Chapter 523


    “Heath, you know that pretty girl?”


    It was Shiloh''s first time seeing Heath getting rejected by someone. His cousin had always been the


    target of girls'' affections since kindergarten. When he grew a little older, girls would fight against each


    other to share a table or be on a team with him. When he was in middle school, Shiloh would say,


    without exaggeration, that if the girls who were courting him were lining up, they would form a line


    spanning the entire corridor.


    In the many romantic rtionships Heath had, most of the time, the girls and the women were the ones


    who confessed. There were only one or two people who could make Heath court them instead. One


    was the campus beauty from the university''snguage department, and the other was the pretty girl


    from earlier.


    However, Heath ended up breaking up with the girl from thenguage department in less than three


    months.


    It was the first time in years since Shiloh had seen Heath asking for someone else''s contact details, but


    that was not the strangest part. The oddest thing was that the pretty young woman had said that she


    did not remember them ever meeting.


    How could she not? No one will say that to Heath!


    Shiloh had voiced out the question the others were thinking about too. They were also wondering about


    Heath''s rtionship with Sophia.


    Right as Shiloh said that, the others who were discussing which bar to head to next paused their


    conversation.


    Heath finally looked away and turned to face Shiloh and the others. “Pretty girl? She''s my girlfriend.”


    A pause after, he added, “Remember that she''s my girlfriend the next time you see her, got it?”


    When Shiloh and the rest heard that, they stiffened. Wow, he''s still as flirtatious as ever.


    Meanwhile, Sophia had no idea she had abruptly be someone else''s girlfriend.


    Sophia had always kept her distance from yboys like Heath. Even if she was not married and did not


    have anyone she liked, she would never spend her time in a rtionship with a casanova like Heath.


    It was not that she could not afford to do that, but that she did not like these ways.


    Mm, Alexander''s still the best.


    As that thought formed in her head, Sophia arrived by the door of the room.


    When she pushed the door to enter, she saw Perrin, Carter, and the rest chatting away. A nce at the


    time told Sophia that it was over nine, but it was not toote.


    Curling her lips, she went back to her seat.


    When Kylie saw her, she asked in concern, “Are you okay?”


    Sophia shook her head and took a sip of the juice in front of her. “I''m fine.”


    Kylie smiled. “I thought you were in some kind of trouble.”


    “Nope.”


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    Sophia did not even want to mention bumping into Heath.


    Right as she finished her juice, she realized Maximilian was not in the room with them. Turning to Kylie,


    she queried, “Aunt Kylie, where''s Max?”


    “Oh, Max? He has sses tomorrow, so he went back earlier.”


    As Kylie said that, she passed a note to Sophia. “He told me to give you this. It''s his WhatsApp. He


    wants to add you as a friend.”


    Sophia had few people who she added to her WhatsApp, for she did not like adding people irrelevant to


    her life.


    A few days ago, she encountered Gabrielle, so she had no choice but to have a brief appearance in the


    ss. The students there were eagerly trying to add her on WhatsApp, but Sophia had managed to


    reject them all.


    As for Maximilian...


    Sophia peeked at Carter, who was chatting with Perrin, and took the note from Kylie to add Maximilian


    on WhatsApp.


    Maximilian quickly added her as well, but he only greeted her before ending the conversation, smartly


    not disturbing Sophia further.


    The dinnersted until half-past ten in the night. Perrin and Carter reluctantly ended their conversation.


    By the time they reached home, it waste. They had a flight back to Jadeborough the following


    afternoon, so while Sophia massaged Perrin''s back, the grandfather-and-granddaughter duo had a


    brief chat before they went away to rest.


    After a day of resting, everyone was rejuvenated.


    It was a flight at three, so Sophia nned to have lunch at a hotel before heading straight to the airport.


    They had to go there earlier than usual, for Perrin had mobility issues. It would not be great if they


    ended up having to rush for the ne.


    Thus, after breakfast, Sophia, Kylie, and the rest began packing.


