Elliot said, "Didn’t Chase call you to go back for a family meeting?"Avery replied, "He did, but could I leave?"Chester frowned as well.Elliot asked, "So you don't know what the family meeting was about?"Avery furrowed his brows and replied, "I don't know. I asked him, but he didn't say anything. He's been acting weird lately, so I didn't take it seriously."Elliot chuckled, "He found your sister, Christine.""What?" Avery immediately stood up excitedly. "Really? Where is she? Why didn't he tell me directly? I'd go back even if I had to die!"Sophia watched him in a flurry of excitement, then secretly smirked.Chester froze. He had also received a call from Chase, but he lost patience and hung up without listening to the whole story about regrets and postponing essential matters. But how could he know that his sister had been found?However, what did Elliot mean by saying this inexplicable thing?He looked nervously at Sophia, with a strange intuition rising in his heart.
Sophia smiled and said, “You owe me a thank you.”Chester nodded firmly. “Thank you, Sophia.”“If I had known you were my brother, I would have helped persuade Phoebe into giving you a chance. Although you hurt her, I’ve always been protective of her.”“What happened to you two was my fault. I was too harsh when I accused you of taking my sister’s place.”Sophia replied, “Don’t worry. I’ll always be your sister. Elliot and I canceled our prenup because of you.”“What prenup?”“Our grandparents arranged for Elliot and me to marry each other. We secretly signed a prenup to appease them, stating that we would cancel our marriage if our grandparents’ health improved or if they passed away.“Later, I couldn’t stand what you did to Phoebe and intervened. Your attitude toward me was always terrible, too. Elliot couldn’t bear to watch me suffer and threatened to cancel the prenup if I got involved again.“Although I tried to endure it, I went to your house when Phoebe asked for my help
Hamish was puzzled, "What?"Elliot said, "Let's check it out."Sophia looked at him warningly, "Then you guys aren't allowed to copy us."Elliot frowned and glanced at Sophia. "Do we even have that little trust between us?"Sophia smiled, "I designed this and was afraid you guys wouldn't come up with anything good."Elliot chuckled at how she managed to make herself laugh, "Then design another one for us.""Let's watch first, we'll talk later."Sophia projected the video onto the screen.Soon, Mary appeared on the screen, dressed sharply in black clothes and pants. Her eyes were sharp as a knife, quite different from her usual appearance.Hamish was almost stunned, "Is this Mary?"Sophia gave him an annoyed look, "You don't recognize her again? Keep watching. It'll open your eyes."Hamish remained silent, but he was starting to feel uneasy inside. He felt like Sophia was going to make him suffer.The video continued.He was amazed to see Mary seemingly unfazed by her surro
Xena looked at Sophia, who was mischievously smiling at her, "You've said all the good things."Sophia smiled, "Well, I have to help. If he makes you sad again next time, I'll take care of him for you."Hamish grinned uncontrollably, "Thank you. You can rest assured. I won't make her angry again."Elliot also smiled as he looked at Sophia. She looked like a child, but her words carried an air of maturity as if she had experienced a lot.Chester's gaze lingered on Sophia. He felt that this was her charm. She was warm and kind, yet she detested evil. Whether she was good or bad depended on your attitude toward her.When she was scolding Hamish just now, he felt some sympathy. She did not hold back at all but still helped when needed.Would she have helped him if he and Phoebe did not reach such an irreparable situation? However, he did not dare to ask for her help. Avery was witnessing his sister handling things for the first time, and he wanted to applaud her.How could she be so
Sophia looked at them with sudden deep guilt, unable to help but speak up: "I'm sorry for making you worry."Avery shook his head, getting up to embrace her: "No, your return is all that matters. As long as you're back safe and sound."Sophia smiled, "Let's go home together in a couple of days."Chester and Avery exchanged a glance, both nodding firmly. "Yes, okay."Elliot also grabbed her hand reassuringly, "No need to rush. We finally made this trip. Let's spend a couple of days here before going back."Sophia responded, "Okay."Seeing that she had indeed come to terms with it, Elliot looked at everyone again, "I think the group who claimed to have left Sophia in the bathroom might be telling the truth. She was taken away, wandered around the night market, and then rescued by Grandma.“Otherwise, she would have ended up like Mary, becoming an assassin trained by the Underworld Palace and then returning to the Morgan and Patton families for marriage. In this way, they would be
Xena replied, "This is so immoral.""Then you should just accept him.""But I still find him repulsive.""Then just string him along, torture him enough, and then accept him. You've been suffering for these three years, so let him suffer just as much. How did you manage to endure it?"Xena laughed, "I didn't realize you were so wicked.""It's inevitable to pick up some tricks after hanging around with you for so long."Xena smacked her, "Who are you calling wicked?"Sophia laughed and dodged, "Not wicked. It's the charm that makes those men willingly endure your torture even when they know you're playing with them.""Would I end up like this today if I had that ability?""How are you now? Isn't Hamish still obsessed with you after being apart for three years? Don't be modest. You're the enchantress. If you want to lure someone, which man wouldn't submit to you?""But I don't want to string him along. What's the use of him being obsessed? Men always desire what they can't have
Sophia said, “Your moral compass seems to match your looks. Can Quintus handle it?"Charlene replied, "What do you mean? Am I not pretty enough? Not enough to make his moral compass follow my beauty?""In my eyes, you are gorgeous. But you must make Quintus think you're beautiful too. You must captivate him completely," Sophia replied.Charlene rolled her eyes in exasperation, "Isn't this going in circles again? If I could captivate him completely, why would I need your help?"Sophia laughed, "So, you're the first step, and I'm the second step."Charlene looked at Xena with a sigh, "Xena..."Xena looked troubled and bluntly replied, "You're beyond help now. You've become someone else's bodyguard. How can you save yourself? Men like delicate, helpless types, not someone like you who can fight."Charlene burst into tears, "Are you saying I have no hope? I've liked this man for 23 years."Sophia hurriedly comforted her, "Hey, don't cry. It's not that bad. You still have me, right?
Felicity Tavern, known as the number one bar in Bermill, was a private bar with a mysterious and dimly lit environment. It could accommodate up to three thousand people and had top-notch lighting and sound effects with professional bartenders.There were beautiful women to keep the atmosphere lively, making it a place where people could lose track of time.The three entered, and the waiter led them to a secluded booth near the bar. Xena sat on one of the bar stools, demonstrating how to seduce men. Sophia and Charlene intentionally made it difficult for her by selecting a particularly reserved and aloof-looking man for her to flirt with.The two observed, as who doesn't enjoy watching a beautiful woman, especially one as alluring as Xena? As Xena sat down at the bar, the bartender enthusiastically asked what she would like to drink. With her charm turned on, Xena smiled at the bartender and said, "Make me your specialty."Her eyes seemed to have a magnetic pull. Even the bartender,