It was such a pity that Sophia was unable to stay awake to listen to Richard’s rambling and was fast asleep soon after. However, Michael was still listening to him over the phone.
Richard did not receive a response from her, but he was also aware that he placed her in a difficult situation. My girl is deeply in love with me, so how could she possibly get in bed with another man?
“Sophia, you should take a few days and mull over this. I’m not in a rush. You should rest well and I’ll drop by to visit you in a couple of days’ time when I’ve settled some loose ends.” He hung up on the call after saying that.
Michael observed his petite wife, who was fast asleep, after the phone call ended. He gently kissed her small face while staring at her phone out of curiosity. There seems to be some changes in the way that Sophia behaves lately. For example, the wallpaper on her phone used to be her selfie with Nate in the past, but there has been a recent change suddenly. Nate’s photo will show up on odd-numbered days whereas my portraits will show up on even-numbered days.
Nathan knew that he had to stop playing games since Sophia was asleep, so he switched off the game and regarded Michael in silence.
Michael changed into his frog pajamas after his shower and summoned Nathan to the study, asking, “Did Mommy say anything to you today?”
Nathan answered with honesty, “Mommy mentioned today that the Harper Family is horrible. She wants to take revenge on them sooner or later!”
Michael’s eyes gleamed upon hearing that and mulled over the meaning of that sentence. After a short pause, he patted Nathan’s head while commenting, “Nate, it’s getting late. Go ahead and sleep.”
Nathan went ahead to sleep whereas Michael stayed in the study to continue processing what he had said.
Since this incident has happened, I certainly will like to destroy everything that the Harper Family has. However, reality will never work like novels. Crushing an entire family doesn’t happen overnight.
Although the Harpers aren’t on par as the rest of the powerful families like the Fletchers, the Mitchells, the Winstons, and the Edwards, they are still considered a well-respected family. It will definitely take more effort to crush them.
Furthermore, if I’m too obvious with my actions, they might notice something suspicious and find out with certain clues. Besides, Sophia would rather… take revenge in person.
After pondering for a long time, he summoned Hale into the study…
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Richard felt guilty after his phone call to Sophia. How can I possibly ask Sophia to offer herself to Joel?
However, if she doesn’t offer herself, this matter will not be easily resolved. It’s all for the Harper Family’s sake and our future happiness. Sophia will understand where I’m coming from!
Once he was able to justify his actions, his guilt miraculously diminished.
The Huff Family had done a lot for the Harpers throughout the difficult period. Xyla even sought help from her uncle, Joe Edwards, and went everywhere to mediate, hoping that the matter could be resolved in a satisfactory manner.
She had accompanied Richard throughout the ordeal and he reaped the efforts that she and the Huffs exercised while waiting for Sophia’s reply.
Sophia never replied to him, but after a few days, the Harper Family had received an exciting piece of news—Director Jenkins was willing to resolve the matter under the table.
Although they were of the same race, he only had a daughter whom he loved deeply. Director Jenkins often made use of his power and influence to force Taylor to meet his daughter, knowing how much she fancied him.
His daughter was truly an oddball, considering that everyone in their social circle knew that she fancied Taylor Murray. There were even rumors claiming that Taylor’s portraits were printed on her underwear.
Now that his daughter had experienced such an ordeal, Director Jenkins announced that he would do everything within his power to ruin Kayla’s reputation. However, he suddenly came today, asking to bury the hatchet.
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