Pursuing Her

When Sophie met Mark later that day, she told him about Sunny's thoughts.

“Is that fine with you?” she asked Mark. He was the leader, after all.

“It's fine by me. I think it's great that he wants to learn. Learning something new will definitely benefit him.” Mark was rather supportive of Sunny's decision.

“Okay. I'll make the arrangements for it right now.”

“Let me do it, Sophie. You should focus on your university entrance exam and become a top scorer.” Mark believed Sophie had the capability to do so.

“It's fine. There isn't a conflict of interest between these two matters!”

“Do you want to have dinner together?” Mark offered. They hadn't enjoyed a meal together for a long while.

“No, thanks. Grandpa wants me to go home.” It had been a while since Sophie had spent time with Josiah. Since Josiah had requested for her to go home, she would have to do so.

“Oh, is that so? In that case, send my regards to Old Mr. Tanner for me. I'll visit him next time!”

“Sure!”

That night, Tristan and Sophie arrived at the Tanner residence together.

Since Sophie was coming home, Josiah had the chef cook many of Sophie's favorite dishes.

Everyone in the kitchen had been busy throughout the afternoon.

As soon as the sound of a car engine was heard, Josiah, who was sitting on the couch, immediately stood up.

“Is Sophie back? I'm going outside to take a look.” Jeez, this girl hasn't come home to visit me for such a long time.

Morgan instantly went over to help Josiah out.

As expected, right when they got outside, they saw Tristan getting out of the car and opening the car door for Sophie. Then, Sophie exited the car.

“Ms. Sophie's getting prettier by the day!”

“That's true. Of all the children, Sophie looks like her grandma the most!” This was also one of the reasons Josiah doted on Sophie so much.

“I agree.”

Sophie walked to Josiah's side and held his arm to support him. “Why did you come outside? It's so hot out here. Isn't it best for you to stay inside and rest?” Didn't I already promise to come home and have dinner with him?

“I just wanted to see you sooner! You didn't visit me for such a long time, so I was wondering if you had forgotten about me.”

Josiah was old, so he was unsure how much longer he could continue to act willfully.

“What are you talking about, Grandpa? How can I forget about you? I went to Anglandur with Tristan for the past two days, and I just got back,” Sophie replied.

“Sorry, Old Mr. Tanner. I was occupying her time,” Tristan explained smilingly.

Josiah responded with a smile, “Is that so? I thought this girl didn't want to see me!”

As long as Sophie was by Josiah's side, he would constantly be in a good mood and have a smile on his face.

Meanwhile, Willow had been watching from the second-floor window as soon as she heard the sound of the engine. An extremely twisted expression was on her face at the moment.

Everybody must have high hopes for Sophie, huh? Won't it be perfect if she couldn't attend the university entrance exam?

Just then, Charmaine knocked on the door before entering the room. Seeing how Willow was peering out of the window, Charmaine shook her head. “Willa, you shouldn't act like this. You'll get a world of your own as well if you keep working hard!” Willow has been acting strangely recently. She really can't continue acting like this.

Seeing that Charmaine had come upstairs, Willow returned to the couch beside her and sat down. “Mom, do I really have a future?”

“I heard Mason had gotten surgery, and his legs had recovered! Look...”

Willow's heart ached when she heard Mason's name.

“Stop mentioning his name, Mom!” No matter how thick-skinned Willow was, she wouldn't be shameless enough to see Mason at such a time.

Back then, I was the one who decided to give up. Besides, Mason had never loved me. He won't love me even if I go back and see him! So what's the point of talking about this right now?

“Willa, you can go back and try. You saved his life, after all.” Charmaine genuinely thought Mason was a good choice. Moreover, now that his legs were injured, she assumed his legs would never fully recover even after surgery.

If that were the case, then he would not have much of a choice.

“Mom, are you making me return to Mason's side because you think no one else wants me?” Willow asked, unwilling to accept the reality. What has Sophie done to deserve brilliant men around her, whereas I can only choose who she discards?

Charmaine sighed. “Willa, I know you're ambitious, but it's impossible for you to find someone better than Mason under such circumstances.”

There was no doubt Charmaine wished Willow would have better choices. But wishing was pointless.

Willow gritted her teeth. I can't accept this.

“All right, now. It's time for dinner. Let's go downstairs together,” said Charmaine. Dad will be angry if we don't go downstairs soon.

“I'm not hungry, Mom. I'll pass on dinner today.”

“Don't be like this, Willa. You can't be so short-sighted in life. I'm sure you know who Sophie's boyfriend is. If you can mend your relationship with Sophie, maybe he can lend you a hand in the future.”