Being Pursued By Ex-husband
Chapter 407

Chapter 407

As soon as she finished speaking, Yvonne pushed the door open and guided Sharon and her managerinto the room. Although Sophia participated in three episodes of the show's filming, she didn't interactmuch with Sharon, not to mention Sharon was replaced by Joshua in the later phase of the show.

Despite the lack of interaction, Sharon had defamed Sophia twice on the internet in the past twomonths.

Sophia had yet to settle the score between them following the first incident, yet Sharon decided to courttrouble again.

Noticing Sharon's entrance, Sophia smiled faintly. “It's been a long time, Ms. Xerxes.”

Initially, Sharon was filming a show, but she received a call from the head office, notifying her that allher scheduled work had been put on hold.

Justina was scolded rather badly by the higher-ups from the head office, prompting her to bring Sharonover to apologize to Sophia, hoping she could still turn the situation around.

Sharon gazed at Sophia, who was seated before the desk while wearing a faint smile. She lifted herhand to take off her sunglasses and forced a grin. “It's been a while, Ms. Yarrow.”

Sophia curled her lips and glanced at Yvonne. “Ms. Leighton, please help me prepare some drinks forMs. Xerxes and Ms. Davis.”

“Yes, Ms. Yarrow.”

Yvonne hummed an acknowledgment before turning around and left, not forgetting to close the doorbehind her.

Subsequently, the trio was left alone inside the office. Sophia stared at Sharon and Justine silently,showing no inclination to initiate a conversation.

Justina tugged at Sharon before breaking the silence in the office by uttering, “Ms. Yarrow, excuse usfor taking up your time. We come here today mainly to apologize to you. We deeply regret whathappened last night. Sharon didn't mean to give you a bad name. Unexpectedly, those netizensmisunderstood her. We are really sorry because this matter caused such a significant impact on you.

Justina pushed the blame onto others and even attempted to whitewash Sharon. Sophia had to admithow dutiful Justina was, carrying out her duty as Sharon's manager.

After saying that, Justina nudged at Sharon.

Sharon pursed her lips. “Ms. Yarrow, I'm sorry for troubling you because of what happened last night.”

In fact, she didn't want to apologize. Sharon felt she was different from Katherine, who depended onmomentary popularity to make a living. I rely on my singing skills to earn money. I'm sure I can survivein the entertainment industry as long as I continue producing songs with good quality.

Sharon disliked Sophia for no reason. During their previous filming sessions, she couldn't stand thesight of Sophia's confident mien. Now that the show was aired, she couldn't believe so many idioticpeople complimented Sophia for her intelligence.

Sharon did not think that Sophia was smart. On the other hand, she thought Sophia was indifferenttoward everyone else aside from Katherine during the filming of the show's three episodes. Why is sheparticipating in filming a variety show if she wishes to act so haughtily? Her behavior of keeping up thathigh and mighty demeanor while hoping to garner fame and wealth is detestable!

She did feel fearful during the previous incident, but nothing happened afterward. Hence, Sharon didn'tbelieve Sophia could do anything to her.

With that thought in her mind, even her apology sounded insincere. Sharon merely reiterated Justina'swords, uttering them without putting her heart into them.

Nonetheless, Sophia wasn't infuriated. She flashed a faint smile at Sharon. “Ms. Xerxes, may I ask youa question?”

Staring at Sophia, Sharon was momentarily stunned. “What do you wish to know, Ms. Yarrow?”

Sophia tapped her pen-holding hand on the tabletop. “Did I do anything to wrong you in the past?”

“No.” Sharon frowned. Evidently, she was baffled by Sophia's inquiry.

On the other hand, Justina sensed the message Sophia was implying and hurriedly said, “Ms. Yarrow,please don't mind her. She truly meant you no harm. She just wanted—”

Before she could finish her sentence, Sophia interjected with a second question, “In that case, why didyou repeatedly sully my reputation on the internet?”

