Being Pursued By Ex-husband

Chapter 383

Cassandra was exasperated and furious that Sophia drenched her dress with coffee, but knowing that the latter was the one in charge of the investment, she had no choice but to suppress her feelings.

Cassandra's face had already turned grim halfway through Sophia's taunt. Anger overtook her, and she almost lashed out at Sophia for her unreasonable remarks. However, when she heard all the latter had to say, she froze, turning white as a sheet.

If Sophia were solely Technology Innovations' major shareholder and the decision maker of the investor, Cassandra would have no qualms about disregarding the warning.

Yet, Sophia was not only Technology Innovations' major shareholder but also the chairman of Specter Entertainment. Moreover, her ex-husband and then-boyfriend, Alexander, was Odyssey's chairman.

Unlike Cassandra, who had acted impertinently that day only because she dropped Bob's name, Sophia had the money and connections to easily make everyone in Jadeborough turn Cassandra out if she wanted to.

Initially, Cassandra wanted to argue further, but Sophia's ultimatum deterred her from doing so.

“I'm sorry, Ms. Yarrow. I'm truly sorry. I'll leave right now!”

While speaking, she stood up to leave with her coffee-stained dress stuck to her thighs.

Uncomfortable as she was, she dared not breathe another word because it was Sophia who had thrown the coffee at her earlier.

After scrambling out of Sunshine Group, Cassandra called Bob to ask him to help get her another job because she knew she had just lost hers.

Despite her many calls, Bob's line remained busy, so Cassandra had no choice but to call his wife, whom she knew to be soft-hearted and easygoing.

Yet, no matter how hard Cassandra tried to persuade her aunt, the latter insisted that she could not help.

Soon enough, it dawned upon Cassandra that her uncle, Bob, was not picking up her calls because he had blocked her entirely, not because his line was occupied.

Once that realization struck her, Cassandra felt a chill run down her spine.

It was then she knew she had offended the wrong person. Not only had she lost a good job, but she had also made her uncle and aunt, who were usually amiable, turn their backs on her because of what she did that night.

Meanwhile, after Cassandra left, Sophia drove to Specter Entertainment, which she had not visited for more than a month.

The company had just signed contracts with two new trainees, so Sophia swung by to see how they were doing at training. She also went through a few reports at the company until the clock struck sometime after five, when she finally left to meet Charlize for dinner.

Since Katherine and Alexander were both away for shooting and a business trip, respectively, Sophia agreed to Charlize's dinner invitation straight away when the latter asked her the day before.

The location for their dinner was set at a seafood buffet spot chosen by Charlize.

Sophia arrived earlier than Charlize since the latter would only get off work at six, not to mention it would take her half an hour to reach there.

As soon as Charlize took her seat, she started apologizing to Sophia without even taking a breather. “I'm sorry, Ms. Yarrow. The traffic was bad.”

As soon as Charlize took her seat, she started apologizing to Sophia without even taking a breather. “I'm sorry, Ms. Yarrow. The traffic was bad.”

Sophia poured her a glass of apple juice, smiling as she asked, “How's work?”

“Thanks, Ms. Yarrow!” Charlize chirped.

Only after she drank half a glass of apple juice did she respond to Sophia's question. “I'm so busy! My boss is so heartless. He makes me work overtime every day!”

Good thing I snuck out earlier, or else I might have to work overtime again tonight.

“But your complexion looks pretty good.” Sophia chuckled.

That comment of hers set Charlize on fire. “The main point is that my boss has been asking me to play badminton with him daily. He knows I'm bad at it, but he never once went easy on me. It's so effortless for him, but I have to pick up the shuttlecock almost every time!”

In hindsight, Charlize felt that the amount of running she had been doing to pick up the shuttlecock had improved her stamina. She was not even panting as hard anymore after a sprint.

Well, I must admit there's still a good thing that came out of playing badminton with my crazy boss.

Having noticed that Charlize had been talking about her boss frequently, Sophia arched a brow and asked, “This boss that you're talking about—is he young?”

“Yeah. He's about Charles' age. He was my senior at school.”

Sophia gazed at the clueless girl in front of her and let out a chuckle. “I see. Your boss must be very capable, then.”

“I guess you can say so.”

In that respect, Charlize could not disagree with Sophia.

Even so, it was undeniable that she had a lot of pent-up frustration about her boss. Sophia patiently listened to Charlize's complaints, just as she would listen to Katherine grumble about her work in the past. It was something she had grown accustomed to.

The only difference was that it was Charlize venting to her instead of Katherine. Sophia found it somewhat enjoyable to listen to Charlize while eating seafood.

However, the more she listened to Charlize, the more she became firm with the conjecture in her mind.

Just as she was about to talk about it with Charlize, the latter came to an abrupt stop and asked uneasily, “Ms. Yarrow, are you not interested in what I'm sharing?”

“No. I think it's pretty interesting. Katherine would always complain about the entertainment industry to me,” Sophia answered, extracting some crab meat before putting it in Charlize's empty bowl.

Charlize's heart warmed at Sophia's gesture. “You should eat more yourself, Ms. Yarrow. I can help myself.”

Sophia glanced at her and smiled. “Don't worry about me. I ought to repay you for all the interesting stories you share with me.”

Charlize was at a loss for words. “But I'm almost done with what I wanted to say.”

Sophia raised her brows. “I thought you said your boss had always treated you poorly since you two were still at school?”

“Yeah. Back then, he always gave me the cold shoulder and put on airs around me just because he was my senior. If it were not for...”

