The Best Revenge It Wasn't Even Your Child novel Chapter 643

"Mom did, obviously."

Sophia yanked her arm free. "Why are you stopping me? Catherine gave birth to your son! Why didn't you say anything sooner? And why is Mom making me hide this from Grandmother Fiona? What is going on?"

The rapid-fire questions were a headache to answer.

Lance’s brow furrowed deeply. He let a beat of silence pass before stating, "You can't see Lanny yet."

"Why not?!" Sophia instantly flared up. "I'm his aunt!"

"Even so. No." Lance rejected the idea without an ounce of hesitation.

Furious, Sophia whipped out her phone. "Fine, I’ll call Catherine myself. I bet she won't ban me from seeing him!"

Before the call could even connect, Lance snatched the device from her hand.

"Get in the car. I’ll explain everything on the way."

His expression was ice-cold. As frustrated as she was, Sophia had no choice but to bite her tongue and slide into the passenger seat.

The Maybach glided out of the parking structure, accelerating smoothly along the winding coastal highway.

Inside the car, Sophia’s gasps of shock grew progressively louder.

"Are you telling me Catherine still has no idea you know Lanny is yours?!"

"Are you saying Mom has to sneak around like a thief just to see her own grandson?!"

"You two are practically back together, but she’s still working at Golden Horizon Enterprises?!"

"Lance, how are you this incompetent?"

Lance shot her a withering glare. "What do you know?"

Sophia rolled her eyes. "Maybe I don't know much, but I definitely wouldn't be able to stomach having my own flesh and blood right in front of me and not being able to claim him openly. And Mom, too—how is she swallowing this kind of humiliation?"

"She has to deal with it, and so do you. I have my own plans."

Countless late nights, whenever Lance remembered Catherine adamantly denying that Lanny was his, it drove him absolutely insane.

At least they were living under the same roof now, and he could see his son every single day.

"I thought someone claimed they were going to stay with their precious nephew?"

"It’s Lance’s fault!" Sophia huffed. "He totally blocked me from meeting him! Besides, you never warned me that things were this complicated between him and Catherine."

"Did you even give me a chance to speak?" Belinda snapped. The moment Sophia heard the baby belonged to Lance, she had hung up the phone, booked a ticket, and rushed over like a hurricane.

Thank god Belinda had at least managed to stress the importance of keeping Ableson and Fiona in the dark. Otherwise, the entire James Family would be in an uproar by now.

Sophia slumped onto the plush sofa, too tired to argue.

Lance had literally dropped her at the door and sped off without even stepping foot inside.

"Look, I bought Lanny an Engraved Gold Locket," Sophia said, eagerly pulling the velvet box from her bag to show Belinda.

Belinda, who had been sipping her floral tea, set her porcelain cup down and leaned in. "A gift?"

"Of course! It’s my first time meeting my nephew. I had to get him something amazing!"

Sophia stated matter-of-factly before shooting Belinda a suspicious look. "Don't tell me you, his own grandmother, didn't prepare anything?"