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?”

of Tristan’s mouth curved into a

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

a kind of person then, for he couldn’t help teasing her at

look in your eyes.” He really couldn’t withstand further temptation, albeit her doing nothing at

at him with

mind back to the past. He hadn’t

tell you about my stories in the

use such a method to have

Sophie nodded. Right. How could someone like him have bedtime stories

others. Once upon a time, we were even sent to the special forces

some incidents that had taken place while

then that the four of them forged

to him talk about his past, she gradually

eyelids grew increasingly heavier, and she eventually

countenance, Tristan pulled the

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

you sleep

should have the privilege of going

then, Tristan was plating breakfast at

have breakfast. I only need three to four hours

hours isn’t enough. It’s best to have at least eight hours of sleep

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

Sophie shrugged nonchalantly.

a piece

the breakfast dishes, only coffee and hash browns

never really liked eating bread and drinking

she still preferred a somewhat modern style

was natural without being the least bit pretentious. Whenever he had breakfast with

went to The Crown to buy breakfast early in

The Crown from there. A round trip would take around forty minutes.

noticed that you like their coffee and hash browns, so I went there to buy them for you. It just took forty minutes.

in the first place, and she only ate more for breakfast.