Win Your Heart

"I'm just following Mr. Victor's orders," John said with a meaningful smile. "About the intentions behind his actions, I do not know of."

…… In a cafe downtown...

Sophia sipped on her coffee as she looked solemnly at Emily Yu.

"Are you sure you want to go abroad?" Sophia asked indifferently, but there was a touch of sadness in her eyes.

Emily You was her best friend from college. She was the only one Sophia could openly talk to, and it seemed as if she, too, was going to leave her life. Just recently, Emily Yu had decided to go study abroad.

"Yup, that's the plan." Emily nodded. "My cousin is working in the YS Group. He has a job for me there but I don't quite fit the requirements just yet, which is why I want to study abroad for a while."

'The YS Group again?!' Every time Sophia heard this name, she felt her heart tightening in her chest. The coffee cup she was holding started to tremble in her hand.

"Why? What's wrong?" Emily Yu asked when she noticed that there was something wrong with Sophia.

"It's nothing," Sophia said with a forced smile. "Just go on right ahead. I'll just wait for you to come back."

"Is it because of Peter--"

"No, it's not. Don't mention him anymore." Sophia already knew what Emily Yu was going to say. Right now, she didn't want to hear his name anymore. What's more, it really had nothing to do with Peter.

Just at that moment, Sophia's phone rang. Upon looking as the screen, she saw that it was Jenny who was calling.

Rolling her eyes, Sophia muted the call and put her phone back in her bag. Just as soon as she did, it started ringing again. With a frown, she picked it up and muted it again, throwing it back into her bag.

"Are you sure you're not going to answer that?" Emily Yu asked, raising her eyebrows at Sophia.

"Of course I'm sure." Taking a sip of coffee, Sophia tried to calm herself down.

Jenny betrayed her and seduced her boyfriend. Sophia just refused to answer her phone call. Of course, Sophia knew that Jenny would get her into a lot of trouble once they got home.

Soon after, Sophia and Emily Yu parted way. As expected, the moment Sophia got home, she was greeted by Jenny's loud and obnoxious voice.

'Well, might as well get this over with, ' Sophia thought with a frown.

"You have the nerve to come back here! I've been trying to contact you for countless times! Why didn't you answer any of my calls! I asked you to wait for me. You weren't there anymore when I got out!!" Jenny was at hysterics. The makeup she was wearing was now smudged and runny, and her hair was a tangled mess. Without her princess facade, she looked nothing more than a whiny and annoying girl!

don't think I ever promised that I would wait for you," Sophia said matter-of-factly as she shrugged her shoulders.

slack in shock and indignation. 'Tch! This bitch has

but to her surprise, he pushed Jenny aside. Walking up to her, Caspar looked at Sophia wide-eyed. "How do you know Victor? When Jenny went to the YS Group

I've heard about that bastard's company! When will he be out

know him, nor will I go to see

walked over beside Caspar and narrowed her eyes at Sophia. "Sophia, you are a part of this family, aren't you? Your father has devoted his whole life to the JH Group. Can you really

expected that you would turn out to be such a heartless and ungrateful person! It looks as if you're so ready to roll into a poor and sad place!" Jenny chimed in, as sharp-tongue as her mother.

think that was in my best interest?! Don't think

Caspar, no matter how rich he might be, she would have left

know how worried your father was when you didn't come back that day?" Stellar

this made Sophia cringe in

Jenny back to her room," said

word, Stellar reluctantly took Jenny back to her bedroom. Just before leaving, Jenny cast

sofa. Looking up at Sophia, he patted the seat beside him. "Come here and tell me everything." It was rare for Caspar to be so kind to Sophia.

was her biological father. Sophia couldn't be cold-blooded and ruthless. After hesitating for a while,

get him to help the JH Group. You don't want to ruin Jian family's business, do you? You and your sister haven't gotten married yet. I'm planning to give you a grand wedding and that can't be done if our legacy gets run

was saying this for the JH Group's sake, she had to admit that he was pulling at all the right strings at that moment, and made her a bit empathetic towards

Besides, I don't know Victor

you? I admit that I was impulsive at that time, and I cannot tell you how much I regretted doing that. How about this? If you are willing to just go see Victor, our beloved company just might have a shot at getting through this hurdle. When that

smiled helplessly, an indescribable

I highly doubt

better come up with other solutions to

up

up, she went straight to bed. But she couldn't sleep, and tossed around her bed. It was because she couldn't get her thoughts off of Victor.

won't, ' Sophia reassured to herself over and over. Everything was so mixed up in her mind that Sophia didn't fall asleep until the early

by a quick knock on the

get back to sleep, but the knock started to get louder and longer as the seconds passed. The noise was

while before she reluctantly dragged herself to

room with a big smile on her face! Having been used to Stellar's mean attitude to

Victor." The simple and imperative tone

said I

her pocket and handed it to Sophia. With her brows furrowed,

was... A photograph of her mother! How could Stellar have a picture of her mother when she was