Hugh's face fell. He answered, "Tell Colin that we don't need his help."
Wade smiled, "All right, Mr. Pei. I will relay the message to Mr. Li. I'll leave you be then, Mr. Pei and Miss Lo. Take care, Miss Lo."
"Thank you, Mr. Ji. Take care, " Sophia returned a smile.
Hugh showed Wade out. As they left the ward, Sophia's indifferent expression collapsed. She felt a sudden ache spread from her left chest.
After so many years, she still felt heartbroken whenever she was reminded of Colin, especially when he did things like sending Wade over.
In the afternoon, Sophia left the hospital. Hugh escorted her to the Lo's House, and left her alone as she requested.
A Country was big. One could hardly come across people he or she knew, but it wasn't big enough for such encounters not to happen.
Four weeks after the dinner, Sophia hadn't met Colin again.
However, when she went to the clothing shop in her company's shopping mall for work, she ran into Wendy and... Colin's son...
Inside the shop, Sophia was carefully placing her designs on the mannequins. Suddenly, a familiar voice spoke, "Sophia."
In excitement, she quickly turned around and saw Wendy smiling at her.
Right beside her, a cute boy caught Sophia's eye.
She stared at the boy, as he and Wendy approached her.
After a closer look, Sophia was certain that the boy was Colin's child because he had Colin's features.
The boy was staring at Sophia, too. His big eyes looked directly into hers. Somehow, Sophia's heart started to throb.
A strange feeling took over her. Sophia crouched down in front of the little boy, gazed into his eyes, and said, "Hello there..."
"Hello, auntie. Have I met you before?" The boy greeted back.
Sophia's heartbeat quickened. She flashed a smile, "Have we? You seem familiar, too. I must have seen you somewhere before."
But Sophia knew it was her first time to see Colin's boy.
Wendy stood aside quietly, watching their interaction with amazement. It must be the natural connection between a mother and a son that was pulling them together.
"Auntie, why are your eyes turning red?" Ambrose curiously asked. The woman seemed so familiar, but he couldn't recall where exactly he had met her.
Hearing that, Sophia hurriedly blinked back her tears.
She snuffled, but tried to smile, "Really? Are my eyes red? It must be the lighting here. Don't mind it. Let's talk about you. What is your name, young man?"
"My name is Ambrose Li. What should I call you, auntie?"
Ambrose... What a beautiful name. Sophia smiled and said, "I'm Sophia Lo. You can call me Aunt Sophia."
"Great! Aunt Sophia, I like you! Could you give me a hug?"
That was a very straightforward request. Sophia was amused. She held the boy into her arms.
Ambrose was fit, but it was a little difficult for Sophia to pick him up. She praised him, "You are so strong, little one!"
"Of course! Grandpa and I go running every morning!" Ambrose wrapped his arms around Sophia's neck and buried his face into her shoulder. He sniffed her and was immediately drawn to her.
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