"Who are you and why are you here? And you said your last name is Murphy!" Sophie glared at Ivan, immediately angry at being deceived.
Ivan looped his arms, "I didn't lie to you, my surname is indeed Murphy, and my name is Ivan."
"Ivan?" Sophie was surprised.
"You and Stanley ...... What's your relationship?" Sophie wasn't angry anymore, and looked at Ivan, asking hopefully.
A hint of mockery flashed in Stanley's eyes as he listened to the way she addressed Stanley.
That's cheeky!
Of course, thinking this in his heart, Ivan didn't show it on the surface and hooked his lips, "I'm his cousin."
"His cousin!" The disappointment in Sophie's heart dissipated and she regained her surprise, "Why are you here?"
Did Stanley call him?
What was going through Sophie's mind was completely written on her face.
Ivan laughed coldly in his heart, but he still kept a smile on his face, "I came to find you because I want to make a deal with you."
"A deal?" Sophie froze.
It wasn't Stanley who asked him to come.
Her eyes darkened.
Ivan nodded, "That's right, I know you saved Stanley and I know you like Stanley, so I can help you get Stanley, but you also have to work for me, how about that? That's a good deal, right?"
When Sophie heard that he could help her get Stanley, she was immediately tempted.
She swallowed hard, her eyes locked on Ivan, "...... Are you telling the truth?"
"Of course, Stanley and I don't have good terms, so there are some things I can't do personally, but you're different, you're his savior, and as long as you ask for what I want, I can let you and Stanley be together." Ivan's voice was full of compulsion as he said.
Sophie thought of Violet, that stunningly beautiful woman.
The thought of that woman's noble aura, the way those people addressed that woman, and the way that woman dressed made her incredibly envious.
She wanted to live a life as that woman, too.
Thinking about this, Sophie squeezed her palms and finally seemed to make up her mind, taking a deep breath and nodding heavily, "Okay, I promise to make this deal with you. What you want? I will help you, but what I want, you must also help me accomplish."
"Sure!" Ivan snapped his fingers.
Sophie looked at him, "What do you want me to do?"
"There's no rush, I'll contact you later, now the most urgent thing is for you to leave this village, go to the city and find Stanley, tell him that you want to work at Murphy Group." Ivan's glasses reflected the light.
Sophie nodded thoughtfully, "Okay."
"This is my phone number." Ivan smiled and handed over a business card.
Sophie caught it and read the business card.
"You can call me, but you can't expose my identity." Ivan narrowed his eyes and warned in a slightly threatening manner.
Sophie heard it out, and only then did she react that this man was not a good person, and in her heart, she somewhat regretted that she had agreed so readily.
But it was too late to regret, this man was not a good person, and in case she said she regretted it and didn't want to deal, this man might still do something to her.
So for Stanley's sake, for the sake of the life she wanted, she had to go through with it.
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