On Sunday, Jadeborough had finally welcomed its first sunny day after days of continuous rain.
Sophia had just woken up when the doorbell rang.
Yvonne was already waiting by the door right after Sophia changed and went downstairs.
Sophia glanced at Yvonne. “Thanks for dropping by at this hour.”
“I'm just doing my job, Ms. Yarrow,” Yvonne replied as she handed Sophia the gift.
While taking the bag, Sophia asked, “Have you had your breakfast?”
“Yes, I've already had my breakfast, Ms. Yarrow,” answered Yvonne.
“Fine. I won't make a fool of myself then.”
Yvonne was momentarily speechless. She quickly returned to her senses and soon regretted refusing
Sophia's invitation.
It's homemade breakfast prepared by Sophia. What was I thinking?
However, she knew that regretting her words would be pointless as they had already been spoken. “I'll
take my leave and not bother you then.”
Nonetheless, Sophia had noticed Yvonne's expression change. She gave a soft chuckle after hearing
the latter say things that were contrary to what she meant. “Why don't you come in for a cup of coffee?
I may not be the world's greatest cook, but I definitely do brew some amazing coffee.”
It was a pleasant surprise to Yvonne. She immediately replied, “Thank you, Ms. Yarrow.”
Sophia glanced at Yvonne with a half-smile after hearing that. She had no intention of exposing
Yvonne. “Come in.”
Sophia bought this mansion during her second year at university. However, it was too troublesome for
her to go back and forth between university and home, so she mostly spent her time on campus. After
that, she got married to Alexander right after she graduated. At that time, she had not even received
her graduation certificate yet. The mansion was then vacant for another three years or so. It was not
until she divorced Alexander that the mansion designed by Sophia herself could be regarded as having
a real owner.
The mansion was already fully furnished when it was bought. That was also the year when Yvonne
became Sophia's secretary. What Yvonne had in mind when Sophia mentioned refurbishing the
mansions was to make slight alterations. However, she soon realized that she was too naive after
seeing the hand-drawn design that Sophia had passed to her.
Since that day, Yvonne also discovered that her employer was very strong-willed and straightforward in
her actions.
The renovation of the mansion was time-consuming and expensive. In actuality, it was not worth the
effort and money. Yvonne had even vaguely reminded Sophia to revise some of the designs due to the
price of the materials. Nevertheless, Sophia only told her that money was not a problem and that being
able to renovate the mansion according to her design was the most important thing.
Yvonne did not understand Sophia at that time. However, after entering the mansion with Sophia that
day, her admiration for Sophia increased.
Sophia was clear about what she wanted. Taking the mansion as an example, she knew what type of
space she wanted. The scattered yet unique space was exactly what she had in mind. On top of that,
the space in the house was used to its full potential.
“What's on your mind?” Sophia asked.
Yvonne was slightly embarrassed after realizing that she had spaced out. “It's nothing,” she explained
hurriedly. “I just thought that the space in the mansion is well divided.”
Sophia smiled as she brewed the coffee. “Ms. Leighton, are you complimenting me for having a knack
for design?”
“You ace in everything, Ms. Yarrow.”
There were two types of people in this world—geniuses and ordinaries.
It was obvious that Sophia was one of the blessed geniuses.
As long as one put in enough effort, ordinary people could do many things and compete with the gifted
ones on an equal footing. However, it was a different story for the gifted ones. They did not have to
exert as much effort to stand at a height that was out of reach for most individuals.
Yvonne was not exaggerating when she said that Sophia would ace in everything she did. It was a fact
that Sophia was really good at everything. She was also a quick learner, and the outcome of her
learning was also better than most people.
Therefore, Yvonne believed that even if Sophia were not in the business world, the latter would still
have outstanding performance in other sectors.
Sophia glanced at Yvonne. “I won't give you a raise even if you compliment me.”
Feeling slightly embarrassed, Yvonne replied, “My salary is more than enough, Ms. Yarrow.”
Sophia had already given Yvonne two raises last year. And throughout the many years that Yvonne
worked for Sophia, she had never taken advantage of her because Sophia was a kind employer.
