Sophia spent her time leisurely for a while; her life was peaceful during this period of time. Either her warning to Bethany that day had been effective, or Tobias had gone home and warned Bethany personally.

In the blink of an eye, four to five days passed, and the Shining Stars Awards event that Katherine had mentioned finally arrived.

Early in the morning, Katherine called Sophia to inform her that someone would come and do her makeup in the afternoon. It was a must for her to be the prettiest tonight.

Sophia held her phone and laughed out of annoyance at the call as she had just woken up. “Kathy, have I been too lax with you for too long?”

“I-I'm just doing it for you!”

Katherine, who was timid yet loved to cause trouble, instantly hung up after that. Rage was building up in Sophia, but she had no outlet to vent her frustrations. Hence, she could only shut her eyes and take deep breaths slowly to calm herself down.

What Katherine planned was a mystery to her. Sometime past three in the afternoon, just as Sophia woke up from her afternoon nap, the doorbell rang.

In a daze, she dragged her indoor-slippered feet to go downstairs and open the door. When she saw about five to six people standing at the gates, she instantly snapped awake. “Did Katherine ask you all to come?”

“Yes, Ms. Yarrow.”

Sophia rubbed her temples. “All right. Come in.”

She had no idea where Katherine found these people. They forced her to do as they said as they dolled her up. Finally, three hours later, she could depart for the event.

Other than the day Sophia married Alexander, she had never put on such intricate makeup.

Her features were very beautiful, to begin with, especially her pretty eyes that were alluring yet not seductive. Instead of putting heavy makeup on her face, the makeup artist spent a lot of effort putting on makeup for her that seemed as natural as possible.

The invitation card was with Katherine, so Sophia had to meet up with her first.

Katherine dispatched a car to pick Sophia up, so the latter did not need to drive.

The sky was already dark at six in the evening. Sophia sat in the back of the car and looked out of the window. Katherine texted her to ask where she was at the moment.

Not knowing where she was exactly, Sophia simply sent her location to Katherine.

Five minutes later, the car stopped.

Jonice walked toward her from an MPV parked nearby. “Ms. Yarrow, Katherine's in the car.”

Lifting the hem of her dress, Sophia looked at Jonice and smiled. “What's so important about the event tonight that made Katherine so anxious?”


Jonice's head throbbed as she briefly explained what was going on between Katherine and Elise.

After Sophia finished listening to Jonice's clarification, she could not help but lift an eyebrow. “What support or background does this Elise have?”

Jonice was taken aback for an instant before she snapped back to her senses and said hesitatingly, “Ms. Yarrow, Elise has a rather strong backing. We should probably just—”

Sophia smirked. “Jonice, you've known me for so many years. Surely you know that I'm very protective of those around me.”

Who dares to bully my friends? Get ready for the reckoning!

Jonice chuckled out loud. “I shouldn't have told you about it.”

With a scoff, Sophia said, “But, you've already told me, so there's no turning back.”

Left with no choice, Jonice uttered a name. “Miguel Johnson.”

“Oh.” Sophia nodded and said, “No wonder.”

Miguel was the paternal cousin of Charles, who was younger than him. Indeed, Elise had the backing of an impressive supporter.

The two women had already arrived next to the MPV as they spoke. Jonice pulled open the car door for Sophia, who entered and was immediately pulled into a hug by Katherine. “You look like an angel! Let me give you a smooch first!”

Sophia raised her hand to stop Katherine by the forehead. “This is more than two hours of effort put into makeup. Don't ruin it.”

The latter knew that what Sophia said was right, so she retracted her arms and sized her friend up. “Tsk, tsk. I would like to know who would be so blind so as to reject an angel like you, Soph.”

Sophia leaned back and sneered faintly, “Alexander Xenos.”

After their divorce for more than half a year, Sophia discovered that she could now make fun of herself with an open mind.

Jerks like him don't deserve my time of day.

Katherine blinked her eyes wide at Sophia and gave the latter a thumbs-up. “You're so cool! You'd even insult yourself when you're feeling mean!”

The corners of Sophia's lips curved upward into a smile. “I'm so-so.”

The car slowly began to move. On the way to their destination, Katherine told Sophia about the many atrocities that Elise had committed.

Sophia did not care much about the business; Specter Entertainment had always been managed by Katherine. As Sophia had been completely preoccupied with Alexander during those few years, Katherine did not tell her about all these things that happened.

She did not want to add to Sophia's frustrations and burdens.

It was only when Sophia was free of her shackles that Katherine dared to tell her about all these things as if they were merely for entertainment.

However, Sophia's priority was evidently different from Katherine's. “In other words, she snatched two main roles, three advertisements, and a movie from you within the past few years?”

Katherine, who had been excitedly ranting and scolding Elise, fell silent.

Why does it sound worse to hear her mention my disgraceful moments?

She gave a light cough and muttered, “I snatched plenty of resources from her too.”

“I see. How much do you mean by 'plenty'?”

“W-Well, there's that movie Double Stacks!”

Sophia gave her an amused glance. “And?”

“T-That's it.”

“Pathetic!” scolded Sophia teasingly. “Don't worry. I'll help you get it all back.”

Katherine was stunned for a moment. When she snapped back to her senses, she said, “Sophia, do you want to be my lady?”

“What about Joshua?”

Katherine fell silent.

While the two women chattered on, the car arrived shortly at the pier.
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