As he walked away, she felt a sharp pain in her heart. She covered her chest and gasped. She felt like
she was about to suffocate.
"Mrs. Sophia, are you all right?" The maid helped her to stand up.
She shook her head and stood up. She felt so tired that she just wanted to lie down.
She went back to her room and lay on the bed slowly. She didn't know where Lucas was. She didn't
want to ask or answer him.
Outside the window, it was terribly dark. As a gale roared, sand and fallen leaves whirled in the dark
clouds.
Suddenly, a dazzling lightning was projected in from the floor to ceiling window.
The thunders came in succession, deafening. Even the windows and the floor slightly trembled.
She covered her ears with her hands in a hurry and pulled the quilt to cover her head and feet.
Hasty footsteps came from outside and quickly extended to the bedside.
"Don't be afraid, Sophia. I'm here."
She raised her head and threw herself into his arms, bursting into tears. She felt nothing but grievance.
The sky is like a slit. The rain falls in a torrential rain. The rain falls on the glass window, forming
numerous streams and falling down slowly.
"Sophia "Sophia..." He murmured. His voice was so weak as if it was broken by the rain.
No matter how strong a person was, he or she had some weakness in his heart, and he or she did not
want anyone to touch it.
After the storm for the whole night, the leaves on the trees withered, the ground turned red and the
yard was desolate.
When Sophia woke up from her sleep, Lucas was sitting next to her and looking at her for a moment.
His eyes were deep and unpredictable.
"Why are you staring at me sleeping?" She stared at him angrily and touched the corners of her mouth.
Fortunately, there was no saliva. She didn't sleep bad.
He could tell that she was in a better mood from her expression. He smiled and asked, "Honey, are you
hungry? Would you like to have breakfast with me?"
She nodded.
Soon, the maid brought her breakfast. After she finished eating, he got close to her and asked, "Honey,
did you say those words on purpose yesterday to make me angry?"
"No, it's not." She shook her head, "What I said is the truth." Her answer was very clear-cut. Lucas was
beaten again, his face ghastly pale, his chest heaving heavily, and the air was stirred. "So, do you still
have John in your heart?" He said those words with gritted teeth, She was speechless. No wonder he
was so different from yesterday. It turned out that he thought it wrong! Obviously, there was a deviation
between men and women. Her intention was to be honest and trust each other without reservation, but
was misunderstood as if she still had feelings for John.
However, she didn't intend to explain. She turned her head to look at him, with a cunning smile at the
corner of her mouth. "Honey, let me keep a secret for myself!"
He was stunned for a moment, and then a flicker of light flashed through his eyes. It was unknown that
if he understood what she meant. Pouting his lips, he didn't say any more.
In the afternoon, Sophia received a call from Maria. She had come back from Paris. This good news lit
up her heart.
To be honest, Maria was already half of Sophia and Lucas's matchmaker. If it weren't for her insistence
on dragging her to the hotel and accosting that bitch, she wouldn't have entered the wrong room and
met Lucas. Maria was a tortured woman. Her husband cheated on her and she had found the
evidence. After divorcing him without hesitation, she went to Paris.
Sophia was preparing a table of delicate desserts and inviting her to have afternoon tea at Bluewater
Villa.
Maria walked around the Bluewater Villa, looking around. When she walked around, she was amazed
and envious.
"Well..." she let out a heavy sigh and continued, "This is the real highness. Back then, I was always
eager to marry into a wealthy family, so that I could live a comfortable life. But I didn't expect that I
would meet a bumpkin, who is an old man with a large amount of money at the bank, a lot of luxury
cars and a lot of jewels. All of them are his brother's. He is just a poor man who works for his brother."
The more she said, the angrier she was. All her good youth was wasted on this old man.
In fact, Maria was only two years older than Sophia. She didn't go to college but studied fashion design
at the Academy of professional technology. After she got the job, she worked as an assistant in a
clothing company and also a part-time model. Then she met a rich and powerful man in his forties
named Ethan Wang who was obsessed with her beauty. Noticing that he was in a Porsche and wearing
a famous brand, Maria believed that he was a rich man and followed him.
"You've learnt your lesson from it. You're a well-known designer now. I'm glad to see you finally get
over it." Sophia took her to the garden, and chatted with her over tea.
"This time I'm back, and I'll hold my first clothing conference in Q City. You and my brother-in-law must
be there!" Maria took a sip of her black tea.
"If you don't invite me, we will come, too." Sophia giggled, and handed her a French cake, smeared
with blueberry sauce.
She took a bite, put it on the plate, took out her cellphone and opened a set of design drawings. "Don't
mention that I don't take care of you, this is the maternity dress I specially designed for you."
Sophia took the box and looked through it. It was a collection, from three months to nine months, and
by season she would wear all kinds of equipment.
"Maria, you are so considerate." She was so moved that she held her face and gave her several kisses
in succession. As she ate up the cake, she said to Sophia with a stern look, "Although you get
pregnant, you should not just pay all your attention to the baby in your body but forget about yourself.
Even if you get fat, you should dress yourself up to be a charming mother to be. It's an easy time for
any man to cheat on his wife, especially my brother-in-law, who is so handsome and rich. You must
take good care of him and keep an eye on him all the time. Just in case, don't let your guard down for a
moment. "
Sophia sighed silently. She couldn't deal with those women anymore. They had even been unearthed
under the ground. How could she have any energy to make preparations.
The clothing press conference of Maria's would be held this Sunday, and Sophia and Lucas were
invited as the guests.
The models were wearing gorgeous clothes on the T-stage.
In a good mood, Sophia fixed her eyes on the models walking back and forth as well as the clothes
designed by Maria.
All of a sudden, a slender red figure appeared at the exit passageway of the venue, nobody noticed her
since they all paid their attention to the models, but Sophia saw her because she was right in front of
her.
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