    Even though they were only there for approximately five days, they had packed plenty of things along


    with them.


    Before traveling, Sophia had packed and categorized the items in her bag. Furthermore, there were


    housekeepers who came at specific times to bring the clothes to theundromat and back. They even


    folded the clothes and returned them to their respective rooms. Thus, all Sophia needed to do was


    pack them into the garment bags.


    Then, she kept her cosmetics and skin care products in her luggage. The entire process only took ten


    minutes.


    When she was done, she brought her luggage out, intending to help Perrin next.


    Right as she stepped out of her room, she heard someone ringing the doorbell.


    Kylie heard it too, and she came out of the room to open the door. She encountered Sophia, and the


    two shared a look.


    With a lift of her brow, Sophia said, “Aunt Kylie, I''ll get the door. You can keep packing your stuff.”


    Kylie nodded. It was Coldbridge, after all—Sophia''s hometown. The only ones who woulde would


    being for Sophia.


    After putting aside the luggage in her hand, Sophia went to open the door.


    The second she opened it, she was greeted by the sight of Delh, and the smile on Sophia''s face


    instantly faded.


    “Wait, Sophia, don''t close the door!”


    It was rare to see Delh so courteous. She even smiled at Sophia before saying, “I heard that you


    were back, so I came to visit you.”


    Sophia lowered her head, and her gazended on Delh''s hands. All of a sudden, a chuckle escaped


    Sophia. “That''s nice of you.”


    Despite her words, Sophia made no move to invite Delh into the house.


    When Kylie saw Sophia standing by the doorway for a while, she furrowed her brows and walked over


    to Sophia. Upon realizing that the person outside was an elderly woman, she froze and instinctively


    turned to Sophia. The dark expression on Sophia''s face more or less told her who the elderly woman


    was. “Sophia, do you know her?”


    Sophia turned a little to cast a smile at Kylie, a smile that waspletely unlike the mocking one she


    gave Delh. “No. She came to the wrong house.”


    Kylie nodded. “I see. That''s fine, but there are lots of scammers nowadays. You should close the door.


    It''ll be bad if she turns out to be a scammer.”


    Delh panicked upon hearing that. “Sophia, I''m your granny! How can you not recognize your own


    granny?”


    Kylieughed. “Ma''am, Sophia''s granny is my mother-inw, but she passed away years ago. Oh, you


    must be Sophia''s mother''s adoptive mother. I remember you saying that you wanted to cut all ties with


    Sophia, so why are you...”


    Delh had been an arrogant woman for over seventy years, and yet, she could not don her usual


    pride. Sure enough, she had been the one to say that she was going to disown Sophia, so there was


    nothing she could refute.


    Moreover, she had to rely on Sophia to settle Jasper''s matter.


    With a sheepish smile on her face, Delh said, “You must be Sophia''s aunt. I''m old, and sometimes,


    I''m slow in the head. I just feel bad for Sophia.”


    Meanwhile, Sophia was thinking about how she did not want Perrin to encounter Delh. If she were to


    continue talking to the elderly woman, Perrin was bound to appear and see her.


    “Aunt Kylie, you should keep packing.”


    “Sure,” Kylie answered before returning to her room.


    Once Kylie was gone, Delh parted her lips to speak again. Nheless, before she could say


    anything, Sophia uttered, “I know you''re here for Jasper, but let me tell you something—don''t waste


    your time, or else I''ll make sure he rots in jail forever.”


    Delh had to admit that Sophia''s words stunned her, and she believed that Sophia would do what she


    said.


    Despite that, Jasper was still her grandson. “Sophia, regardless of everything, he''s still your cousin.


    Can''t you just—”


    “No,” Sophia said without hesitation. “By the way, I don''t want my granddad to see you. If he sees you,


    I''m afraid Rupert will have to stay in jail for a more few years. I''ve been clear with you about my ns,


    so stick around if that''s what you want to do.”


    With that said, Sophia closed the door.


    She was done seeing the Sharps.