Samuel looked awkwardly at Elliot. He seemed really mad. What was that lady talking about? Why was she talking about an incubation period and him being contagious? Was she trying to say that Elliot was rabid?The thought scared him so much that he gulped and frantically kept his head down. He dared not say a word.This lady was reckless. Did she know who she was talking to?Elliot was furious. He sneered, “Let’s see if you’re still this arrogant next time we meet.” Sophia replied with a smile, “Don’t let the door hit you on the way out!” He left the room. Elliot was enraged, “I want you to find out who her grandmother is and which ward she’s staying in.” Samuel answered him in a panicked tone, “Understood, sir. Where are we going now?”Elliot replied, “We’re going to talk to the hospital director. Looks like anyone can be a doctor these days!” Samuel said meekly, “Right, sir.”That was it. She was done for! She had the gall to offend Elliot. She must have had a death wish!——

Sharon nodded, “That’s what Vincent said.”Lawrence was furious, “The more we doted on her, the worse she became. I went through a lot of trouble enrolling her into Phoenix High School so she could fix her bad habits. Now, look at her! Is she just going to slack off?”Sadie exchanged glances with Sharon and said softly, “There, there. She hasn’t been with us for a long time. I’m sure she’s been influenced by other people from the village. We’ll just discipline her more. It’ll be fine.”Sharon chimed in, “That’s right, Dad. Sophia just arrived. It’s hard to resist everything that goes on in the city. We should try to help her more. Let’s focus on finding her first. Vincent is pretty worried about her.”Lawrence sighed and took Sharon’s hands in his. “It would be wonderful if Sophia were as sensible as you. It’s a good thing you’re sharp and realized what was happening today. Otherwise, I wouldn’t know where to begin to clean up this mess. Your sister grew up in a village. She’s no

Sophia entered the hotel. It had been a night since her argument with Lawrence and she had calmed down. She intended to ask Lawrence to privately arrange for Sophia to get engaged to Vincent. That would be best for everyone!She did not see anyone when she walked in the hotel, but she was suddenly yanked into a lounge as she walked past.Sophia was caught unawares and irritated. She felt sick when she saw it was Vincent and pulled her hand back. Naturally, she did not bother keeping her disgusted look in check, “What do you think you’re doing?”Vincent frowned and spoke angrily, “Why are you looking at me like that? Do you think I’m not good enough for you? Tell me! Where did you go last night? I’m telling you, Sophia Buck. If you cheated on me…”“What about it?”Sophia looked at him coldly and sat on a chair. She took some tissue from the table and carefully wiped where Vincent had grabbed her. Her movements might have been elegant, but the insult stung more than words ever

He did not hold anything back when he said those words. Sophia was at the door, but she stopped.She slowly turned around. An air of hostility enveloped her. “That’s fine. You can arrange for anyone you like to get engaged to your son. I couldn’t care less about anyone who acts all high and mighty like you!”William was dead silent.Lawrence felt himself lose all hope when he heard what Sophia said. For a moment, he regretted welcoming his hillbilly daughter back into his arms!“Sophia!”Sadie walked toward her. She was worried Sophia was about to ruin the engagement and yelled, “Do you have any idea what you’re saying? How could you talk to William like that? He’s your future father-in-law, and he’s older than you! Show him some respect”Sophia looked at Sadie and said, “Didn’t you hear how he degraded me? Is that what someone who’s older than me gets to say about me?”Sadie frowned, “It was your fault, anyway. Vincent looked for you all day yesterday. Don’t you know he’s wor

Elliot saw Vincent and the others leave the lounge, but he didn’t see Sophia.‘Where is she?’ He wondered. He had been counting on messing with her. Could she have run away at the last minute?“Elliot!” someone called.Elliot looked over and found William walking over and smiling at him. It was so different from his condescending face earlier.“Thank you for coming. I hope you enjoy the party!” William extended his hand. Elliot shook his hand and said, “Congratulations.”William was beaming. The Patton, Morgan, and Decker families were the three most prestigious families in Phoenix. They owned enterprises that had stood for more than a century and had connections in both legal and unlawful businesses. People like them were usually beyond William’s circle. He didn’t think Elliot Patton would attend his party.He smiled fawningly at Elliot, “Thank you very much. Please have a seat, Elliot. This way.”He personally led Elliot to the VIP seats. Elliot searched for Sophia in th