This was a New Year's gift for everyone.Early on New Year's Eve, Elliot brought Sophia to the supermarket to buy groceries.The supermarket was crowded with people of all ages. Elliot feels somewhat uncomfortable, especially when those men intentionally or unintentionally get close to Sophia, which made him even more annoyed.With a casual glance, he saw a mother pushing a shopping cart not far away, with a little girl sitting in the shopping cart.He smiled, turned to Sophia, and said, "Soph, come up."Sophia looked puzzled, "Come up where?"Elliot didn't say a word but bent down to lift Sophia into the shopping cart.Sophia was speechless. "Am I appropriate to sit in the shopping cart at my age?"Elliot confidently replied, "Why wouldn't it be appropriate? You’re cute."Sophia hushed him. "Be quiet, don't let anyone find out."Elliot laughed, "Okay," and then covered her head with a scarf."Why are you doing that?" asked Sophia."Because you're too cute," replied Elliot.
Sophia raised her eyes and gave her a disdainful glance, "Shouldn't I be the one asking you that?"Vanessa immediately felt offended. "Sophia, what do you mean? Do you suspect me?"Sophia sighed silently as she looked at her. She found it difficult not to get angry when facing this spoiled young lady.She decided to ignore her and focused on giving acupuncture to Jocelyn.After about ten minutes, Jocelyn slowly regained consciousness.Sophia called out, "Aunt Jocelyn, can you hear me? How do you feel?"Jocelyn felt heavy-eyed and sleepy. With little energy, she weakly replied, "Sophia...""I'm here. How do you feel?" Sophia said as she helped her sit up.She felt groggy. "I'm so sleepy. Are we going home?"Sophia comforted her. "Yes, we'll go back in a moment. What happened to you? Do you remember anything before you passed out?"After digesting Sophia's words for a while, Jocelyn gradually regained clarity, "Passed out? I passed out?""Yeah, you were drugged. Did you eat an
Sophia and Elliot returned to the villa. Upon entering, Sophia plunged into the room to investigate the man with the taxi's plate number. However, after checking for a long time, she only tracked him to a shopping mall, where the man disappeared. She felt discouraged. He was wearing a mask and was difficult to trace. He could change disguises anytime, anywhere, and with so many people in the mall, finding him was like finding a needle in a haystack.Elliot patted her head reassuringly. "Don't worry. Check the car he abandoned."Sophia agreed. First, she checked the information on the car, finding out the owner's name was Easton. Then, she traced the car's route backward and discovered it came from the Edmund’s mansion.Elliot frowned and asked Samuel. "Do you know Easton?""Yes, he works under Edmund.""Go and bring him to me."Samuel nodded and left.Sophia exclaimed indignantly, "It seems it really is Edmund. He can't stay put even when he's hospitalized."Elliot remained s
Elliot pondered for a moment before saying, "He took the blame for him, hoping that Edmund would one day be able to save him. Now that Edmund is like this, it's normal for Scar to retract his confession. Subconsciously, we know that Scar is associated with Edmund, so we believe that everything he does is at Edmund's behest. But if Scar wants to plot his own way out, it's not impossible to frame me and Edmund against each other to prove his ability."Sophia continued his train of thought. "If you knew this was Edmund's doing, you would definitely go after him first! Edmund would think you were trying to wipe him out completely and would drag you down before he dies."Elliot added, "Yes the fisherman can profit only when the heron and the clam are fighting.""Who is the fisherman?""It's hard to say. I just feel that if my opponent really wanted to target me, they wouldn't come up with such a flawed plan."Sophia looked at him and suddenly found it amusing. No wonder he could thrive
The two went downstairs half an hour later.Sophia got ready quite fast, but it was strange that Elliot didn't mention their arrival from the beginning.She felt a bit sorry for not greeting them.Donald and the others all said it was okay, even looking at her with gentle and indulgent eyes which made Sophia very uncomfortable.Fortunately, Elliot spoke up, "Soph hasn't eaten yet. Let's chat in the dining room."Chase also said, "We haven't eaten either."So, breakfast for two turned into breakfast for five.Chase, Elliot, and Sophia were quite close. As soon as they sat down, they started eating. Just as Chase took the first bite, he noticed something.He looked at Elliot, "Oh? Did you change chefs at home?"Elliot glared at him without saying a word.Chase asked Mrs. Ruth, "Breakfast is really good today. Who made it?"Mrs. Ruth smiled, "Mr. Elliot made it!"Chase looked surprised, teasingly saying, "I knew it, my sister even married you with a face like yours, and you’
Sophia hesitated for a while but didn't dare to check. Suddenly, her phone alarm went off, startling her. Xena called her last night asking her to pick her up from the airport today. It was already 11 o'clock! She quickly changed and went out. Originally, she had thought of riding a motorcycle there, but considering that Xena might have luggage, she decided to drive there instead.However, when she arrived at the airport and saw a group of people walking toward her. She was still stunned. Were these the people she was supposed to pick up?The woman walking at the front had long slightly curled hair, wore oversized sunglasses, bold red lips, and a red tight dress that accentuated her curvy figure. She was absolutely the type of woman who made other women want to scream and men want to bleed from their noses.The seven men behind her were lined up, each dragging a suitcase, keeping a slight distance from Xena. They also wore sunglasses, black short-sleeved shirts, and black
"You might be laughing and joking, but you might be depressed. I still don't know you, are you as bold as you say?"Xena was amused. "How do you know I'm not?"Sophia raised an eyebrow at her. "How can you easily accept someone else when your heart is taken?"Xena was stunned, her face changed instantly. "What do you know?"Sophia snorted proudly. "I know everything."Xena frowned, pondered for a while, and tentatively asked, "About that livestream?"Sophia looked at her without confirming or denying anything."Speak up, what else do you know?""Are you still trying to hide it from me?"Xena sighed somewhat dispiritedly. "No, it's all in the past.""Is it really in the past?" Sophia said. "If it's in the past, why have you been away from Phoenix for so long? You've been coordinating with Velvet Vision’s assistant, and Hamish and the others still don't know your real identity?"Xena stared at Sophia, as if she suddenly didn't recognize her. She had grown up a lot and was no l
Elliot remained speechless, even though he was in high spirits a moment ago. He wanted to let her stay overnight and visit Xena tomorrow, but she had already hung up. Elliot rubbed his forehead, wondering why Sophia did not come home to sleep.‘Should I ask Xena to stay? But if she did, Sophia would want to accompany her. Maybe I should say I’m not feeling well.’Elliot smirked, thinking Sophia would know immediately. After some thought, he remembered that they had a big event tonight."So, why don't you accompany Xena tomorrow? We’re going to see Edmund tonight, right?""Oh right, then I'll go back after dinner."Elliot felt satisfied with what he heard, and he could show some generosity, "Then I'll come pick you up tonight.""There’s no need. Since I drove here, you can just wait for me at home."Elliot liked it when Sophia used the word ‘home.’So, he smiled and replied, “All right.”After hanging up the phone, Elliot’s mood improved significantly.…Sophia and Elliot arr