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?”

Tristan’s mouth curved

you want to huddle under

Words promptly eluded Sophie.

right, that was remiss of me. I shouldn’t

I look like a heinous man who kidnaps

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

such a look in your

at him with that particular gaze, desire inexorably blazed within

past. He hadn’t heard that many stories

have no bedtime stories. How about I tell you about my

good if I can use such a method to have

 Right. How could someone like him have bedtime stories in his

together with Felix and the others. Once upon a time, we

taken place while

four of them

talk about his past,

and she eventually

Tristan pulled the duvet over her before leaving

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

you sleep for

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

at

breakfast. I only need three to four hours

best to have at least eight hours of sleep

was something she disliked, Tristan

Sophie shrugged nonchalantly.

sat down across from him. Taking a piece of hash brown, she started nibbling on

the breakfast dishes, only coffee and hash browns were to her

never really liked

a somewhat modern style of

her eat as she was natural without being the least bit pretentious. Whenever he had breakfast with her, he could even eat an extra piece of

The Crown to

forty minutes.

coffee and hash browns, so I went there to buy them

more for breakfast. Hence, he