The smile on Sophia's face faded, and the cheery look in her eyes dissipated as she spoke.

A hint of coldness glinted in her eyes as she fixated her gaze on Sharon.

Sharon froze for a few seconds before biting her lip. “I didn't do that.”

“Really?”

Sophia grinned and got to her feet. “Initially, I was quite impressed by you, Ms. Xerxes. After all, youwere someone who had the guts to admit your doings.”

She paused briefly to glance at Yvonne, who had reentered the room, before continuing, “Little did Ianticipate you to lack the courage to own up to the things you've done.”

Sophia's tone was cool and impassive.

Still, the casual mockery lacing her words was apparent to everyone present.

She was implicitly jeering at Sharon for being a coward who dared not take responsibility for heractions.

Evidently, Sharon also fathomed the meaning behind those words. A grimace spread across her face.“Ms. Yarrow, I'm here to apologize to you today.”

“In that case, aren't you being too insincere? Since you meant me no harm, what are you apologizingnow?”

Sophia wouldn't allow them to escape admitting what they'd done after what had happened.

Besides, Sharon and Justina's statements were conflicting. They mentioned they weren't targetingSophia on purpose, as it was the netizens who misapprehended them. Then, they claimed they werethere to apologize. What a joke. Why should they apologize if they've done nothing wrong? Sometimes,“Excuse me” and “I'm sorry” carry different weights.

Stumped, Sharon turned to look at her manager.

Unfortunately, Justina wasn't doing much better. She didn't expect Sophia to be so troublesome to dealwith.

On second thought, Justina realized they wouldn't be there in Sophia's office if she were a pushover.

Yvonne served the coffee on the table. Sophia walked to the couch and took a seat. Then, she lifted aglass and took a sip of the coffee. “Ms. Xerxes, Ms. Davis, please sit. Let's clarify some matters, soplease help yourselves to the drinks to soothe your throats. You can also ponder on whether you'rehere to apologize to me today while doing that.” Sophia regarded the duo with an amused expressionwhile saying that.

Justina had worked in the entertainment industry for a long time, so she had mastered an eloquent andpersuasive manner of speaking. However, Sophia's terse remarks and piercing gaze rendered herunable to utter her excuses as those pretentious speeches lodged in her throat.

Sharon's career had progressed from nothing to something under Justina's guidance. Despite herstubbornness, Sharon had always been compliant toward Justina's advice.

Before their visit to Sophia's office, Justina had warned Sharon to follow her lead. They had to convinceSophia to let that matter slip that day no matter what.

Hearing Sophia's words, Sharon instinctively exchanged glances with Justina. The latter shook herhead at Sharon.

Silence filled the tense atmosphere in the office once again as no one spoke.

Having said that, only Justina and Sharon felt the pressure. In contrast, Sophia sat on the couchrelaxedly. Apparently, she was in a relatively good mood.

The quietness lasted for close to thirty seconds. Justina secretly stole a look at Sophia. Unexpectedly,Sophia caught her gesture. Justina kicked Sharon under the table and placed the gift in her handbefore Sharon.

Sharon received the item and placed it on the table. “Ms. Yarrow, I come here to apologize to you withutmost sincerity. This is a small gift I have prepared for you. I hope it can compensate for the damageI've caused you.”

Sophia merely swept her gaze across the bag on the table, showing no inclination to receive it. Takingin Sharon's faint smile, she enunciated, “Although I'm not sure why you hate me so much, I shall notpursue this matter further since you came here to apologize to me personally. I accept your apology,Ms. Xerxes. It's getting late now, and the crowd outside will turn into a horde during the peak hourswhen everyone gets off work later. It'll be bad if others identify you. We shall call it a day and speakagain when we're free next time.”

With that, Sophia glanced at Yvonne, who was standing nearby. “Ms. Leighton, please escort themout.”

The sudden change in Sophia's attitude shocked Sharon and Justina. Nevertheless, they noticedSophia was smiling and seemingly not enraged.