“Explain what you mean.” Sophie scowled at the woman who had entered without permission as she set down the clothing in her hands. She had always respected and tolerated Melissa in the past out of her love and affection for Cedric, but it did not mean she would take Melissa's insults lightly.“What do I mean? What did Cedric do wrong? Your parents and sister died in a plane crash due to their own bad luck, so what has it got to do with Cedric? You are relying on the old man’s affection for you and his remorse toward the deceased as a negotiating tool. You’re even snatching the Carlsons’ shares, pressing for a divorce and insisting on moving out. Are you attempting to embarrass Cedric on purpose?”Melissa's tone became even more harsh and oppressive, and her eyes were filled with discontent. It was truly bad luck for her to have such a daughter-in-law.Sophie’s eyes brimmed with rage as she glared at Melissa and said, “You’d better watch your words. My family would not have been in t
Austin’s usual smile returned to his face. In the following moment, he scowled and remarked, "I heard the maids saying that you are moving out when I came back today. Is this true?“Mm-hmm.” Sophie hummed in response. If she didn't have to see Cedric, time would go by more quickly. She would eventually feel glad when the divorce proceedings were over after a month.“I support your decision since you’ve decided to move out. I drove here, so I can drive you there after you’re done packing.”Austin was truly a gentleman. If it was not for his uniform that served as a constant reminder of who he was, it would be difficult for Sophie to imagine that the gentle and warmth man in front of her was a heroic and powerful man.Despite her desire to respectfully decline, Sophie could not bring herself to turn Austin’s offer down after meeting his sincere eyes. “Okay. Thank you.”After she was done packing her luggage, Austin helped her to bring her luggage down. Even though Jeff seemed hesita
She was Cedric’s girlfriend while they were still students in university, and she was the woman he genuinely loved.Cedric had always been perceptive. Sophie was sitting in a conspicuous position, so he saw her as soon as he entered the door. His unruly gaze swept across Austin’s face, causing him to scowl a little before snapping back to his previous state. He looked away, lowered his head, and squeezed the delicate hand in his arm as he said, “You don’t have to think about it anymore. If you like, I can come here with you every day.”He had a tender tone and a doting expression in his eyes, as if he did not see Sophie at all.Vivienne, who was aside, already noticed the momentary shift in his feelings. A trace of shyness flashed through her eyes as she smiled. She then looked in Sophie’s direction, and her delicate red lips opened in surprise as she exclaimed, “Austin, you’re here too. What a coincidence.”“It’s truly a coincidence, Vivienne. We haven’t seen each other in a lon
Cedric grinned, almost as if he had anticipated her response, then he scooped up the menu from the table and said, “We won’t hold back, then. By the way, you will earn enough to pay for the meal if you reach the upper trading limit after buying more of Carlson Group’s shares.”Sophie knew that he was mocking her for accepting the equity transfer from Jeff. She clenched her fists tighter but kept her temper in check and remained silent. “Give us one of each of the most expensive dishes here.” Cedric skimmed the menu a couple of times and impatiently passed it to the waitress, who was standing aside. The smile on Vivienne’s face froze for a moment before she returned to her former serene expression. Sophie felt as if she was living a posh life during this meal, but she could not help but scowl when she saw the four-digit figure when she paid the bill.Even if the price of Carlson Group's shares reached the trading limit, she would not be able to sell the shares, so she had to use h
After enjoying the cold breeze outside for an hour, Sophie returned to her apartment and took a hot bath. She slept soundly till morning. When she woke up, she switched on the morning news on the television and went to the bathroom to brush her teeth and wash her face. “The chairman of Carlson Group and a mysterious woman returned to their love nest late last night. He was quite attentive and lavished her with attention. This shows how important this mysterious woman is to Mr. Cedric.”Sophie’s hand that was holding the electric toothbrush froze near her mouth as the anchor’s voice sounded. It wasn’t until the bristles stung her delicate gums that she recovered from the feeling of having a lump in her throat and being unable to breathe.She turned to look at the television and saw a covertly recorded video showing on the screen. Cedric and Vivienne got out of the car together and walked hand-in-hand toward the door of a three-story villa. Cedric gave the woman a lengthy, passionate
There was a shareholder meeting going on in the Carlson Group conference room. Cedric was listening without showing much interest. He unlocked his cell phone screen and looked at the stock market. He raised his brows slightly when he saw a certain set of numbers. It had descended to the bottom limit once more.“Mrs. Carlson, a shareholders’ meeting is being held inside. You can’t go in.”There was a commotion outside the door. Cedric locked his cell phone and grinned unknowingly as he glanced at the door of the conference room. “I’m here to attend the shareholders’ meeting.” Sophie’s voice sounded at the same time, then the door of the conference room was pushed open by her secretary, who was there with her. She ignored the look of bewilderment on everyone’s faces and looked directly at Cedric, who was seated in the chairman’s seat, as she approached him step by step.“Miss Luxford, Luxford Group’s stock price has dropped by almost half now. You came to Carlson Group to attend t
Sophie felt angry and ashamed. After taking a quick look at everyone who was still in shock, she declared, “The meeting is dismissed.”She had already achieved her purpose in coming to Carlson Group today. “Miss, I’ve already recorded the audio as you instructed.” Linda could not hide her excitement when she came out of the conference room. Linda was of the impression that Luxford Group had suffered a devastating blow today, but she did not expect that Sophie had actually acquired the majority of Carlson Group’s shares. In that case, Luxford Group’s stock price would undoubtedly rise tomorrow. Who would dare to divest their capital then?“Well, send it to the media and let them cover this story. Gather all available funds and go to several banks that we’ve worked with before to seize the opportunity to buy back Luxford Group’s shares.”Sophie had already calmed down fully at the moment compared to the moment of panic she felt in front of Cedric. There was nowhere to go but forward
Vivienne’s smile grew wider when she saw that Sophie had stopped talking. “Anyway, Miss Sophie, I sincerely appreciate all that you have done for Cedric over the past three years. But now that I’m back, I hope that we can undo these mistakes as soon as possible—”“So?” Sophie cut Vivienne off before she could finish her sentence. She straightened her tense back and said, “Miss Vivienne, you keep addressing me as Miss Sophie, but you seem to have forgotten that I’m still Cedric’s legal wife, so you should be addressing me as Mrs. Carlson instead. There’s another thing that you might not know very well. You’re fired.”Sophie stepped forward and tugged gently on the work tag on Vivienne’s chest, causing the originally upright work tag to become tilted. Vivienne scowled as she asked, “What do you mean?”Sophie sneered and said, “As the largest shareholder of Carlson Group, I'm more than qualified to decide to let you stay or to fire you than the man that you are pining for. I’m sorry,