"Excuse me! I need to answer the phone. Please continue playing," Sophia stood up with her phone in her hand. Her face was still pale.
Hugh raised his head and told her, "There is a lounge inside. You can answer the call there."
Sophia saw the door he was pointing at and nodded. "Okay," she said and started moving towards the lounge.
The waiter, seeing her walk towards the lounge, hastily opened the door. Sophia thanked him and closed the door behind her.
Inside the lounge
Sophia hung up. She sank into the sofa, feeling tired.
She kept thinking about Herring's words. 'So Colin knew that the woman on the video was not me and that I didn't have any affair.
But still, he hasn't contacted me even once since I left three years ago.
... What does this mean?
It only means that he doesn't love me anymore.
He really doesn't love me anymore...'
It took Sophia a lot of time to accept the reality.
She tried hard to keep the tears back. Gradually she calmed down and called Aaron back.
"Sophia, were you busy?"
Sophia lightly answered, "No. I had to deal with another thing just now. What's the matter, Aaron?"
"Sophia, I will soon be back home!" Aaron said with confidence. His voice was filled with excitement.
Sophia froze for an instant. She was happy that Aaron would be back.
She smiled and said, "That's great, Aaron. What's the plan?"
"I'll replace Grit as the secretary general of the SL Group," he replied exhilarated.
Ah! Sophia was amazed. "But Aaron, you have no experience of working as a secretary general. How will you justify your selection and would you be able to do the job well?"
She didn't look down on her own brother, but she had worked as a secretary in the SL Group, and knew that the role was very demanding. Therefore, the requirements from a secretary general would be stricter and tougher.
"Sophia, I worked as the driver for the company leader in Britain. And a year later, in the summer vacation, I concurrently served as his secretary. So I do have some experience of this role," he explained. Aaron had been as amazed and worried as his sister when Colin had first offered him this job.
But Colin had decided and he believed in Aaron. Seeing Colin's faith, even Aaron was determined to try and give it his best shot.
"Hm...I think you should ask Colin to change the role for you. Else you might face criticism and this would cause problems for him," Sophia reasoned with Aaron.
"Okay, Sister. I'll do as you say," Aaron reluctantly agreed to talk to Colin. Their father wasn't with them and Sophia was practically the only family he had. So he did not want to upset her.
Sophia was a little relieved. "Aaron, work hard and accumulate some work experience. Get slowly promoted and then you will be successful. Understand?"
"Got it! And tell me, Sophia, how are you doing? Is anyone bullying you in A Country? If so, let me know. I can find people to help you." Aaron knew that his sister had divorced her husband.
'My sister and her husband seemed to be in good relationship, but why they suddenly got a divorce?' However, no one told him the reason.
Sophia lightly smiled. "You're an adult now. You know powerful men," she joked with her brother.
Aaron smiled, but then his tone turned serious. "Sophia, let me protect you from now on. I am quite capable now," he assured her.
"Sure. But for that, you will have to come home fast. I'm waiting for you, brother," Sophia said. She was glad because she could feel that he had changed a lot.
"I need to hang up now, Sophia. You should also go to bed early. As a girl, you shouldn't stay up too late. Understand?"
"I know. I know. You've said this many times before. I'll go to bed in a minute!" Sophia promised.
"Okay, bye!"
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