However, she couldn’t do anything, she could only lower her head in tears, too afraid to even ask Christopher Scott a word, fearing he would get angry with her.
Although Sophia Bennett didn’t cry out loud, the sudden change in her breathing still made Christopher Scott realize her abnormality. He didn’t offer her comfort, but coldly asked, "How much longer do you need to finish checking your docunts?"
Sophia Bennett took a deep breath, swallowed, and tried to speak calmly, "Just a little more, it’s almost done, I’ll check faster."
Sophia Bennett knew that Christopher Scott asking about the docunt wasn’t out of concern for her, but because he was busy going on a blind date.
Her heart ached, she didn’t want Christopher Scott to go on a blind date. She wanted to be unreasonable, to hold him back from going, but then she rembered her status, and a bitter smile crept to her lips.
She wasn’t anybody to Christopher Scott, what right did she have to stop him from dating? Even if he were to get married now, she could only watch helplessly.
Moreover, she feared even more that if she caused trouble, Christopher Scott would dislike her more and impulsively marry another girl.
At this mont, she even hoped that Christopher Scott still had feelings for Seven Murray, that he hadn’t moved on. Even though her thoughts contradicted her past, she’d rather he still thought of Seven Murray than fall for another woman, for if he liked another girl, she’d have no chance at all.
Though her thoughts were selfish, she couldn’t be magnanimous about feelings. She still wanted to pursue Christopher Scott and have a future with him.
Inside the office, Christopher Scott watched Sophia Bennett quietly cry as she sped up her work, a sarcastic smile forming on his lips.
He didn’t expect that after a year and a half, Sophia Bennett would still endure. She preferred to cry alone rather than argue with him, it seed she had grown wiser.
However, even so, Christopher Scott still disliked Sophia Bennett.
Prompted by Christopher Scott, what was supposed to be a 30-minute task, Sophia Bennett completed in 10 minutes.
She knew this would only push Christopher Scott further into soone else’s arms, but she just felt miserable. She just wanted to leave his office quickly, go ho, and cry heartily under the covers.
As Sophia Bennett packed her docunts, Christopher Scott also started to shut down his computer. They both stood up and left the office, one after another, heading to the elevator.
The entire ti, Sophia Bennett kept her head down, clutching her bag tightly, silent.
A mont later, the elevator door opened, and Christopher Scott walked in without a second thought, but Sophia Bennett stood at the entrance, unable to go in.
She was afraid that if she entered the elevator with Christopher Scott, he would resent her, so she waited for the next one.
"Aren’t you leaving?"
"I’m waiting for the next one."
Both spoke at the sa ti, surprising each other.
Christopher Scott hadn’t expected Sophia Bennett to avoid riding the elevator with him, which was very unlike her. Although she had been more restrained, every ti she saw him, her eyes couldn’t leave him, and she would seize every chance to be alone with him, picking up any conversation.
Seed like the sun really rose from the west today, Sophia actually avoided him.
Sophia Bennett didn’t expect Christopher Scott would ask if she was leaving, and her thought of taking the next elevator vanished instantly. She hurriedly stepped into the elevator, fearing that if she delayed, Christopher Scott might close the elevator doors.
The mont Sophia Bennett stepped into the elevator, the doors closed automatically.
In the confined space, there was a ter of distance between them, more estranged than strangers.
When the elevator reached the underground parking, one walked left, the other right.
Sophia Bennett was closer to the exit, but she didn’t leave earlier. Only after Christopher Scott left did she start her car and leave.
Instead of heading to Liam Spencer’s villa, she followed Christopher Scott’s car. She wanted to see what the woman Christopher Scott was going on a date with looked like, wanted to see how he would behave with others, to see if he treated other won the sa way he disliked her.
If that were the case, she’d feel a bit relieved.
Sophia Bennett knew what she was doing was wrong, but she was just irrational and wanted to see.
In Christopher Scott’s car, he glanced at the following Sophia Bennett through the rear-view mirror, a cold sneer forming at his lips, and he muttered to himself, "I thought you could pretend well, turns out you just want to cause a scene at the restaurant."
Sophia Bennett’s reckless behavior, Christopher Scott had experienced a year and a half ago, so he thought the reason she hadn’t thrown a fit at the office was that she intended to explode after eting the blind date, thus succeeding in driving away his potential partner, making it hard for other won to approach him.
Imagining Sophia Bennett’s antics, Christopher Scott’s smile grew colder, his mind readying words to embarrass her.
Before today, Christopher Scott hadn’t thought of confronting Sophia Bennett; but seeing her today, catching her fake deanor and tears, he was disgusted and wanted to argue with her, so she wouldn’t appear in front of him; she shouldn’t think that by Liam Spencer playing so small tricks, she had backing.
No woman Christopher Scott didn’t want to marry, no matchmaker could make him change his mind.
Half an hour later, Christopher Scott’s car stopped at an open-air parking lot of a restaurant in S City.
The restaurant was a greenhouse structure, and through the front windshield, Sophia Bennett saw Christopher Scott approaching a window-side table inside.
Sophia Bennett fixated on Christopher Scott, saw a long-haired woman sitting opposite him. From the distance, Sophia Bennett couldn’t clearly see the woman’s face.
Sophia Bennett gripped the steering wheel, pouted, and leaned forward trying to get a clearer view, but the parking spot was too far.
Just as Sophia Bennett beca increasingly anxious, a parking spot next to the restaurant window beca available. As soon as the car left, Sophia Bennett eagerly started her vehicle and took the spot.
After parking, Sophia Bennett could clearly see her rival’s face. The woman Christopher Scott was seeing was soone she had seen before, the debutante from River Clan Group, a woman as beautiful as a flower, well-read, and possessing a good temperant.
Seeing Christopher Scott’s date, Sophia Bennett felt a great chill. Compared to Miss River, she was worlds apart; arrogant, domineering, self-righteous, and oppressive - Miss River was far superior. Although she had changed significantly, those labels no longer characterized her; Christopher Scott’s perception of her remained unchanged.
Sophia Bennett bit her lower lip, exhaled deeply, wanting desperately to rush into the restaurant to pull Christopher Scott away, preventing the date.
At this mont, she really wanted to act unreasonably, to cause a scene, but she also knew that doing so would only make her even more embarrassed.
Sophia Bennett was torn, unsure of what was right to do, unsure of how to act. She didn’t want Christopher Scott to like soone else.
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