After leaving the styling room, Sophia went on a shopping spree at the departnt store.
anwhile, in Christopher Scott’s office, since that day he parted ways with Sophia, she hadn’t sent him any texts.
However, this morning he inexplicably received a long text from her.
So, all morning, Christopher kept looking at that text, feeling like happiness had co too quickly and was a bit hard to accept.
Last night, Sophia read through all the texts she had sent Christopher over the past year and a half before deciding to send that final ssage to say goodbye to her long unrequited love.
She said, "Christopher, I’ve liked you for so long, chased you for so long, almost spent all my dignity, and yet still ended up annoying you, I’m really sorry. This should be the last ssage I send you, I’ve decided to give up on you. Of course, don’t worry, I won’t ask to be friends or bother you in any other way. Sorry for all the trouble I’ve caused you! Lastly, I wish you happiness! Sophia!"
"Whew..." Christopher let out a long breath, feeling like he was dreaming, a beautiful dream.
Finally, Sophia wouldn’t cling to him anymore, and this feeling made him feel unreal, but flipping through his phone and seeing the lack of texts for three days, he realized he was truly free of Sophia.
Christopher looked at that text again and opened the reply button to send her a "Thank you".
When Sophia received the ssage, she was trying on clothes, and seeing Christopher’s "Thank you", she smiled helplessly, thinking that after a year and a half, finally it wasn’t just a "Received."
After reading the ssage, Sophia deleted it; as for the eighteen hundred ssages she sent Christopher, she had already deleted them this morning.
She wanted to forget her pursuit of Christopher and forget her deep feelings for him. She wouldn’t be foolish or shaless anymore.
Imdiately after, she walked out of the fitting room and said to the sales assistant, "Assistant, please pack up all the clothes I tried and send them to my house."
After leaving this store, Sophia went into another store for more shopping. Perhaps it was spending money, but she felt she wasn’t as sad anymore, almost like she had really let go of Christopher.
Not until the afternoon, when she was exhausted and her legs were weak, did she drag her tired body ho.
As soon as Sophia entered the villa, Mother Bennett angrily grabbed her and asked, "Sophia, who let you cut your hair? Who let you cut such beautiful hair?"
"Mom, isn’t it my own hair? Can’t I decide on my own? Please, leave a bit to my own decisions!" Sophia weakly lay on the sofa, stretched lazily, and then grabbed the fruit on the coffee table to eat unreservedly.
Seeing Sophia’s indifferent attitude, Mother Bennett quickly sat beside her, grabbed her arm, and asked, "Sophia, I heard from Maya that you’ve decided to give up on Christopher Scott?"
"Yes, I won’t chase him anymore." Sophia calmly replied.
Mother Bennett saw she was serious, and didn’t pursue the haircut matter further. Perhaps because she cut her hair, it might be true that she has given up this ti.
Thus, she held Sophia’s hand and cheerfully said, "Look, Maya is younger than you by half a year, and in less than two months, she’s getting married. Can I help you look for a match too?"
Sophia used to be willful and stubborn, so Mother Bennett was afraid if she arranged it on her own, Sophia might not give her face, so she asked her for her opinion first.
Listening to her mother’s suggestion, Sophia took a deep breath, thought for a while, turned her head, and said seriously to Mother Bennett, "Alright, just make sure they look good; don’t just focus on family background. You know I’m all about looks."
"Alright, mom will arrange it for you." Sophia’s compromise surprised and delighted Mother Bennett. She got up and headed upstairs to call her sisters about arranging matches for Sophia.
Mother Bennett, who had been raising Sophia for twenty-four and a half years, felt it was the first ti Sophia was this adorable and well-behaved.
As Sophia stayed downstairs listening to her mother’s chatter, she helplessly shook her head, muttering to herself, "Mom, have a good eye, don’t let down."
Then, just as she was taking a break, Maya Spencer called and said there was a dinner gathering tonight, asking if she’d go, but Sophia declined.
Maya’s gatherings would definitely include Christopher, and she wanted to avoid him for a few days to save herself from awkwardness.
Actually, she was afraid her old feelings might rekindle. Seeing Christopher, she might involuntarily stare at him, fear her hard-won decision being overturned, and also dread seeing Christopher with Sarah River, which would hurt her even more.
Maya realized that by not attending the gathering, Sophia was genuinely serious this ti, and not just throwing a tantrum.
However, when Maya arrived at the restaurant, she didn’t see Christopher bringing Sarah; he ca alone.
Seeing this scene, Maya shook her head with resignation, thinking that Christopher’s strategy of using borrowed trouble was executed brilliantly. Just after Sophia gave up on him, he parted ways with Sarah.
Actually, before going to the bar with Sarah, Christopher had told her that he was just using her to deal with Sophia. Sarah didn’t mind; she thought getting to act with Christopher was a decent deal, and maybe, they could turn pretend into reality later.
But she didn’t expect that after just one act, she’d be sent off, and helplessly accepted her fate; she wouldn’t foolishly chase soone for over a year like Sophia, that was a waste of ti, so it was best to part on good terms.
At the dinner table, Christopher was sowhat surprised that Sophia hadn’t co with Maya.
Previously, whenever Maya attended a gathering, Sophia was always with her. At one point, everyone even joked that Sophia was like Liam’s concubine.
But now, she wouldn’t cling to Maya and Liam just to see Christopher.
In the crowd, without Sophia’s eyes, Christopher always felt sothing was missing, though he couldn’t quite pinpoint why he felt this way.
His gaze unintentionally drifted towards the door, and every ti the waiter pushed it open, he imagined it was Sophia arriving, but was disappointed each ti. Until the dinner was about to end, Sophia never showed up at the restaurant.
For the first ti in a year and a half, it was the first ti she missed an event where he was present. It seed she was serious about not kidding around this ti.
At this mont, Christopher didn’t find the matter as exhilarating as it should be, just wondered if she was avoiding him too much? Was it necessary? Weren’t there others besides him who weren’t friends?
Christopher took out his phone and saw that she indeed hadn’t sent him a text.
He frowned, rereading Sophia’s final text to him, wondering if he had gone too far?
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