She asks Jonathan, "I did this for you. And you found me because I was smart, didn't you?"
Jonathan says, "I told my father about John and Lily's marriage. He should be going to Yorkshire."
"Their wedding was ruined by Louis." Sofia pauses halfway.
She stares at Jonathan's sharp face.
He is calm and even slightly smiles, but his gentle blue eyes are terrifying.
Sofia suddenly smiles, "Mr. John, you said that I'm ruthless, but you're more ruthless than me."
She raises her head and drinks up a glass of brandy. Then she elegantly puts down the glass on the table, and stood up.
"Once the Ocean International Company and the Smith Group's plans are revealed, the Smith Group will definitely be in turmoil."
"By then, please do something secretly." Sofia takes a few steps towards Jonathan and stretches out her hand. "I'll do whatever you want, and what I want is the Smith Group."
Jonathan stares at her slender hands. "You are greedy."
"What do you mean?"
"You are the first ambitious and purposeful woman I have ever seen." Jonathan sits up straight and shakes her hand, agreeing to the deal.
"Of course."
Sofia smiles and nods, "It's getting late. I'll go back to the hotel. I hope that I can taste your finest wine next time."
Jonathan asks the man to send Sofia back.
After Sofia leaves, Jonathan slowly pours a glass of brandy and thinks their conversation.
He sneers. "It's easy to attack but hard to defend."
He never competes head-to-head with Louis head-on, but he knows how strong Louis is. He can fight against uncles and aunts and control the Smith Group. It is unbelievable.
Will he give up the Smith Group simply because of a revealed plan?
Sofia is indeed smart and ruthless, but she is a layman in business area, so she is innocent.
But forget it.
She is not useless, at least she can be used to do those things and get the Krislier Group.
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After arriving in Country Y, Leigh goes to where Lily told him.
He asks a passer-by.
The passer-by happens to live nearby and says that a Chinese girl indeed lived there before. She sometimes went out to sunbath with a servant taking care of her. But after the shooting, she left.
Leigh shows the girl's face to the passer-by who confirms that the girl is Jessie. Then Leigh is anxious and afraid that she is in danger.
He calls his people here and asks them to search for her. He runs to the police station and wants to check the monitor. He finally gets access to the monitor, but finds it is broken.
Leigh is sure that Lily knows this thing, so she gives him the address, wanting him to help find Jessie.
He is so angry that he wants to call and scold Lily, but then he thinks that if he really calls, Lily might ridicule him. He then gives up and keeps finding.
Leigh is so anxious here while in Z country, Chace hardly finishes his work when Dahlia asks Chace mockingly if he forgets his pregnant wife.
Only then does Chace recall that he accidentally saved Jessie in Country Y and used her to fool Dahlia.
Afraid of being scolded by Dahlia, Chace coaxes her. He thinks that he is not busy now, so he asks someone to book an air ticket to Country Y next day.
Fortunately, Chace remembers Jessie's accommodation.
The servant opens the door and is surprised to see Chace. Then, the servant smiles politely and says, "Mr. Leon, you come to see Mrs. Leon? She looks very well these days, and the doctor comes to check on her regularly."
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