Chapter 566


    Noticing the expression on Charlotte''s face, Sophia lifted the corners of her lips into a smile. “I didn''t


    know you were Mr. Barker''s friend. I apologize for the offense earlier. Ms. Brooks, you said I hurt your


    shoulder. Let''s get it examined at the hospital.”


    Sophia was not a petty person, but neither was she a generous person. Even though it was a minor


    issue, she thought Charlotte was too overbearing.


    It turns out the two of them know each other. And it seems that they''re pretty close too.


    Sophia figured out why Charlotte was targeting her.


    Tsk! I don''t like being targeted at.


    As much as Sophia did not have a good impression of Heath, she reckoned she could use him to exact


    her revenge. Charlotte was, after all, his friend.


    “Let''s go.” She turned to look at Alexander.


    Alexander gave Heath a cold nce, then swept his gaze toward Charlotte before holding Sophia''s


    hand and leaving with her.


    Heath turned around and stared at Sophia''s back. He only retracted his gaze after a while and looked


    at Charlotte with a half-smile. “It seems that you understand me quite well.”


    Charlotte felt her heart skip a beat. Anxiety began to fill her, but she dared not make it obvious and


    instead put on a smile on her face. “I don''t quite understand what you mean, Mr. Barker.”


    “Really?” Heath let out a snort, and his expression turned wintry. “Why didn''t you find out what I dislike


    the most while you were trying to find out what I like?” As he spoke, his face grew even darker. “It''s


    gettingte. You should go now. I have things to do, so I won''t be sending you back.” He then pulled a


    card from his wallet and gave it to her. “There''s more than three million inside. Take this.”


    Charlotte could not hold it back any longer when she heard that. Colors drained out of her face. “Mr.


    Barker, what do you mean by this? I don''t get it.”


    She pursed her lips and stared at that card with a grimace.


    Three million is indeed arge sum, but the Barker family is definitely worth more than that.


    What Charlotte wanted was not just a mere three million. Yet, Heath was trying to dismiss her with that


    sum.


    Dissatisfied, Charlotte did not ept the card, and instead, she asked, “Mr. Barker, what did I do


    wrong? I can change. Please give me another chance.”


    In truth, Heath was used to the antics Charlotte pulled. He reacted as though he was waiting to watch a


    good show. “Do you know what I like about you, Charlotte?”


    That question left Charlotte slightly stumped. Thinking that Heath had changed his mind, she quickly


    smiled and answered, “I don''t know.”


    A smirk broke out on Heath''s face as he fixed his gaze on her. He leaned over, raised her chin, andN?velDrama.Org ? 2024.


    pressed his finger on her lips. “I like this part of yours.” Pausing briefly, he added, “Because it


    resembles hers the most.”


    Even without Heath explicitly stating who the “her” was, Charlotte knew who he was talking about.


    How ruthless he is.


    Charlotte stared at Heath in disbelief. It was beyond her imagination that she had all along been a


    substitute.


    “Y-You''re kidding, right?”


    Losing all his patience, Heath shoved the card into her hand. “I''d advise you to ept this card. Or


    else, all the efforts you put in will go to waste.”


    She wants to be a member of the Barker family, huh? Does she not know her ce?


    Charlotte did not dare say anything further.


    With a pale face, she stood rooted to the spot and watched as Heath''s figure disappeared into the


    distance. She could not muster the courage to chase after the man because she knew her intentions


    had all beenid bare for him to see.


    Of course, Sophia would never expect Heath to dump Charlotte just like that. Then again, she would


    not feel a hint of guilt even if she thought of it.


    Essentially, Sophia was only using someone else to do her dirty work. After all, Charlotte had also


    taken her anger out on her because of Heath. She was merely giving Charlotte a taste of her own


    medicine.


    “Heath is no good person,” Alexander said frostily upon getting into the car.


    Leaning back against the seat, Sophia tilted her head to face the man and chuckled. “Are you jealous?”


    The moonlight outside was bright, and the warm yellow light in the car made Alexander''s face look a lot


    more gentle.


    “Yeah.”


    He nodded in acknowledgment.


    Sophia was embarrassed. “Whether he''s a good person or not has nothing to do with me.”


    The scowl on Alexander''s face eased a little. Nheless, he was still not satisfied. “Remember to


    take a detour if you run into him next time.”


    “Okay. If the space allows me to.”


    Only then did Alexander retract his gaze in satisfaction and drive away.


    In the blink of an eye, one week had passed. Even though Sophia had left Yvonne to handle all matters


    of Sunshine Group, she still had to show up personally for some acquisition project negotiations.


    During this period, Alexander also returned to Odyssey. Seeing that he was finally back, Felix almost


    hugged him while grumbling about the troubles he had faced all this while.


    Since Sophia and Alexander both had matters to deal with, Alexander headed to Odyssey for a


    meeting immediately after sending her to Sunshine Group that day.


    Sophia''s trip to Sunshine Group was for a meeting regarding an acquisition.


    Yvonne had already sent Sophia the information to read prior. It was an old cosmeticspany that


    tried to transform five years ago to salvage the brand but unfortunately failed to find a breakthrough.


    Thepany had been doing worse one year after another and was in a terrible state this year. The


    founder''s son thus approached Sunshine Group, hoping to sell off thepany, then use the money to


    repay some debts before migrating with his family.


    Sophia had looked through the business valuation of thepany. This brand is rtively well-known


    and has a pretty good reputation. Sadly, it''s suffering losses because it''sgging behind its


    counterparts in the market with its business philosophy and products. To resurrect the brand, there''s a


    need to pump in arge sum of money for aprehensive transformation.


    Sophia had intentions to invest in cosmetics brands for the past two years. If anything, thispany


    seemed toe at the right time.


    Thepany asked for four and a half billion, but Sunshine Group is only nning to fork out four


    billion. Then again, the final price would be neither of them. That''s what business negotiations are like,


    anyway. My ideal price would be four billion two hundred million. But it''s not impossible for us to give in


    half a billion too.


    While she was lost in her thoughts, Yvonne led some people in.


    “Ms. Yarrow, this is Mr. Lancaster and his secretary, Ms. Brooks.”


    At the sight of Charlotte, Sophia narrowed her eyes. She then smiled at Manuel Lancaster and said,


    “Nice to meet you, Mr. Lancaster.”


    What a coincidence. We just met not long ago, and now we meet again.


    Sophia looked at Charlotte and greeted her with a half-smile, “Ms. Brooks, we meet again.”


    Charlotte had never expected that Sophia would turn up for the discussion personally. When she


    thought of what had happened previously, her expression sank drastically.