Pursuing Her
Pursuing Her Chapter 67

Chapter 67 The Burn

The company Yale got was Tanner Group's most profitable one.If everything went well for him, hewould not even have to do anything, and the company would still make the most profit.Did heseriously think no one would notice? Is it so hard for him to just admit his incompetence? Sophiewas unsure how to feel about her father.“What are you looking at, Soph? Come on. Let's go eat,”Ysabelle urged Sophie to go.”You probably don’t have much money left after you got me that gift.So from today onward, I'll pay for all your food.” Ysabelle really liked the rock Sophie got for her.She could not bear the thought of the young woman skipping meals.”Sure!” Sophie was more thanwilling to let her friend take care of her meals.“What do you want to eat?” Ysabelle had always hadtrouble deciding where to go for food. Let's have spaghetti! It's been a while.”"Sure. Let's go."Therewas a restaurant famous for its spaghetti just less than a mile east of Jipsdale Premier High. Many,including the students of the high school, patronized the establishment regularly.Naturally, theplace was almost full when Sophie and Ysabelle arrived there.”Hurry, Soph! I just saw two emptyseats!” Ysabelle pulled Sophie to an empty table, and the two ordered spaghetti after sittingdown."Hi there. I'm Bailey Dixon from Senior Class 1,” greeted the boy seated across from the youngladies as soon as they settled down.Because of how tall Bailey was, he did not seem comfortablewith his table and chair.The young man had a pair of clear but cold eyes that made him seemsomewhat distant.”So you're Bailey! I'm Ysabelle, and this is my best friend, Sophie,” Ysabelle gladlyintroduced herself and Sophie to Bailey. Now I know why he’s the campus hunk. What a handsomefacel"What the heck? I'm only here because Bailey is!"“Me too! We're in the same class. I don'tunderstand why he’s talking to those two from Senior Class 8 instead of me.""l can't believe he justintroduced himself to them."The other female students in the restaurant were upset when they sawwhat had happened.They all had a crush on Bailey because not only did the young man come froma wealthy family, but he was also kind and smart. Most importantly, he was exceptionally good-looking.Bailey's admirers thought his appearance was as impressive as that of an angel."Yourspaghetti is on the way.” A waiter was rushing toward Sophie and Ysabelle when somebody bumpedinto him.”Soph, look out!” Ysabelle's heart almost skipped a beat when she saw the plate of hotspaghetti flying toward Sophie.Fortunately, Bailey was strong and quick enough to pull Sophie outof the way.Some of the sauce landed on Bailey's arm, but most of it ended up on the floor.HadBailey not rescued Sophie in time, the young woman would have been covered in spaghetti.”Oh, mygoodness! I'm terribly sorry. It was an accident. Are you okay?" The waiter was so shocked that hisface was drained of color.Since the spaghetti came just out of the kitchen, it was piping hot.”Are youhurt?” Bailey wanted to ensure that Sophie was fine even though his arm was slightly burned.”I'mfine. We need to get you to the hospital!” Sophie could see a sizeable red patch on Bailey's fair armsince the young man got the sleeves of his school uniform rolled up.“That's not necessary. I'll justapply some healing balm, and it'll be as good as new,” said Bailey nonchalantly since he did notthink his injury was anything a man like him could not handle.”l still think you should go to thehospital.” Ysabelle insisted that the young man seek professional help after looking at his injury.”I'mgood. Really.”“Fine! If you won't go to the hospital, at least let me get you something from thepharmacy. You guys wait for me at the school gate.”“Sophie...” Before Bailey could finish hissentence, Sophie had already left. The young woman went to a pharmacy to buy a bottle of burnrelief spray and returned to the school gate, where her schoolmates waited. “Take off yourjacket.”“Let me help you,” offered Ysabelle, but Bailey would not let her."It's fine. I can do itmyself."Bailey wrapped his jacket around his arm after taking it off. Then, Sophie approached theyoung man to lift his arm with one hand while holding the spray with the other.Even though theprocess could not be simpler, Sophie gave Bailey her full attention anyway.Suddenly, it was as ifthey were the only two people around.Bailey found himself completely captivated by the youngwoman treating his arm.After she was done spraying, Sophie handed the bottle to Bailey.”Sprayagain before going to bed and make sure your arm stays dry.”“Thank you.”“I'm the one who shouldbe grateful here, Bailey.""It's nothing. That's what schoolmates do. Hey, you guys haven't had dinneryet, right? What do you say we go get something to eat?"“Sure. To show my appreciation, I'll buy,”offered Sophie generously.She was the kind of person who knew how to hold a grudge, but at thesame time, she was also quick to repay kindness with kindness.The three then went to a pizza placenear Jipsdale Premier High.Sophie only returned to her seat after placing their orders.”I heard Mr.Elswick wanted you to participate in the physics competition, Sophie. Let's do it together!"“I haven'tdecided yet.” Sophie knew she had to keep her promise to Josiah, so she could not afford to bedistracted.”Well, I hope you'll decide to participate.”I'll think about it."Ysabelle could not believethere was no hot sauce on the pizza when it got served. “Who eats pepperoni pizzas without hotsauce?"“l don't mind,” responded Bailey before glancing at Sophie unconsciously. Sophie may lookcold, but she’s actually a very thoughtful person.”Let's dig in!"During dinner, Ysabelle posted on herInstagram: What should I do? I think Soph is going to abandon me for someone else soon. Still, shewas lucky the campus hunk was around to save her today. For Soph's sake, I'll keep my thoughts tomyself for now.It had only been a minute since Ysabelle posted on Instagram when Tristan calledher."What's going on?” questioned Tristan.”What are you talking about, Uncle Tristan?” Ysabelle hadno idea what the man was referring to."Where are you now?"“At school, of course!” Ysabelle wasabout to say something else, but Tristan had already hung up. “Hello?"“What's wrong?” inquiredSophie curiously when she saw how baffled her friend was.”Nothing.” Ysabelle had not the faintestidea what had gotten into her uncle.Even though she did not say anything about it, Ysabellethought there was something seriously wrong with Tristan then.When Tristan finally arrived at thepizza place, he saw the three walk out.Even though he could not hear the conversation betweenSophie and the young man beside her, he could see how attentive she was.The two were soabsorbed in their conversation that they did not even notice Tristan when they passed by hiscar.“What are you worried about, Mr. Tristan? It's just a harmless boy. He's got nothing onyou.”"Give me a cigarette.”As instructed, Felix lighted a cigarette before handing it to Tristan, whothen took a long drag.”Are you okay, Mr. Tristan?” Since Felix could not read Tristan’s mind, he couldnot understand why the man would feel threatened by a boy. So what if he’s the campus hunk? He'sno match for Mr. Tristan when it comes to good looks.After their self-study session, Sophie onlyreturned to Wisteria Apartments after watching Ysabelle leave in a car.The young woman onlywalked for five minutes before she stopped and turned around to look at Tristan behind her.

Tip: You can use left, right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.Tap the middle of the screen to reveal Reading Options.

If you replace any errors (non-standard content, ads redirect, broken links, etc..), Please let us know so we can fix it as soon as possible.

Report