Pursuing Her

Chapter 180 Too Ostentatious

When Tristan had finished the work at hand, he went upstairs. Unexpectedly, he glimpsed a shaft of light from the gap in Sophie’s room door.

He walked over and knocked on the door.

Hearing the knock on her door, Sophie placed her phone on the nightstand before going over and opening the door.

“What’s wrong? Is something the matter?”

Puzzlement was written all over Sophie’s face. I wonder what else he wants at this hour.

“No, everything’s fine. I just saw that the light in your room is on, so I came to ask you what you were doing. Are you having trouble sleeping? It’s very late now.” She still needs to go to school tomorrow. Keeping such hours is too erratic, and it’ll be bad for health.

“No, I just talked on the phone with a friend. That took a bit of time, so I’m not asleep yet.”

“Oh, I see. In that case, sleep earlier. Or perhaps you’d like me to keep you company?” Tristan couldn’t resist the urge to tease her every so often.

Sophie said nothing.

Her usual response was silence.

“All right, I was just joking. Don’t take it to heart and don’t sleep too late.”

“I can’t sleep, Mr. Tristan. How about you tell me a story?”

How long has it been since someone told me a story? When we were young, Mom and Dad always loved to tell Willow stories, but they never gave me the same courtesy. Perhaps it’s because I’m too cold and indifferent that they aren’t close to me.

“So, you really can’t sleep? Did something happen that I’m unaware of? Do you mind sharing with me?”

“No, I just have a bit of insomnia. Tell me a story, will you?”

“Sure! It’s my pleasure!” Tristan was more than eager to draw close to her, so he naturally agreed when she proposed such a request.

Sophie lay down on the bed with a premier duvet over her. The duvet wasn’t all that thick, but it was exceedingly warm.

That was the best duvet, a conclusion drawn after Tristan had Felix compare the duvets of more than ten brands.

While she lay on the bed all toasty under the duvet, Tristan only had a white, thin sweater on him.

The central air-conditioning was running, but she didn’t set the temperature that high, so she had no idea whether he was cold.

“Are you cold?”

corners of Tristan’s mouth curved into

you want to huddle under the covers and

Words promptly eluded Sophie.

was remiss of me. I shouldn’t

I look like a heinous man who kidnaps

such a kind of person then, for he couldn’t

such a look in your eyes.” He really

as she looked at him with that particular

to the past. He hadn’t heard that many stories when he was

I tell you about my stories in the business world throughout

good if I can use such a

response, Sophie nodded. Right. How could someone like him have bedtime

up together with Felix and the others. Once upon a time, we were even sent to the special forces to

had taken place

was then that the four of them forged a

listened to him talk about his past, she gradually

grew increasingly heavier, and she eventually drifted

sleeping countenance, Tristan pulled the duvet over her before leaving her

morning, Sophie got out of bed. When she went downstairs after

didn’t you sleep

late last night. As the CEO of Lombard Group, he should have the privilege of going to work a bit later, no? Besides, it’s still so early

at

need three to four hours of

enough. It’s best to have at

henceforth.” As long as it was something she disliked, Tristan would change it

Sophie shrugged nonchalantly.

from him. Taking a piece of hash brown, she

the breakfast dishes, only coffee

liked eating bread and

preferred a somewhat

loved watching her eat as she was natural without being the least bit pretentious. Whenever he had breakfast with her, he could even eat

The Crown to buy breakfast early in

a distance to The Crown from there. A round trip would take around forty minutes. Yet, he had

I went there to buy them for you. It

place, and she only ate more for breakfast. Hence, he naturally had to