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“It’s impossible… absolutely impossible!”
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Felicity was completely stunned. She clung to Griffin’s arm, shaking her head vigorously. “We raised Sophia for twenty years. If she really has some extraordinary background, if she can command Mr. Cody, if she can casually pick up medicinal herbs worth millions… how could we not know about it?”
“This must be a scam. Sophia and Mr. Cody must have staged this. She lost her connection to Mr. Yeats, so now she’s scheming to deceive us, trying to return to the Stewart family and live her life as a rich heiress again…”
“Yes! She’s definitely doing this on purpose! She must have found out that Chloe helped us get close to the Roscente family, and now she’s trying to take advantage of it!”
The more Felicity spoke, the more convinced she became that her theory was correct.
No matter what, she refused to admit that the woman she had always looked down on–who was kicked out of the Stewart family long ago–was now stepping on their heads!
This felt worse than killing her!
Griffin stared at the bills on the ground, his gaze dark and troubled.
He also wanted to believe Felicity’s theory.
But…
Every time Griffin thought about how Finn had treated Sophia with such respect, or how Sophia’s actions had led to the entire Roscente Group blacklisting them…
Every time he thought about how Mr. Cody had spoken to Sophia earlier with such enthusiasm, or the reverence he couldn’t even hide…
His heart skipped a beat.
And his eyes grew darker.
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Meanwhile, Sophia had no idea what had happened.
She just managed to get back to the Roscente estate just before curfew.
After freshening up in her room, she didn’t go straight to bed but opened her computer and began working.
It wasn’t until around 3 a.m. that the lights in ho
The next day.
room finally turned off.
Sophia, bleary–eyed, sent the proposal she had worked on late into the night to Finn’s email. Yawning, she went downstairs to have breakfast with Mr. Roscente.
Mr. Roscente, looking stern, couldn’t help but feel both worried and a little angry as he observed her tired state.
He had already learned from Butler what time Sophia had turned off the lights the previous night.
Young people just don’t understand the importance of cherishing their own health.
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She came back right on time.
And stayed up so late!
She was always so adamant about not staying up late. So why couldn’t she follow her own advice?
Mr. Roscente wanted to scold this disobedient granddaughter, but seeing how she struggled to keep her eyes open while still sitting with him for breakfast, his heart softened.
He couldn’t bring himself to say anything harsh to Sophia.
In the end, after breakfast, all he could say with a cold expression was, “Next time I catch you staying up late, nobody in the house is going to sleep. The whole estate will stay up with you!”
Sophia lazily lifted her eyelids, about to say something, but was interrupted by a huge yawn.
Mr. Roscente waved his hand impatiently, “Alright, alright, go back and get some sleep. When it’s time for lunch, Lucy will come get you.”
The previous night, she had stayed up late drawing design drafts
The night before, she had stayed up late working on a proposal
It’s all brain–consuming stuff.
Sophia was absolutely exhausted.
Yawning again, she nodded and groggily said, “Got it, Andrew. I won’t do it again…”
She mumbled the last part before stumbling back to her room.
Mr. Roscente sat at the dining table, staring at Sophia’s retreating figure as she headed back to her room. His stern face gradually softened.
Walter, standing nearby, suggested, “Sir, perhaps… from now on we could have Lucy sit outside Miss Roscente’s door every night. If Miss Roscente hasn’t gone to bed by eleven, Lucy could remind her every ten minutes! That way, Miss Roscente won’t stay up late anymore.”
Lucy’s heart sank.
Walter, seemingly hearing Lucy’s unspoken thoughts, turned to her with a smile, “As time, Lucy’s salary will be doubled.”
long
as Miss
Roscente
goes to bed on
Lucy: “Got it, no problem!”
Mr. Roscente sighed as he leaned back in his chair. “That girl… always busy with something. Even if she didn’t do anything. the Roscente family could still afford to support her.”
Mr. Roscente actually understood very well.
Sophia was absolutely a genius.
She was far too gifted to settle for a common life.
She is a master in the field of traditional medicine
And now, he was undoubtedly reaping the benefits from her. His health was flourishing, his appetite was great, and after just half a month, his condition had completely changed for the better.
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In fact, just by glancing at the materials he brought home, she could come up with the best plans for the company in no time.
The reason she’d been staying up late these past few days was probably for a good reason, something important.
Mr. Roscente was certain it was for a valid cause.
But still…
He felt for her.