Sophia clicked her tongue softly. “I can't believe there are people who complain about having good
pay.”
Yvonne blushed bright red. She did not know what she should say in return. Hence, she resorted to
watching Sophia making coffee.
Sophia was pouring boiling water into the coffee pot and waited for the coffee grinds to absorb the
water.
While waiting, she lifted her head and stared at Yvonne. “I was teasing you.” She then opened the box
of pastry next to her. “Try these. Katherine had someone give them to me.”
“Thank you,” Yvonne replied.
Sophia glanced at the coffee pot and asked, “Is it good?”
“Yea, it is.”
“Later, when you're on your way, bring the remaining pieces with you. I find them too sweet for my
liking.”
Yvonne was stunned for a moment. However, she did not reject the offer once she regained her
senses.
She knew that Sophia was not fond of sweet food.
Yvonne left after finishing her coffee. Before she took her leave, Sophia handed her the box of pastry
that Katherine had given her.
Sophia then texted Katherine after Yvonne's departure: I gave Ms. Leighton the pastry you bought for
me.
Meanwhile, Katherine was coincidentally having a break. Her expression morphed into a pained one
after she saw Sophia's message. Quickly, she replied: I knew that you no longer love me, Soph!
There's Ms. Leighton and also Charlize! I don't even have a spot in your heart.
Sophia quirked her eyebrows after seeing the message. She then responded: It's good that you're
aware of that. Why don't you act more wisely and give up a space for the newcomers?
Katherine, who had her phone in her hand, was stunned. She replied: Woman! Don't be such a fickle
living being!
After spending some time texting with Katherine, Sophia eventually left and drove out of her house to
grab lunch. She even made a solo trip to the movie theater to watch a movie. At about five o'clock in
the evening, she went to a place nearby the mall to have a plate of pasta.
It was six o'clock in the evening when Sophia finally drove to the venue of Charlize's birthday party.
At half past six, the sky had darkened. After almost an entire day of blue skies and sunshine, it started
drizzling.
Sophia had seen plenty of cars parked nearby before arriving at the mansion, so she turned the
steering wheel to enter the mansion and parked behind a blue sports car.
She tilted her head to look outside, then grabbed an umbrella from the backseat of her car after
confirming that it was not raining cats and dogs outside.
“Sophia?”
Just as she opened her umbrella, she heard Samuel's voice coming from behind her.
Raising her brows slightly, she turned back to look at him. With a slight smile on her face, she greeted
Samuel, “Mr. Schild.”
Samuel looked rather decent as he wore a white knit sweater and a pair of dark straight-leg pants.
She looked away after greeting him and continued walking forward with her umbrella in hand.
There was a high chance of her bumping into Alexander and the others at the party. However, she was
mentally prepared for that.
She would treat him as a stranger. Moreover, it was not like she would be able to avoid him for a
lifetime because that would be unrealistic.
“Hey!” Samuel called out.
Initially, he wanted to say something more and even attempt to get close to her. He was not expecting
Sophia to turn around and leave just like that. It looked like she did not want to talk to him. Hence, he
could only shut up and follow her from behind.
Laughter could be heard as soon as Sophia reached the mansion's door. She kept her umbrella and
hung it on the railing next to it. With the gift in her hand, she entered the mansion.
There were mainly young people in the mansion. She had met some of them before, but she did not
know who they were.
However, Charlize was quick to spot Sophia. “Ms. Yarrow, you've made it.”
Sophia looked at Charlize and smiled as she handed her the gift. “Happy birthday.”
“Thanks! I'll take you upstairs. They're too rowdy. I'll bring you to the third floor; it's quiet up there,”
Charlize offered.
“Sure,” Sophia said with a nod.
She had no intention of staying for too long as Charlize would also be rather busy that day.
Sophia was escorted by Charlize all the way to the third floor. By the stairs was a small doorway
leading to the living room.
“Take a seat over here. I'll come back to you soon,” Charlize said.
With that, she turned around and left. Sophia was then left behind with another person in the living
room—Alexander.
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