Chapter 77
Ethan wasn’t a fool.
Xandra could see it, so naturally, he saw it too.
He thought of the words Xandra had just said.
He’s got nothing on Tristan.
Ethan’s face grew even gloomier.
He had just seen Sophia and Tristan so intimately together, utterly losing to Tristan.
Now another woman showed up, claiming he couldn’t even compare to Tristan.
It hurt even more than a slap on his face.
He pulled the car door open and got inside directly, without any intention of opening the door for Chloe.
Chloe had to walk to the passenger seat and open the door herself
She looked at Ethan’s extremely cold face, tears streaming down her face. “Ethan, I really didn’t mean it. Xandra misuriderstood… She just got blamed because of Mr. Yeats at the auction so she needed someone to vent to…”
Ethan’s eyebrows twitched suddenly as Sophia’s face suddenly crossed his mind. In Tristan’s coat, she left with him in the
sume car.
Oh, if Xandra and Tristan were engaged….
That scene just now was…
“You knew Xandra and attended the auction with her, why didn’t you tell me?” Ethan turned his head, looking at her coldly.
Chloe sniffled, her beautiful eyes filled with tears making her look pitiful. I didn’t mean to keep it from you, I just wanted to surprise you…
“Before Xandra returned to the country, she told me about starting a fashion studio with me, and I thought I’d wait until it was settled before I told you.
“I wanted to be a fiancée worthy of you. I didn’t want others to think I was only able to stand by your side because of my family. I wanted to prove, with my own strength and ability, that am worth it!
I’d lived
“Ethan, you know, even though I’ve returned to the Stewart Family, at the end of the day… For the past twenty years, J in that gutter. No one trusts my abilities.. no one believes that someone who grew up in the slums could achieve anything… And to my parents, my only worth is to marry you…”
As she spoke, Chloe’s voice grew more choked, and tears rolled down her face, making her gentle, charming face look even more pitiful.
Ethan’s expression softened a little.
He stared at Chloe’s tear–streaked face for a while, his eyes deepening slightly.
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He raised his hand, pulling Chloe into his embrace, and stroked her head with his big palm.
“You little fool, you should have told me earlier. I am your fiance not just anybody else.”
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He rested his chin on Chloe’s head, his tone softening, though his expression remained cold and calm. “Well, if you want to make a career, I fully support you, so… if your studio with Xandra needs investment, feel free to ask me.
Although Xandra seemed arrogant and looked down on them clier, Chloe, coming from a slum, could work with her.
It was enough to show that Xandra was indeed different towards Chloe.
As long as Xandra was willing to start a studio with Chloe…
Then, there was still a chance.
It was, after all, the studio of Xandra Roscente.
Her family name was a guarantee of profit.
And he could use this opportunity to associate with Xandra, a reliable backing.
He didn’t expected that Chloe, who grew up in the slums, could actually know someone from the richest family in Virelia.
Does this mean… even heaven is helping us?
Tristan drove into town, away from the outskirts.
While waiting at the traffic light, he looked sideways at the girl in the passenger seat.
She leaned her head against the backrest, her gaze languidly resting outside the car window.
Light and shadow danced on her delicate profile, making her skin appear clear and luminous as porcelain
She seemed to sense the man’s gaze.
Sophia moved her head a bit and looked back at him.
Her bright eyes, as brilliant as stars, filled with confusion, as if asking, “What is it?”
Tristan’s eyes were deep and his Adam’s apple bobbed up and down, his voice slightly cracking. “Do you want to get something to eat?”
Sophia picked up her phone to check the time; it was already half past nine. She shook her head. “No, I need to hurry–home. there’s a curfew.”
Last time, Gary drove her back around five, in the morning, and then her grandfather had set a curfew for her.
Tonight she had informed her grandfather before going out.
Still, she had to be home on time.
To be a good kid.
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Tristan chuckled softly. “Did they set the curfew specifically because you were home late last time?”
Sophia looked at him in surprise.
Ugh, can he read minds?
“He actually guessed it?”
The girl’s expression was too easy to read, and Tristan’s delicately handsome eyebrows were tinged with amusement. “It seems I’ll have to avoid asking you out at night in the future”
Sophia sighed softly. There’s nothing I can do, my family is stric with me.”
Despite her complaint, Tristan could detect a hint of joy in the girl’s tone.
In the past twenty years, Sophia had never experienced the love of a family.
Even in front of Margaret Steward, whom she revered, she was still at the bottom of the Stewart Family hierarchy,
Therefore, upon learning that she was not really a Stewart and had to return to her real home, she remained unmoved
inside.
After all, familial ties were shallow in her eyes, and it was the same no matter where.
She had even prepared herself to remain alone in the new family
However, after returning to her real home, she could deeply feel.
It was different.
It felt completely different from the Stewart Family.
Her grandpa, who was “strict with her,” did so because he cared about and valued her.
She was pleased with this.
Tristan then suggested. “Then I’ll drive you home now?”
Sophia looked speechless. “Hey, this is my car.”
After he drove her home…
How would he go home?
Moreover, if Grandpa found out she was taken home by a man.
And this man was the “Tristan” who Grandpa talked about all the time.
She was afraid that Grandpa would ask about Tristan a million times more than Gary last time.
It was the last thing she needed.
Therefore, Sophta quickly decided. “We should go to your place first, then I’ll drive myself back home.”
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Tristan chuckled again, his low and lazy voice tickling Sophia’s drums.
Sophia w
looking at him at that moment.
When the man smiled, it seemed as if all the surrounding light gathered upon him.
That noble, ethereal face was enchanting.
Sophia’s heart fluttered slightly.
Yet the man suddenly gazed at her.
The man’s hazel eyes were deep–set, like gems, glowing in the light.
When he looked at her, those charming eyes were like a whirlpool, drawing her in…
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