She was just a young girl, the youngest in the family. She should be happy, beautiful, and enjoy life while keeping him
company.
Why burden herself so much?
After all, she got so many brothers who had her back.
Mr. Roscente could not even remember the girl he had abandoned long ago, Chloe…
If she were here, she’d probably accuse him of his favoritism.
Suddenly, Mr. Roscente’s phone rang.
Walter took the phone and said, “Sir, it’s Lukas.”
At this hour? It wasn’t even time for work yet. Why was he getting a call?
Confused, Mr. Roscente answered the phone.
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He immediately heard the excited voice of his eldest grandson, Andrew, did you see it? Sofi, she… she really is a big–time genius!”
The usually cold and unflappable Lukas, had completely let go of any sense of emotional control.
Mr. Roscente furrowed his brows deeply. “What? You, as the her brother, didn’t go and bother Sofi again, did you?”
No wonder Sophia stayed up half the night last night.
It was this useless brother who threw his own work onto her?
“It wasn’t me! It wasn’t me!” Lukas was so excited he barely had time to deny it.a
On the other end, Mr. Roscente’s voice became sharp. “Not you? Then is it Allen?!”
Lukas: “No, not Dad. It was Sofi… Sofi! Andrew, you know Dad gave the Raffle Hotel to Little Sister the day before yesterday? She went there for a meal yesterday, and then… she made a plan for the Raffle Hotel!”
God knows how excited Lukas was when he got the call from the hotel’s manager.
That manager, along with someone named Finn, had raved about Sophia like she was a treasure, praising her to the skies. After Lukas read the plan, he was equally excited.
“Andrew, the plan is absolutely perfect. Sofi really knows everything!” Lukas kept talking excitedly about the details of the plan.
Mr. Roscente listened quietly, his expression becoming increasingly complicated.
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So, Sophia stayed up until 3 a.m. last night for this plan?
What kind of life had she led? What hardships had she gone through, to have such extraordinary talent now?
A business proposal and a hotel operation plan were two completely different things.
But Sophia’s plan… and her hotel proposal… they were nothing short of perfection.
Mr. Roscente slowly looked up at Sophia’s bedroom upstairs, his eyes filled with deep concern.
What other surprises does she have waiting for him, for the whole Roscente family?
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Sophia woke up naturally at noon, just as Lucy knocked on her door.
Sophia responded, got up, and washed up.
After finishing, she picked up her phone and saw several messages from Tristan. She suddenly realized she had forgotten something.
She quickly opened WhatsApp.
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Sure enough, there were several messages from Tristan.
After she went to the research institute yesterday, she promised to text Tristan once she got home.
But her mind had been preoccupied with the Raffle Hotel plan, and she had completely forgotten about it.
Not wanting to disturb her, Tristan had sent quite a few messages after confirming her safety.
On the screen there were few lines of pitiful words.
Sophia felt a bit guilty.
She really wasn’t a qualified fiancée.
Sophia, holding the phone, started replying to Tristan’s messages while walking downstairs.
She briefly explained that she had forgotten to text him the night before due to being busy and had only just woken up now.
On the other end, Tristan sent a voice message.
Sophia clicked it and heard his deep, husky voice through the phone, accompanied by a soft, electric buzz. “How many times is this now… has Sofi forgotten me again?”
His voice held a trace of grievance.
She felt even guiltier now.
Tristan’s voice message came through again: “How are you going to make it up to me?“,
Sophia felt confused
Make it
up
to him?
Was this a form of extortion?
Just as she was about to respond, another message came through “How about dinner tonight?”
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Definitely a extortion.
He could have just asked her to dinner without this compensation excuse.
Sophia just typed [Okay.]
She had just walked into the dining area.
Mr. Roscente was sitting at the head of the table, waiting for Sophia to join him for lunch.
He looked up and saw Sophia with a smile on her face, looking down and typing on her phone.
He immediately frowned, “Chatting with Tristan?”
Sophia sat down beside Mr. Roscente and put her phone down. How did you know, Andrew?”
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“Look at you, beaming like a lovesick fool.” Mr. Roscente sniffed unhappily, like a father whose precious daughter had been taken away by a man. “Seems like you had a good time with that boy last night.”
Sophia’s eyes widened.
She immediately reached up to touch her face.
Beaming like a lovesick fool?
Because of Tristan?
Lovesick?
No way!
There was no way such words would ever describe her!
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