, as I didn''t copy everything.”
Sophia scoffed jokingly, “Obviously you had to make one or two mistakes to avoid raising the teacher''s
suspicion.”
Katherine was rendered speechless.
This is too much, Soph!
When they chatted about the past, even the usually quiet Joshua couldn''t resist joining in.
Sophia, who was in a good mood, took a sip of wine.
Unable to drink, Katherine could only look on in envy from opposite her. All of a sudden, she asked, “By
the way, Sophia, you haven''t told us why you fell for Alexander.”
Joshua and Katherine only knew that she had a crush on Alexander a long time ago but wasn''t privy to
the reason.
Sophia was briefly stunned after being caught off guard by the question. Upon regaining her senses,
she teased them with a grin, “Why don''t you make a guess?”
The other two were stumped for words.
It''s impossible to guess something like that!
With her curiosity triggered by Sophia, there was just no turning back for the nosey Katherine.
Unfortunately, despite Katherine''s best efforts to persuade her, Sophia kept insisting that the former
guess.
Once Sophia had cut the cake, it was almost time for the pregnant Katherine to rest.
Present in hand, Sophia waved goodbye and told them she could show herself out.
However, right before she stepped out of the door, Katherine grabbed her hand. “No, you must answer
me. Why did you fall for Alexander back then?”
Sophia gave Katherine a look before lowering her head and curling her lips slightly. Thereafter, she
raised her head with her eyes brimming with glee.
Staring at Katherine, Sophia let out a chuckle before saying, “I was probably turned on by the sight of
him.”
Mesmerized by Sophia''s smile, Katherine took a while to regain her senses. “Soph, you had better not
sh that smile of yours indiscriminately. You might end up causing trouble.”
No one can resist that smile. Even I, a girl, can''t stop myself from sumbing to it.
Meanwhile, Sophia gave her the side eye. “I''m going off now. You should shower and go to bed.”
With Joshua standing behind her, Katherine had no choice but toply. Hence, all she could do was
watch Sophia leave and close the door behind her.