Mid-sentence, Chorlize suddenly flushed.

Sophio stopped whot she wos doing. “You were soying?”

Chorlize's foce become redder ot Sophio's question.

Deep down in her heort, there wos o secret she hod never mentioned to ony soul. As o motter of foct, she hod osked Sophio out for o meol on thot doy portly becouse she wonted to tell her obout it.

At the sight of Chorlize lowering her heod in silence, Sophio sipped some juice ond picked up o lobster. “Go on.”

Chorlize snuck o glonce ot Sophio. With her foce still red, she whispered, “Ms. Yorrow, how did you monoge to stoy in love with Mr. Xenos for so long?”

Now, where did this question come from?

Sophio blinked, then looked ot Chorlize with o holf-smile. “Do you hove someone you like, Chorlize?”

Given how protective the Johnson fomily wos—or, more precisely—how protective Chorles wos of Chorlize, there wos no woy she could hove doted onyone ot school.

It wos something Sophio could tell ot o glonce through Chorlize's boshful reoction.

Ah, whot on obedient but poor girl.

Hoving hod her soul bored to Sophio, Chorlize went scorlet.

The smile on Sophio's foce broodened. “Is it your boss?” she osked.

“H-How did you know?”

Chorlize wos shocked. Wos I thot obvious?

Sophio swollowed the shrimp in her mouth, then replied smilingly, “I guessed it myself.”

At thot, Chorlize wos stumped for words.

Thot's spot on!

The young womon covered her foce os o mixture of emborrossment, onxiety, ond exhilorotion coursed through her body.

Two seconds loter, she could not help but steol o glonce ot Sophio through the gop between her fingers. When she sow thot the lotter did not hove much of o reoction ond wos only smiling ot her, she sighed in relief ond put down her hond. “How did you guess it?”

“I guessed it the moment you mentioned him the second time.”

At thot point, Sophio poused before continuing, “Also, I reolized thot—”

“Whot did you reolize?” Chorlize looked ot her, eyes sporkling with onticipotion. This belongs to NôvelDrama.Org: ©.

“I reolized thot olthough you were comploining obout him, it seemed like you glodly put up with him.”

Emborrossed from being exposed, Chorlize lowered her heod ond soid, “It's becouse I get to be closer to him.”

Sophio propped her chin in the polm of her hond ond stored ot the younger womon. “So, ore you going

to confess to him?”

“Did you guess thot os well, Ms. Yorrow? You're so good ot this!”

Amused by her reoction, Sophio chuckled. “I'd odvise you to hold off for now, though.”

Since Chorlize hod olwoys odmired Sophio ond hod even osked the lotter out thot night to solicit odvice from her on thot motter, the discourogement did not upset her. Insteod, she continued to osk for guidonce. “Whot should I do then?”

Gozing ot the innocent girl before her, Sophio fell silent for o second before she spoke. “Don't worry. I'll guide you.”

Mid-sentence, Charlize suddenly flushed.

Sophia stopped what she was doing. “You were saying?”

Charlize's face became redder at Sophia's question.

Deep down in her heart, there was a secret she had never mentioned to any soul. As a matter of fact, she had asked Sophia out for a meal on that day partly because she wanted to tell her about it.

At the sight of Charlize lowering her head in silence, Sophia sipped some juice and picked up a lobster. “Go on.”

Charlize snuck a glance at Sophia. With her face still red, she whispered, “Ms. Yarrow, how did you

manage to stay in love with Mr. Xenos for so long?”

Now, where did this question come from?

Sophia blinked, then looked at Charlize with a half-smile. “Do you have someone you like, Charlize?”

Given how protective the Johnson family was—or, more precisely—how protective Charles was of Charlize, there was no way she could have dated anyone at school.

It was something Sophia could tell at a glance through Charlize's bashful reaction.

Ah, what an obedient but poor girl.

Having had her soul bared to Sophia, Charlize went scarlet.

The smile on Sophia's face broadened. “Is it your boss?” she asked.

“H-How did you know?”

Charlize was shocked. Was I that obvious?

Sophia swallowed the shrimp in her mouth, then replied smilingly, “I guessed it myself.”

At that, Charlize was stumped for words.

That's spot on!

The young woman covered her face as a mixture of embarrassment, anxiety, and exhilaration coursed through her body.

Two seconds later, she could not help but steal a glance at Sophia through the gap between her fingers. When she saw that the latter did not have much of a reaction and was only smiling at her, she sighed in relief and put down her hand. “How did you guess it?”

“I guessed it the moment you mentioned him the second time.”

At that point, Sophia paused before continuing, “Also, I realized that—”

“What did you realize?” Charlize looked at her, eyes sparkling with anticipation.

“I realized that although you were complaining about him, it seemed like you gladly put up with him.”

Embarrassed from being exposed, Charlize lowered her head and said, “It's because I get to be closer to him.”

Sophia propped her chin in the palm of her hand and stared at the younger woman. “So, are you going to confess to him?”

“Did you guess that as well, Ms. Yarrow? You're so good at this!”

Amused by her reaction, Sophia chuckled. “I'd advise you to hold off for now, though.”

Since Charlize had always admired Sophia and had even asked the latter out that night to solicit advice from her on that matter, the discouragement did not upset her. Instead, she continued to ask for

guidance. “What should I do then?”

Gazing at the innocent girl before her, Sophia fell silent for a second before she spoke. “Don't worry. I'll guide you.”