Pursuing Her

“Mr. Sawyer, I think you’re aware that I haven’t actually spent much time on campus throughout my two years here.”

She always had places to be.

“That’s not a problem! You can just come by to do your research whenever you have the time. I have no expectations regarding your attendance.” All he wanted was for her to continue studying here. “You’re a star, Sophie! I don’t want you to enter society too soon. Contribute to research in medicine instead. Your future is limitless.”

Dominic really cherished talented students.

“All right. I’ll think about it.”

The man was exasperated. Everyone wanted to get their hands on someone like Sophie. By now, there would surely be so many other institutions out there trying to get her to choose them.

“Let me know if there’s anything I can help you with. Don’t be shy. It’s an honor to have you as a student here.”

“Thank you, Mr. Sawyer.”

Dominic had always been nice to her.

Unfortunately, she really wasn’t sure if she could afford to stay. She would be getting married and have her own children after that.

All of these would take time.

“What’s wrong?” Tristan came over after the chancellor had left.

“We’re done here, so let’s go home. Time sure flies by, huh? It feels like I’ve only been here a while, but it’s been two years,” Sophie lamented, having originally come to Jipsdale because of her grandfather.

Now, she wasn’t leaving, and it was also because of him.

Tristan wrapped an arm around her shoulder as they walked out together.

“Yeah. Time does pass quickly. But that’s not exactly the case for me, because I’ve been wanting to take you as my wife ever since the day I met you.”

past two years had been especially agonizing for him.

gotten what he

me. I won’t make you wait anymore,” Sophie

his tracks, pulled her into an embrace,

have to wait any longer. She’ll be my wife and the mother of our

wedding date, although

You know how long he’s waited.” She knew how much her younger brother loved Sophie. He had been devoting himself fully to the woman he loved all this while. “Besides, the sooner he marries Sophie, the sooner you’ll get to have grandkids! Isn’t that what you’ve

William

to pick another date. It’s not that I don’t want the wedding to happen sooner. I’m just worried we’d be in a

even prepared anything. It’ll be the first Lombard wedding in a long time. It has to be nothing

Now was the perfect time,

the expert now, but you’ll have to inform Sophie’s parents about the change of

was the least they could do as a sign of

relationship with the Tanner family, this

Given this was Sophie’s wedding, her family would naturally have to

in the past, those family members no longer dared treat her with contempt now that she was with him.

Lombard residence garden. The ground was full of exquisite flowers that William had gone through painstaking

takes good care of these flowers.”

These were all left behind by my mother. He didn’t know how to care for them at first, but he later really went out of his way to learn.” It was clear how much William loved

deeply!” Sophie exclaimed while holding Tristan’s hand.

man shook

of her.” Their family was somehow just different without

raised his children well to ensure they never went down the

of them were brilliant in everything they

Sophie knew how much of an impact not having a mother could have

him tightly.