Aaron carried Sophia to her room and put her on the bed. "Sister, what happened?"
"Nothing, I just missed a step. There's no need to make such a big fuss. Why are you home so early tonight?" Sophia rubbed her ankle. It didn't hurt much, so she figured that it would be fine.
Taking off her shoes, Aaron put her foot over his lap and massaged it gently. "I wasn't so busy today, so I went home early."
Sophia gave Aaron an affectionate look. What a considerate brother! Taking the opportunity, she said, "Aaron, I want to ask you something."
Aaron immediately knew what she wanted to ask. He blinked and finally nodded. "Okay."
"These past few years, what else have you been doing in the UK besides studying?" Instead of beating around the bush, Sophia asked him directly.
Aaron continued to massage her ankle. Without looking at Sophia, he replied, "Work."
"No! Don't lie to me, Aaron!" Sophia was angry. Aaron was clearly hiding something something from her.
With a sigh, Aaron looked into Sophia's eyes and admitted, "Sister, I've been in a gang for a while."
A gang? Was her brother in a criminal gang? Sophia immediately grasped his hand, her eyes full of worry. "Aaron! How could you be so stupid? Why did you join a gang? Have you left already?"
Aaron didn't know what to say. Unwilling to lie to Sophia, he shook his head. "No. But you don't need to worry about me, sister. I'm in a high position and have powerful connections now."
Many people called him "Boss Lo" to show their respect for him. He stayed in the gang not because he enjoyed the power he had, but because he hadn't taken vengeance on their enemy. It wasn't the time to leave.
Sophia shook her head. "Aaron, listen to me! Don't get yourself mixed up with the wrong people. The Lien Group and Pei Group are afraid of the chip. As long as we find that chip, or any loophole in their companies, we can successfully defeat them. You don't have to take risks!"
"Sister! It's not as simple as you think! Jonas is much more dangerous than you know! Don't you remember what he did to you last time? He even hired assassins to kill you!"
Aaron hesitated a while before continuing, "When I was in the UK, Jonas sent ten men to kill me and I was nearly left for dead on the street. If I hadn't called brother, I would have... Sister, you know what would have happened!"
Sophia immediately turned pale. Ten men... Nearly left for dead on the street.
She hugged Aaron tightly. "Aaron, why didn't you tell me all this before?" Her brother didn't have to bear it alone.
Aaron patted her on the back. "Sister, it's already in the past. Besides, I'm quite powerful now. Only few assassins dare accept Jonas' contract to kill me."
He quickly gained power in the gang, and his position was quite stable. Colin had helped him a lot.
"But I don't want you to live such a dangerous life!" Sophia couldn't hold back her tears.
Aaron blamed himself as he wiped her tears away. "Sister, I knew I shouldn't have told you this! Please don't feel bad, okay? I'm safe with brother and Mr. Huo. If you don't believe in me, believe in Herring and Colin."
In A Country, no one dared defy Colin and Herring.
Sophia was lost. How could she watch her brother live dangerously everyday? "Aaron, what do I have to do to make you listen to me?"
Although she believed in Colin and Herring, she was afraid that Aaron would still fall into trouble.
Their father was missing and Aaron was her only family now. She wanted to make sure that her bother was safe.
"Don't worry, Sister! I know what I'm doing. After I defeat the Pei Group and Lien Group, I'll leave the gang, alright?" Aaron gently wiped away her tears as he looked at his sister.
Sophia didn't nod, because she wanted Aaron to quit immediately. After contemplating for a while, she still didn't know what to do. So she compromised and said, "Go home early if you have no other important things to do, okay?"
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