Chapter 528


    Even though Samuel had never met Heath in the past, he had heard of Heath''s name. After all, the


    social circle in the business world was not that huge. The Schild family had worked with the Barker


    family before, but it was Chet Barker—Heath''s elder brother—who was the head of the Barker family.


    Moreover, Heath was rarely in Jadeborough. Rather, he was mostly spending his days in Coldbridge.


    Thus, Samuel did not recognize Heath at first sight, but he knew who Heath was the moment he heard


    the name.


    After all, Heath was the second son of the Barker family.


    The Barker brothers were both equally well-known, albeit for different reasons. Chet Barker, the eldest,


    had taken over the Barker family business. On the other hand, Heath Barker was known to be a spoilt


    yboy. The rtionship in the Barker family was simple: Chet and Heath were biological siblings, and


    they had no fights over the family inheritance. All Heath needed to do was marry someone with the


    same socioeconomic status, and he could live the rest of his days enjoying life and being merry.


    Heath was widely known for being flirtatious, but it was rathermon for children who grew up in


    wealthy families to have such habits.


    Nevertheless, Samuel was irked by the fact that Heath had the audacity to hit on Sophia.


    As a friend of Alexander for over thirty years, Samuel could not just stand idly and watch Heath


    sabotage the rtionship between Alexander and Sophia.


    “Sophia, Megan was looking for you.”


    When she heard Samuel calling her, Sophia raised her eyebrows slightly. Without bothering to check


    the truth of the statement, she nodded. “Got it. You boys go ahead.”


    With that said, she lifted her feet and marched off.


    Sophia was not interested in Heath. Taking into ount that she could not afford to make a scene at


    such a grand event, Sophia could only flee from Heath''s tireless pursuit by leaving the situation as


    soon as possible.


    Naturally, when the opportunity presented itself, Sophia took it without any question.


    The second Sophia walked away, Samuel''s expression turned grim. “Mr. Barker, please do not


    overstep boundaries in your pursuit of women. That''s Mrs. Xenos, Alexander''s wife.”


    Even though Heath had guessed that Sophia''s husband was not a simple man, he was still surprised to


    find out that her husband was the infamous Alexander Xenos.


    Heath had never been interested in gossip. Otherwise, he would have recognized Sophia the first time


    he met her.


    If Samuel had not pointed it out so tantly, Heath would have backed down eventually once he found


    out.


    However, that was the first time he received such a contemptuous look from someone in thirty years.


    As Heath was not used to being looked down upon, he got defensive. “So what?” he challenged with a


    scoff.


    Samuel fell silent, taken aback by Heath''s response.


    That was the first time he encountered someone so shameless.


    So what? She''s married! Her husband is still alive! Yet this man still wants to go after Sophia? Is his


    brain full of worms?


    Samuel''s expression darkened instantly. “I never knew Mr. Barker likes to go after others'' wives.”


    “She''s not even your wife, Mr. Schild.”


    At Heath''s reply, Samuel widened his eyes in indignant disbelief.


    What the f*ck? How can someone be so shameless?


    Meanwhile, Sophia had gone to look for Megan. At first, she thought that Samuel had just randomly


    cooked up an excuse for her to leave the scene, but as it turned out, Megan was indeed looking for her.


    Megan spotted Sophia from afar, and approached her excitedly. “Ms. Yarrow.”


    A huge smile was stered on her face.


    At the sight of Megan, Sophia smiled. “Is there a reason you''re looking for me, Ms. Queen?”


    Unexpectedly, a slight blush crept up Megan''s face. “I''m here to say thank you.”


    Raising her eyebrows, Sophia blinked away her surprise before chuckling softly. “You''re too kind, Ms.


    Queen.”


    “Sophia, I truly am very sorry about what happened in the past.”


    Megan truly appreciated what Sophia did that day. As thetter was a guest she had personally invited,


    she was a little surprised to see that Sophia actually showed up. Furthermore, she also prepared a big


    gift for Esmae.


