Being Pursued By Ex-husband

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Alexander had no feelings for Thalia at all. The only reason he would pay her any attention was on the account that she was family.

Now that both Thalia and Leonard had sullied their family's name and he was not related to them by blood, Alexander had even lesser reasons to care about her.

Therefore, Alexander didn't feel that Sophia was insulting Thalia when she called the latter an idiot.

Instead, he agreed with her assessment, for Thalia was undeniably a fool.

Nonetheless, fools had their uses still. For example, Thalia had inadvertently informed them that Dillon was going to take desperate measures against him.

Alexander consequently ordered Felix to keep an eye on Dillon because he was curious to see what the latter was capable of cooking up.

Thalia, on the other hand, had never gone to Sophia again since that day, likely due to how resolute the latter was during their previous conversation.

Meanwhile, the next session of Leonard's trial was in late October. Rumor had it that Kristen, in order to mitigate Leonard's sentence, had spent a fortune to hire a lawyer from Alenvista, one who had never lost a case before.

As for Thalia, Sophia wasn't really sure what had become of her.

However, since there was no news of Thalia on the last day of September, Sophia figured that Kristen must have paid someone off to resolve the latter's predicament.

Thalia was still her daughter at the end of the day.

Meanwhile, Sophia decided to travel to Doveston on the third of next month so as to spend some time with Perrin. She thought of bringing Alexander along to remind Perrin of his existence so that the old man would stop trying to find her an eligible bachelor.

Chandler, who was introduced to her two months ago, had finally returned from a business trip overseas. No sooner had he returned than he invited Sophia out to dinner.

Nevertheless, Sophia rejected it and candidly told him about her situation.

Chandler simply reacted with a smile and asked if they could still be friends.

Alexander was right beside Sophia when she received that particular message.

Upon reading it, Sophia handed the phone directly to Alexander. “You respond to him. I'm going to take a shower.”

Sophia never found out what Alexander wrote in reply. All she knew was that Chandler's contact had disappeared from her phone when she remembered his existence one day.

Tsk-tsk, jealous men can be terrifying at times.

That day was the last day of September and Sophia had a dinner to attend in the evening. At around six, she and Yvonne headed to the hotel where the event was held.

Due to the next day being a holiday, traffic was a lot heavier than usual.

What was usually a half-an-hour journey ended up taking more than an hour.

Hence, Sophia and Yvonne were late by the time they arrived. Hardly had they alighted from their car when the hotel attendant at the entrance recognized them. “Ms. Yarrow, Ms. Leighton, Mr. Lewis and the others are waiting in the private room.”

With that, the attendant gestured for them to follow him.

Checking the time, Sophia realized they were late by twenty minutes.

Soon, the attendant led them to the entrance of the private room. “Ms. Yarrow, Ms. Leighton, this is you.”

Sophia flashed a smile at him. “Thank you.”

As Yvonne took the lead and entered, Sophia followed closely behind.

Inside, Ben and Jack got to their feet the moment they saw the two. “Ms. Yarrow, Ms. Leighton, welcome.”

Sophia threw them a glance. “I'm sorry we're late. We were caught in traffic.”

Given Sophia's current status, no one would dare hold it against her.

The negotiation over the acquisition was smooth, and all the details were ironed out over dinner. The only thing left was the contract signing after the holidays.

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

“Likewise, Ms. Yarrow.”

Both of them shook hands to signal the end of the dinner.

After grabbing her jacket, Sophia got up to leave. The moment she stepped out of the private room, she ran into someone familiar.

“Sophia!”

When she saw Megan approaching her briskly, Sophia cocked a brow in reflex. “Ms. Queen, it's been a while.”

Megan glanced at Sophia's companions, and both Ben and Jack took their leave tactfully after saying goodbye, leaving only Yvonne by Sophia's side.

Despite knowing Megan for a long time, Sophia had never seen her so anxious before. Moreover, the former seemed worried on her behalf.

Sophia subsequently gave Yvonne a look, who knowingly stepped aside.

Once they were given some privacy, Sophia asked Megan, “Ms. Queen, what is it? I'm sure you can speak about it now.”

As she rushed over without thinking, Megan began to hesitate over what she had just heard. “When I passed by a private room on my way to the restroom, its door was left open, so I glanced inside out of curiosity. I stopped the moment I recognized those inside and coincidentally heard them talking about you. That person was Dillon's secretary. He said that his men had laid an ambush in Peace Street and were ready to kidnap you once your car passed by.”

After relating the entire incident in a single breath, Megan felt that she might have been too abrupt with the news. “That said, I might have heard wrongly.”

Given the bad blood between Dillon and Alexander despite being uncle and nephew and the fact that Sophia and Alexander had joined forces and dealt him a blow, Megan wasn't surprised that Dillon wanted revenge.

Staring at Megan, Sophia was not only surprised but also touched by the former's gesture.

She responded with a gentle smile. “I got it. Thank you, Ms. Queen.”

Sophia's calm reaction caused Megan to feel embarrassed, thinking that she might have overreacted. “It's no big deal. I may have gotten carried away.”

Although Sophia was cognizant of Megan's feelings, it wasn't the right time to explain. Dillon clearly had someone following her since he planned to make his move that night.

Any further chatter about the matter would only raise his suspicions.

As Alexander had someone watching Dillon all this while, Sophia figured that he would have already known about the latter's plan.

In spite of that, Dillon was still a ticking time bomb that would bother them continuously.

Sophia consequently felt that this was a good opportunity to detonate this annoying bomb so as to avoid being caught in the explosion when their defenses were lowered.

Upon gathering her thoughts, she thanked Megan again. “I understand. Don't worry, Ms. Queen. Please return to your private room. I won't take up any more of your time.”

Just as she spoke, she threw Yvonne a glance. “Ms. Leighton, it's time for us to go.”