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Pursuing Her Chapter 46
Chapter 46 Who Do You Think You Are
"Is she really that pretty?” Winter asked gloomily as she felt a rush of jealousy surging from withinher.”Her good looks are beyond description. I never thought there'd be such a beautiful young girlin Jipsdale!” another of her friend chimed in admiringly.”You guys go ahead. I don't have anyappetite.” Winter could not take it any longer. Don't they know that I like Tristan? Are theycomplimenting that girl deliberately to irk me?One of her friends grabbed her hand. “Don't be madRegardless of how beautiful she is, she’s only a young girl. How's it possible for her to becomparable to you, our fabled perfumer? All the products of your new perfume were sold outrecently, right?"Hearing that, the sullen look on Winter's face softened.”Come on! Fill up yourstomach first, so that you would have the energy to pursue the man you like.” Her friend cheeredher up and dragged her away.Winter fell silent. Still keeping her eyes glued to Tristan, she walkedaway with her friends reluctantly. Yeah... She has a point! How can that young girl be comparable tome? I'm still the ideal woman for Tristan!When Tristan led Sophie into the private room, Felix andYsabelle were playing games on the phone. Like the gentleman he always was, Tristan pulled out achair for Sophie.Felix had placed an order for the food, so they only needed to wait for it to beserved.”l need to use the restroom.” After a while, Sophie stood up and walked out of the privateroom.The moment she stepped into the restroom, she saw Winter touching up her makeup.Out ofcourtesy, Sophie nodded at her slightly. Winter put away her lipstick, but she did not leaveimmediately.By the time Sophie stepped out of the toilet, she was still there. Cutting to the chase,she asked, “You're Sophie Tanner, right?”Sophie looked up at her in response.”Do you like Mr.Tristan?” Winter questioned directly.Sophie whipped out a piece of gum from the pocket of herschool uniform and stuffed it into her mouth. After that, she crumpled the wrapping paper beforethrowing it into the dustbin and asking, “Who are you?”It never came across Winter's mind that theyoung girl would act so arrogantly.“Who am 1? Sophie Tanner, are you pulling my leg? Don’t youknow who I am? Nobody in Jipsdale dares to get on the Quigley family's nerves!” Winterscoffed.”The Quigley family? You mean one of the four major families?” Sophie pondered for a whilebefore saying, “So, what does that have to do with me?""Hmph! What a naive girl! Heed my words.Stay away from Tristan. If not, you only have yourself to blame when I make you disappear without atrace,” Winter hissed. The only reason she had stayed in the restroom was to deliver that threat toSophie.As the heiress of the prominent Quigley family, Winter had always had a sense of superioritysince she was young. She looked down at young girls like Sophie.Sophie burst into laughter as shechewed her gum.”"What are you laughing at? There's nothing the Quigley family can't do inJipsdale!” Winter snapped at her.Is that so? Just give it a try then.” Sophie shrugged. Is shethreatening me? What a ridiculous woman!“You...” Boiling with rage, Winter was about to lash out ather.”What's taking you so long? Our food is served. Let's go back to have our meal now.” Tristan'svoice sounded abruptly outside the restroom.“Okay.” Sophie stepped out and walked away withTristan without sparing Winter another glance.Instead, it was Tristan who shot Winter a meaningfulglance before leaving."What's the matter? Was she picking on you?” he asked on the way back tothe private room.Sophie could not resist letting out a laugh. “No. Do I look like someone others caneasily pick on?""Of course not.” Tristan chuckled. Since Winter was Charles, his playmate’s youngersister, he would more or less exercise restraint for his sake.Meanwhile, Winter clenched her fists inexasperation. It's only been a short while, but Mr. Tristan already stepped out to look for her! Is heserious about her?Back in the private room, all the dishes had been served. Felix and Ysabellestarted scooping food onto Tristan and Sophie's plates.Seated facing a table of delicious dishes,Sophie did not have much appetite. She was low in spirits after taking a few mouthfuls.Even so,Tristan continued to scoop food for her.”Mr. Tristan, you