That woman, Cynthia, was standing opposite Sonia at this moment. Her whole face had turned pale with shock as she pointed at Sonia with trembling fingers, her eyes filled with fear for the woman in front of her. "W-Why are you here?"
Seeing how fearful she was, Sonia was satisfied with her reaction. The arc of her red lips curved upward as she questioned, "Why can't I be here? Does this place belong to you? Is there a reason why I can't be present?"
Cynthia was rendered speechless by Sonia's words and deeply regretted coming here. If she had known that she would bump into Sonia today, she would not have attended the banquet in hopes of meeting someone to marry. To her, this woman was simply as terrifying as a monster.
After all, Sonia was the one who put her in the detention center and locked her up for half a month, not to mention Sonia even managed to defeat a ruthless character like Tina and eventually forced the latter to commit suicide by jumping off the building.
Apart from that, Miss Melody Stryder, who came from an influential and powerful family in Norfolk, also ended up being divorced by her fiancé and got kicked out of the house by her family.
If Cynthia went against Sonia again and fell into her hands, she predicted her fate to be much worse.
Therefore, in the past few months, she was afraid that Sonia would take revenge on her if Sonia suddenly recalled that she was Tina's sidekick and had supported Tina in bullying her several times. Due to that, she had been living her life with a tail between her legs as she dreaded bumping into the woman currently standing in front of her.
During the few months she lay low, Sonia didn't seem to attack her nor find her trouble. Only then did she gradually let go of the anxiety and fear in her heart and finally mustered the courage to step out of her house, assuming that Sonia wouldn't seek her out.
However, she didn't expect that she would encounter the woman she dreaded for the first time in the past few months by attending a banquet. Her initial purpose of attending the banquet was to seek a marriage partner to help Stone Incorporated, but instead of doing that, she came face-to-face with the living demon.
Worse fact yet, she had just condemned the living demon. Could Sonia possibly choke me to death later? Watching the expression on her face, Cynthia pondered the possibility.
The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became. The colors on her face drained out in an instant, and even Sonia started to worry that she would pass out soon since her colorless face seemed quite terrifying.
"What—" Sonia's red lips parted as she was about to say something.
As if provoked, Cynthia bowed furiously at Sonia while apologizing, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Miss Reed, I'm incredibly sorry. I didn't bump into you on purpose just now. I have a stomachache and am searching for the toilet, so I picked up my pace and wasn't aware of my surroundings. Please accept my apologies and forgive me this time for bumping into you. Please, Miss Reed."
Her apology sounded pitiful yet sincere. Sonia could also tell that she was indeed apologizing sincerely, not just putting on a show. Seeing how she behaved like a frightened child, Sonia figured that she shouldn't go hard on her.
As she rubbed her temples, a trace of regret sparkled in Sonia's eyes. "Weren't you scolding me for being blind and bumping into you then demanding an apology? Why are you going back on your words and claiming that it's your fault? Your huge change scares me," Sonia deliberately teased her.
Cynthia's face turned even more pallid at that. She couldn't help wanting to slap herself in the face. How could she be so blunt before looking at who the other party was?!
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