"Oh? What gift?" Roman asked curiously.
The man whispered in his ear for a few seconds. Roman nodded his agreement.
"All right. Since you've prepared me a gift, I'll give you one in return." As he spoke, he passed the contract that was supposed to be signed by Sophia to the man.
The man read it through and said in disbelief, "Master Roman, this gift is too much. I cannot accept it. Thank you for your kindness, though."
"Why? Are you on my side? Do you want to deny it?"
"Uh... Well..." The man laughed. "Thank you for your generosity, Master Roman."
"You are welcome. We'll be allies from now on."
They snickered together.
...
When Sophia received Aria's call, she had just finished work.
Stretching her shoulders, she asked, "Hello, Aria. What's up?"
"Ms. Glass will prepare a feast tonight. She wants to invite you. Are you free?"
Sophia checked her schedule book and replied, "Yes, I am. Your brother won't be there, will he?"
"Sophia, are you alert to your teacher and me now?"
"I have to."
Aria laughed as she was annoyed. Suddenly, she didn't know how to retort.
"I've finished work. I can leave and will be there soon." After joking, Sophia would still go to see them.
"All right. We'll wait for you."
After packing up her belongings, Sophia left the office. Bailey was waiting for Chloe, who was still busy working.
Sophia asked, "Chloe, why are you so busy? If it's not critical, you can leave it till tomorrow."
"Almost. I'll go later. See you, Sophia," Chloe answered without raising her head as she was too busy.
Sophia glanced at Bailey apologetically. "She's always like that. Please don't be angry with her."
"I like her this way." Bailey stared at Chloe, affection written all over his face.
Sophia shook her head helplessly, thinking she shouldn't have said those words as the two love birds enjoyed their current status.
"All right. I'm headed up. See you."
Bailey suggested, "Shall we have dinner together?"
"No, thanks. I'm not interested in being the third wheel. Besides, I have an appointment tonight."
"Is that so? OK. See you next time, Sophia."
"Ehn. Bye."
When Sophia arrived at Emma's villa, she didn't see Drake, feeling relieved.
Aria blamed her. "Sophia, are you serious? Why don't you want to see Drake so much?"
"He's horrible."
"I don't think so. After all, in his opinion, you can never escape from him for the rest of your life."
Sophia felt helpless.
"By the way, how is it going between you and Ms. Glass?"
Aria had been staying in Emma's house for a while. They saw each other often daily.
However, Sophia didn't see any progress between Aria and Emma, feeling worried.
Aria replied in frustration, "I'm working hard to make progress, but it doesn't mean I can accept her right away."
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