don't have to serve me. I'll scoop the foodmyself.” Sophie turned him down nicely.”"Why are you taking so little?” Tristan knitted his brows. Tohim, the amount that Sophie was eating was barely enough to feed a kitten.Sophie could not helpbut heave a sigh.She could only give in by swallowing some more of the food and finishing a halfbowl of mushroom soup.”Ysabelle, your birthday is around the corner. How do you plan to celebrateit?” Felix asked enthusiastically. Her eighteenth birthday was the red-letter day she stepped into heradulthood. As such, he minded a lot about it."I'll celebrate it with Soph,” Ysabelle repliedcasually.Hearing that, Felix fell silent and he could feel his temples start to throb. That's one of themost momentous moments in her lifetime. Doesn't she know she should spend it with someoneimportant to her? Whatever... I could only say that she’s one dumb girl."Soph, you must attend mybirthday celebration, okay? Otherwise, I'll cut ties with you!” Ysabelle said.”Sure. I'll be there ontime,” Sophie replied.After the meal, the foursome stepped out of the private room and ran intoEustace Sheppard.Eustace had been wanting to meet Sophie ever since she helped him with Dr.Yarren's matter. However, no matter how hard he looked, he could not replace any information abouther.He never expected that he would bump into her while stepping out for a meal with hisfriends.”Ms. Tanner, can I have a few words with you?” Eustace asked politely. There was even anunmissable hint of respect in his tone.Sophie, too, did not expect that she would bump into Eustaceagain. After all, Jipsdale was a huge place, and the probability of bumping into someone by chancewas fairly small. Nonetheless, she was not repulsed by him."You guys go ahead first. I'll go to schoolmyself later,” she told the others.Tristan only flashed Eustace a look before descending the stairswithout saying anything.Meanwhile, Ysabelle fastened her gaze on Eustace. Who is he? And how didhe know Soph? He doesn't look like an average Joe...Felix dragged her away, breaking her reverie."What are you looking at? Is he more good-looking than me?"“Yeah. He's more good-looking thanyou. No, this won't do. I must turn back to replace out why he's looking for Soph. Ahh... it seems likemy dear Sophie is too eye-catching. That being said, they do look like a perfect match for eachother,” Ysabelle blabbered.Rendered speechless, Felix flashed a glance at the man walking
ahead. Huh? A perfect match?He could hardly refrain from shouting at her. My goodness! She'sindeed slow-witted. Can't she sense that her Uncle Tristan has feelings toward Soph? How could shehave the audacity to say that?“Felix, send Ysabelle back to school,” Tristan instructed."Sure. I'lldefinitely send her back safely,” Felix replied, heaving a sigh of relief after seeing that Tristan wasnot mad."Uncle Tristan, I'll wait for Sophie,” Ysabelle protested.Tristan threw her a warningglance.Fine! Intimidated by his imposing aura, Ysabelle had no choice but to walk awaysheepishly.”Mr. Sheppard, do you have any more questions?” Sophie asked."l wish to request yourhelp, but I don't have your phone number. Would you mind giving it to me?"Coincidentally, one ofhis friends stepped out for some fresh air. Overhearing Eustace’s words, he could not resist laughingheartily and teasing him, “Captain Sheppard, you should speak up if you have feelings for her. My,my. What a beautiful young girl!"“Get lost!” came Eustace's reply.”All right, all right! I'll get lost rightaway! I won't want to be the third wheel now,” the man uttered ambiguously before walkingaway.Eustace was undoubtedly mature for his age. Even though he was only twenty-eight years old,he was already holding such a high position. In fact, his competence was known toeveryone.Surprisingly, he could not help blushing in front of the eighteen-year-old girl.“Don't take itto heart. He's only joking. There's really something I need to ask you,” Eustace muttered.To that,Sophie replied, “Give me your phone."Eustace passed it to her as requested, and she keyed in herphone number right away."Sophie, are you interested in joining our SWAT team?” he asked eagerly.He needed a competent member like her.Sophie shook her head. “I'm not interested." Well, I reallyhope you can think it through and join the SWAT team.”
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