Sophie couldn't help Benson reconcile with Sierra, nor would she do such a thing. However, she still felt intensely frustrated.
Sierra didn't have the right to have Benson fawning over her when she had done nothing to earn it.
Sophie didn't want to lose Benson, who was handsome and wealthy. So…
"I'm pregnant with Benson's child." She cupped her belly. Her eyes glinted with tears as she pleaded, "Please, Sierra. Make him come back to me. The baby can't grow up without a father. I can't live without him either."
Sierra was a little shocked. She looked at the glass of water next to her, and realization struck her. Then, she took a seat again after she hesitated for a moment.
"Didn't you tell Benson about the baby?"
Sophie shook her head in response. She kept her head lowered and took a seat. An orange ray of evening sunlight pierced through the window and shone down on her side profile.
"He would just make me get rid of the baby if I tell him about it now."
Sierra frowned and wore an inexplicable expression. It wasn't because she still harbored feelings for Benson but because Sophie had been telling the truth.
Judging by how he had treated Sophie now, he would definitely disown the baby in her belly.
Sophie noticed that Sierra went soft on her. So, she seized the opportunity, continuing, "Help me keep Benson by my side if you don't want him to keep pestering you. I promise that I won't let him find you again once he's mine. He won't go anywhere near you."
Sierra felt helpless. Geez. They weren't talking about a contagious disease. Did Sophie have to say that he wouldn't go anywhere near her?
Sierra noticed the eagerness in Sophie's eyes and responded truthfully, "Everything about Benson has nothing to do with me. I won't ruin your relationship with him, but I won't help you with it either.
"It doesn't matter if things worked out well or badly between you two. We aren't close enough to be interfering in each other's love life.
"I've told Benson over and over again to stop looking for me. And I want you to do the same as well. Don't show up in front of me ever again."
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