Chapter 147
Chapter 147
“Yes!”
Seeing that Sophia had actually paused in her task for Tristan, Hudson puffed out his cheeks, a little jealous.
Sophia really seemed to care about Tristan.
As soon as Tristan’s name came up, she stopped whatever she was doing.
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He snorted. “Sophia, you might not have heard of this when you were with the Stewart family, but Tristan already has a fiancée!”
Sophia blinked, a little surprised. So… that was the secret?
She’d expected something more juicy about Tristan’s past.
She gave a soft “oh” and continued to rummage through the herbs she needed.
“Sophia, don’t say you don’t believe me!” Hudson hurried on when he saw Sophia’s calm reaction. “Everyone in Virelia knows the Yeats family and the Roscente family are tied by marriage. Tristan’s fiancée is the heiress of the Roscente family!”
To make sure Sophia believed him, Hudson quickly added, “You met her at the auction, didn’t you? The woman who bid on your ten pills–that’s Tristan’s fiancée!”
As he spoke, his expression grew more and more agitated, and he flailed his hands around. “She paid such a high price for your pills because she must’ve misunderstood your relationship with Tristan, that’s why she was so obsessed!”
“If you don’t believe me, you can go ask around!”
Tristan already had a fiancée.
And yet, he had the nerve to give Sophia the bracelet, the symbol of the future matriarch of the Yeats family, as a gift!
Wasn’t this just a scam?
Would the Roscente family just let this slide?
Although Hudson spent all his time in the institute, it didn’t mean he was completely cut off from the world.
Who didn’t know the fiancée stuff?
He couldn’t just sit back and let Sophia step into the same trap again.
One scumbag from the Baker family was already enough!
Hudson’s youthful, handsome face was filled with determination as if he’d sworn to protect Sophia at all costs. “Let’s go to the Yeats family and return this gift to Andrew Yeats!”
Sophia couldn’t help but laugh at his exaggerated manner.
She raised an eyebrow, a playful glint in her eyes, as she looked the boy beside her, still full of righteous anger. “Hudson, what’s my last name?”
Hudson, still frowning, his amber eyes burning with intensity, was caught off guard by her question,
He blinked for two seconds before answering obediently, “R… Rescente.”
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Sophia smiled, her lips curling into a soft grin as she watched him.
Hudson’s mouth moved, his eyes wide, his fiery expression gradually replaced by shock.
His pupils seemed to expand, his handsome face full of disbelie
There was a moment of silence.
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Then, he awkwardly blinked and stared at Sophia, swallowing hard, his voice hoarse and hesitant. “Sophia… does that mean… the marriage between the Yeats family and the Roscente family… your Roscente family?”
Sophia raised an eyebrow, watching him with amusement.
Hudson was left speechless, his whole body stiff, unable to process what he had just heard.
Sophia…
The Roscente Family?
So… her real family… is actually the richest family in Virelia, the Roscente family?
How dramatic!
No wonder… No wonder the Yeats family matriarch’s bracelet ended up in Sophia’s hands.”
No wonder Tristan dared to be so openly affectionate with her right in front of Xandra.
Wait a minute-
Xandra!
Hudson’s throat tightened, his rationality hanging by a thread. “That… that Roscente heiress…
“She was just a foster child,” Sophia stated simply. “Tristan has nothing to do with her.”
Hudson’s eyes widened as he stared at Sophia’s calm expression. Then… then, Sophia… you’re really going through with this marriage just because of the family arrangement?”
Sophia raised an eyebrow. “Do I look like someone who would compromise for a family arrangement?”
Hudson’s eyelashes quivered, and a sinking feeling gripped his chest. He had a vague idea of what she meant.
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Sophia continued sifting through the medicinal herbs, her tone light. “The only reason I agreed to this marriage.., is because it’s Tristan.”
The last bit of hope in Hudson’s heart crumbled completely.
He understood now.
Sophia agreed to the engagement because she liked Tristan, nothing more.
As for him… he never even had a chance.
Just because of his age, he had lost his advantage–he had lost the opportunity to be closer to Sophia!
Hudson felt like crying.
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But in front of her, he didn’t dare reveal the true thoughts buried in his heart, the longing he had for her.
All he could do was adjust his emotions, press his lips together, and say, “Got it…”
His tone carried an unmistakable trace of jealousy.
Sophia casually stuffed the herbs she had picked out into a plastic bag, then turned to look at Hudson.
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The boy’s sharp features were scrunched into a pitiful frown, his expression filled with discontent. His lips were pursed, making him look like an abandoned puppy left on the side of the road.
Sophia couldn’t help but chuckle. She reached out and ruffled his silvery–gray hair. “Relax, this time, I’m not leaving the institute.”
She thought Hudson was worried she would disappear for another three years, just like before.
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But the person who once had the power to make her give up everything and retreat into an ordinary life… was no longer in this world.
And even if he were still around, he would never be able to influence her again.
Even if she gave it a shot with Tristan…
She would still be herself. She would still do what she wanted to do.
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It was already past ten o’clock at night when Chloe arrived traffic police station.
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Ethan sat on the bench in the lobby, his face covered in bandages, looking utterly disheveled.
“Ethan…”
Chloe’s eyes turned red as she hurried over in her high heels, her expression filled with concern.
Ethan merely glanced up at her with dull eyes before closing them again.
Chloe bit her lip and reached out to hold his hand. His fingers were cold. “Ethan, you… did you go looking for Sophia?”
Her voice trembled, her red–rimmed eyes filled with delicate sorrow. “Do you couldn’t reach you?”
any idea how worried I was when I
After Ethan had been hospitalized due to his stomach condition, a conflict between Gloria and Chloe’s mother had prevented Gloria from informing her about it.
Meanwhile, Chloe had been spending time with Xandra, basking in the attention Xandra gave her.
Since she had secured the opportunity to invest in Xandra’s studio, her parents had been ecstatic.
They believed they had officially secured ties with the Roscente family.
Her parents even went as far as booking a luxurious restaurant to celebrate Chloe’s success.
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