Being Pursued By Ex-husband

“Do you think he'll succeed?”

Charles glanced at Alexander, who raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Samuel not far away. “Fifty-fifty.”

Charles grinned. “You're quite optimistic about him.”

Alexander withdrew his gaze. “There's no denying that he has a good face.”

“That's true.”

However, the handsome Samuel was deeply regretful. This pretty lady could've been anyone in the world. Why did it have to be Sophia?

Sophia finished a round and was planning to rest. When she turned her head, she saw that Samuel had appeared beside her without her knowing.

“Hey there, Sophia.”

She unscrewed the cap of the mineral water bottle and tilted her head to take a sip before looking at him. “What a coincidence, Mr. Schild.”

Her tone was indifferent. It was clear that she had not wanted to run into him there.

Samuel looked back. He could not see Charles' and the others' expressions because of the distance, but he could guess.

No, I can't admit defeat!

“Are you playing alone?”

Sophia looked at him with a vague smile. “Of course not. Can't you see the other person playing with me?”

It's obvious that I'm playing alone, yet he's asking that meaningless question. Jeez.

Samuel chuckled sheepishly. “There are a few of us. Would you like to join us?”

“I don't like crowds.”

“Alex is here today too. Aren't you going to go over to say hello?”

Sophia gave him a look and raised her eyebrows. “Isn't it more appropriate if I don't say hello to Alexander?”

“No, I mean, we saw you playing earlier and thought you were quite good. Charlize is a horrible player. Why don't you teach her?”

Sophia glanced at the caddy who came back from picking up the ball. “Thanks. Let's take a break.”

Then she turned back to Samuel. “Thanks, but I don't know how to teach others. The golf course has people who specialize in teaching. I believe Mr. Johnson should know better than I do.”

Sophia was clearly adamant. Samuel could not persuade her at all.

However, he was rather thick-skinned.

He threw caution to the wind and said, “I'll be honest with you. I made a bet with them.”

After he finally confessed, Sophia looked at him and laughed. “I could tell.”

“But you—”

Was she deliberately teasing me earlier?

Sophia knew what he was thinking. “You're overthinking, Mr. Schild. I'm just not a helpful person.”

All the words that came out of her mouth were words of rejection, but he asked doggedly, “Is there really no room for negotiation?”

“What did you bet on?”

Samuel told her everything.

Sophia clicked her tongue. “How interesting. It's quite like something that you would come up with, Mr. Schild.”

For a moment, Samuel could not tell if she was complimenting or belittling him. “Come play with us, yeah? Think of it as doing me a favor. I'll return it to you next time!”

Sophia raised her brows at his words, and her eyes curved up. “I won't help you, but if you're willing to give up the copyright for Silk Stream to Specter Entertainment, I don't mind going over there with you.”

The smile on Samuel's face instantly disappeared. “How did you know that we bought the rights for Silk Stream?”

Midway Media had only won the copyright for Silk Stream last Thursday. No one knew about it except him and the manager of the copyright department. The fact that Sophia knew about it was not a trivial matter.

“We also approached the author of Silk Stream, but the other party refused to let go of it no matter what price we offered.”

Money was something that everyone wanted, but the author was unmoved no matter how much was offered. The only explanation was that the copyright was no longer in their hands.

Samuel looked at her and could not help but admire how calculative she was.

He gritted his teeth and said, “I can't possibly give you the copyright for Silk Stream, but if you're willing to accept, I can give you fifteen percent of it.”

Sophia knew that she was basically committing a daylight robbery. Samuel would be an idiot if he really agreed to hand over the rights.

I just wanted a share of the pie. Samuel is already very generous to offer me fifteen percent of it. Midway Media won't skimp on money during the development phase. Even if I throw some money into the project, it's guaranteed to rake in profits.

“Sure. I look forward to working with you, Mr. Schild.”

“Likewise!”

Samuel reached out to shake Sophia's hand.

Sophia smiled a little and looked back at the caddy. “Let's go over there.”

Samuel did not expect that he would lose tens of millions by making a bet.

He finally reacted when they were halfway there. “Sophia, you did it on purpose, didn't you?”

Sophia cocked her head to look at him. “Are you having regrets? We haven't gone over yet, so I can turn back if you regret it.”

Then she turned around to walk away.

Samuel knew that she was a woman of her word and was afraid that she would back out on their deal. He hurriedly said, “I'm not regretting it! I just wanted to ask you if you were really planning on getting the copyright of Silk Stream.”

It was only now that he realized that he had taken her bait.

Sophia gave him a side glance. “Do you want to hear the truth or lie?”

“The truth, of course.”

Sophia laughed at his words. “Then I'll tell you the truth. I never wanted the copyrights of Silk Stream.”

Samuel was speechless.

Sure enough, the truth hurt. It was another day of him being brutally tricked by others.

While speaking, they arrived in front of Alexander and Charles.

Alexander's expression obviously shifted for a moment when he saw the woman. “Sophia?”

Sophia looked at him and nodded graciously. “What a coincidence, Mr. Xenos, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Johnson.”

Charlize was also very surprised to see Sophia. “Ms. Yarrow, it's you.”