Being Pursued By Ex-husband novel Chapter 405

Chapter 405 Paying A Visit To Apologize

Alexander's statement plunged everyone into sheer shock. All the shareholders in the conference room were stunned, and they all gaped at Sophia, who was walking in slowly.

Among them, Dillon's disbelief was the greatest. “This is impossible! Ms. Yarrow, you said that you were Suny's executive assistant previously! You were a mere assistant, so how did you become—”

Before he could finish speaking, he abruptly stopped short, for realization had dawned upon him mid-utterance.

Suny has remained behind the scenes all these years. As such, few within the industry are aware of her true identity. In recent years, it's been either Sophia or Yvonne who stepped out to handle Sunshine Group's business matters. Judging from that, there's seemingly nothing amiss. But when I sought Suny out back then, I once threatened Sophia with a big project, saying that she might not necessarily be able to take responsibility if she were to cause the company to miss it. Yvonne, however, declared that Sophia's decision was also Suny's. At that time, I merely thought Sophia was acting high and mighty.

Thinking back to it, he sensed waves of mortification crashing over him.

Sophia is none other than Suny! Back then, she was merely playing me for a fool!

At that thought, he paled before flushing bright red in fury, alternating between the two.

No wonder! No wonder I didn't get to meet Suny even once back when I went knocking on the company's door. It makes sense why Sunshine Group suddenly interfered in the matter and acquired Odyssey's shares. It turned out that such is the truth! So, this is the reason for it all!

Dillon pinned his eyes on Alexander and Sophia, shooting daggers at them.

Noticing his gaze, Sophia merely smiled faintly. “You look exceedingly surprised, Old Mr. Xenos. Why is that so? Is it so unbelievable to you that I'm Suny or do you think that I came here especially to impersonate Suny?”

After saying that, she scanned her gaze over the other shareholders with a half-smile on her face and continued, “I know all of you here might find it incredulous that I'm Suny or feel that I don't quite match the image of Suny in your minds. Regretfully, I'm really Suny. As I prefer keeping a low profile, I hadn't been showing my face around in the past few years. But this time, Mr. Xenos invited me to this meeting sincerely. I find no point in concealing my identity and decided to take this opportunity to make it public. Don't worry. While I'm one of Odyssey's shareholders, I've never liked interfering in a company's operations. I think anyone familiar with Sunshine Group knows that. That being so, just consider me an observer today.”

She sounded calm and unruffled, but the same could not be said of the crowd before her.

No one would be able to remain unmoved when Suny, who had only ever been known in name, had made an appearance right then. That aside, it was none other than Sophia, whom everyone was familiar with yet never taken seriously. It gave most people a sense of inexplicable embarrassment.

All of them could imagine the uproar that would soon sweep over Jadeborough after Suny's identity came to light that day.

Ultimately, however, everyone there was a veteran in the business field, having been through various trials and tribulations. Despite feeling shocked beyond words, they still had to accept the truth following Sophia's explanation, regardless of how bitter a pill it was to swallow.

On top of that, her present identity was extraordinary, not to mention that she was also Alexander's girlfriend. That made it a powerful alliance. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell Odyssey had a bright future ahead.

From that perspective, this matter was great news. With Sophia as one of Odyssey's shareholders, it would be practically impossible for the company to go bankrupt one day.

On the contrary, Dillon did not feel the same. Alas, his thoughts could no longer change anything.

He knew that he had been played for a fool by Sophia and Alexander, but there was nothing he could do about it.

He had lost, and it was a devastating defeat at that.

Throughout the meeting, he did not say a single word further, merely glaring at Sophia and Alexander icily.

Alexander had even instructed Felix to arrange for reporters to come over. There would be a series of interviews after the meeting had ended.

Getting to his feet, Dillon left right away. The other shareholders were aware of the intense battle between Alexander and Dillon sometime ago, so none of them said anything to stop him from leaving then.

After all, the more dependable person between the two men was clear as day.

Winners took it all, and that had always held true since ancient times. In fact, Dillon had never won. He was merely a clown whose end was near.

Sophia trained her eyes on Dillon's back as he left. Delight danced in her eyes, and her mood took a turn for the better.

I wonder if his blood pressure will skyrocket from his fury toward me.

By then, the reporters had already arrived. Retracting her gaze, she exchanged a look with Alexander. Neither of them spoke, but both knew the other's thoughts.

It was past eleven o'clock when everything had wrapped up. Alexander left Odyssey with Sophia for lunch.

As the interviews earlier were broadcasted live, everyone in the business field knew that Sunshine Group's chairperson, Suny, was Sophia within half an hour.

The myriad of trending debates on Twitter from the premiere of Going Forward yesterday night still persisted that day.

Needless to say, the most heated topic was the matter of Sharon defaming Sophia. As a rising singer who had been lauded as the queen of modern love songs, she had a huge fanbase.

Katherine took the lead in condemning her last night. Even at that instant, almost all the trending headlines on Twitter had to do with the matter.

When the fact that Sophia was Sunshine Group's chairperson, Suny, came to light that day, Twitter crashed. It only gradually went back online at a quarter past twelve.

At the same time, Sophia's identity as Suny topped the trending list.

Following that turn of events, Sharon's fans were all bewildered. Those young and dense were baffled, but the majority understood its significance.

That was to say, Sophia was not strapped for cash, much less the paltry sum from making a name for herself in the entertainment industry. Therefore, the post that Sharon paid someone to publish, which insinuated that Sophia obtained the answers beforehand to debut, did not exist at all.

Besides, it was also a slap in the face to many who had always felt that Sophia was unworthy of Alexander and was with him for his money.

Although the Dawson family had acknowledged her as part of the family a while ago, many people still felt they were separate entities. While she was the granddaughter of the Dawson family, the possibility that she was a gold digger still existed.

At the end of the day, everyone loved money.

Furthermore, Lukas was the heir of the Dawson family, whereas Sophia was merely a granddaughter.

But right then, she was Sunshine Group's chairperson and the company's biggest shareholder.

Sunshine Group was an investment company that appeared out of thin air five years ago, and several fast-growing companies today were inextricably linked to it.

In other words, Sophia might not necessarily be less affluent than Alexander.

She herself was a true wealthy lady in her own right.

Unexpectedly, that was not the most shocking news. Instead, it was the sudden apology video addressed to Sophia, uploaded on Sharon's Twitter account.

Since it was a video and not in text format, Sharon's fans could not deny their idol's culpability anymore, even if they wanted to do so.

If it were a piece of writing, they could delude themselves that it might be her manager who took control of her Twitter account and posted the message. However, it was a video. If Sharon had remained tight-lipped, the apology video would never have existed.

The instant the apology video was released, all netizens plunged into an uproar. The admission of her actions previously led to the loss of a large number of fans.

When Katherine learned about it, she cackled with her phone in hand.

Sophia had just seen Sharon's apology video when Alexander drove the car over. Withdrawing her gaze, she stuffed her phone into her pocket and headed toward the vehicle.

No sooner had she gotten into the car than her phone rang. It was a call from an unknown number.

Arching a brow, she answered the call. “Hello, this is Sophia speaking.”

She was in a good mood, so she did not decline the call.

“Hello, Ms. Yarrow. This is Sharon Xerxes's manager, Justina Davis. May I know if you're free this afternoon? Can we meet with you?”

Ah, this is about paying me a visit to apologize.

Glancing at Alexander beside her, Sophia replied smirkingly, “I have a meeting in the afternoon. If you don't mind, you can come to Sunshine Group at five o'clock.”

An apology online isn't sincere at all. Since Sharon wants to come and apologize in person, I naturally have to listen to it personally.