    Truthfully, Megan married above her league. Her marriage had been fully dependent on the support of


    the Schild family. Hence, once Megan married into the Cooper family, she became more aware of the


    ways of the worldpared to the past.


    Sophia was Megan''s guest. In other words, the value of Sophia''s gift reflected Megan''s status.


    Two years ago, Sophia had given an ordinary gift on the birthday of Megan''s own grandma.


    Hence, Megan had expected something simr that time around. After all, her rtionship with Sophia


    could not be considered close.


    To her surprise, Sophia''s gift was exceptionally thoughtful.


    Esmae was a religious person. That was consideredmon knowledge among the people of


    Jadeborough. Therefore, a lot of the presents she received were rted to her belief.


    In fact, Esmae was actually a catholic. Esmae had always admired a certain priest, but that priest had


    gone to explore the world ten years ago. Esmae had always wanted to see the priest in person, but he


    was never around whenever she visited the chapel.


    To Esmae''s amazement, Sophia''s gift was a hand-written letter from the priest as well as a rosary


    made by the priest himself. The thoughtfulness behind the gift was astounding, and even the Cooper


    family might not be able to achieve that.


    Megan knew that Sophia was very capable. Perhaps, this was not a big deal to Sophia, but her


    thoughtful gift showed the respect she had for the Cooper family. At the same time, it lifted Megan''s


    status in the family too.


    Once Esmae had finished reading the letter, she had been asking to meet Sophia and had been


    praising Megan non-stop.


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    Megan had been married to Casper for more than a year, yet that was the first time she had been


    praised by Esmae. Naturally, she was overwhelmed by the change in thetter''s attitude.


    “What past? What are you talking about?” Seeing Megan''s flustered face, Sophia smiled. “I''ve long


    forgotten about it.”


    Dumbfounded, Megan stared at Sophia for a few seconds before regaining herposure. A smile


    appeared on her face too. “Thank you.”


    “You''re wee.”


    Sophia had always been a person of principle.


    “Oh, that''s right. Grandma wants to see you.”


    Not wanting to be pestered by Heath again, Sophia dly followed Megan to meet Esmae.


    Upon seeing Sophia, Esmae thanked the former for the gift profusely before immediately asking about


    the priest''s whereabouts.


    Knowing what was going on in Esmae''s mind, Sophia answered, “Old Mrs. Cooper, the priest has said


    that the blessings that came from him would be no different from any other priest, for all blessings


    come from the same God. You don''t have to insist on seeing him anymore.”


    When Esmae heard that, she was a little crestfallen but soon changed her mood. “That''s true. That''s


    true. That''s very thoughtful of you, Ms. Yarrow.”


    As Esmae rambled on about the reason she became a Catholic, Sophia listened with a smile. It was


    only until someone from the Cooper family reminded her that the event was almost over did Sophia


    leave Esmae''s room.


    Once the event was over, Sophia bid Megan goodbye.


    When Megan heard that Sophia was leaving, she quickly ced the cake in her hand down to escort


    Sophia out.


    “It''s okay. You don''t have to do that. There are a lot of guests today. Go do what you have to do.”


    With that, Sophia left before Megan could put down the cake.


    Just then, someone called out to Megan. Without much choice, Megan could only let Sophia leave on


    her own.


    The moment Sophia got out of the hotel, Heath rose from the lobby couch and made his way toward


    her. “What''s wrong? Do I look like I am a monster?”


    With a half-smile, Sophia turned to look at Heath calmly. “Of course not. I just am not fond of trouble.”


    “Are you trying to stay away from trouble, or are you not fond of being associated with trouble?”


    At least he''s aware and knows that he''s troublesome.


    Sophia clicked her tongue. “You like trouble, Mr. Barker?”


    Heath''s smile widened. “I''ve always liked to face trouble head-on.”


    The second he said that, an icy male voice sounded from the entrance. “Really?”