Chapter 160 155: Surfaced
Sophia was studying abroad in Fineland, but she had also traveled to various places for study tours. Did you think she couldn’t understand Russian?
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The more he listened, the more shocked he became.
Almost, she could hardly keep up the act.
Secretary: “Mr. Woodward, we’ve received news from Linjiang. Joshua’s health is deteriorating rapidly. He wants to see you. The bone marrow transplant can’t wait any longer…”
Joshua.
It seemed somewhat familiar.
Sophia was slightly startled in her heart.
Pierce had once found another child for Emelia, a mute little boy named Joshua.
However, this child had been kidnapped and has not been found to this day.
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Was it the same person?
A huge wave suddenly surged in Sophia’s heart.
She casually put the jewelry back
Listening to their conversation ended.
Derick was silent for a few seconds, looking at Sophia:
“Have the driver take you back, I need to handle some matters with my secretary.”
Sophia tugged at the corner of her mouth:
“You guys weren’t involved, were you?”
Derick’s face stiffened slightly.
He didn’t want to be doubted like this.
Even the secretary’s complexion had changed.
She hadn’t expected the amiable Mrs. Woodward to suddenly say such a thing.
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Derick pursed his lips, his voice softening:
“Sophia, I really had something to deal with, so could you let the secretary accompany you home?”
The secretary quickly nodded and explained their relationship.
Sophia, for her part, didn’t say much, but nodded in agreement.
Derick got out of the car and contacted another driver to pick him up.
Inside the car.
The secretary lady looked at Sophia’s complexion and spoke a few gentle words to smooth things over.
Sophia also took the opportunity to step down, apologizing with a smile for her previous lapse.
The sky was somewhat gloomy, as if it was going to rain.
Sophia looked out the window, rolled it down, and let out a sigh:
“He didn’t bring an umbrella, and he didn’t know where he was going for social engagements. If it was too far, should he simply bring a few changes of clothes?”
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The secretary quickly said with a smile:
“Not far away, it was in this district.”
Sophia paused for a moment, then directly asked the driver to stop the car.
Everyone was baffled by this action.
Sophia looked at the secretary.
thought about it, I was wrong just now. Your staying by his side shows your high capability. You go find him, I’ll be fine going back on my own.
The secretary hesitated for a moment, and Sophia urged her:
“Go quickly, say a few good words for me, lest Derick think I’m an unreasonable person.”
The secretary could only get out of the car by pushing the door.
Sophia sat in the car, waved at her, and then the car started. She said with a smile:
“Go to the nearby mall, I’ll continue shopping.”
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This driver was a person from beter Convery overd of the manor
These past few days, he had only was 3gis spen money Wie water, happily indulging herself in the mal, and Derick had been surprisingly indulg
So without much thought, he directly took her to the mall
Sophia had him return the items the car to the manor, then come back to pick her up
The driver didn’t think much about it and agree
The person left.
Sophia simply hailed a cab and left.
When they were in the car, the secretary told Derick that the location was Laney Hospital.
But she wasn’t sure which Laney Hospital it was.
It turned out to be from this city,
She had a premonition that this trip would not be in vain.
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Sophia got out of the car.
She stood there, knowing that Derick couldn’t go to the regular ward,
She went straight to the VIP floor.
However, the VIP floor was guarded, and ordinary people couldn’t get in.
But luckily, Sophia’s designer outfit was quite intimidating.
She tugged at the corner of her mouth, “I came to visit the sick.”
The noble lady carried herself with full poise and elegance, then she walked in with a cold aloofness.
The observation room and the wards on this floor were separate.
The situation in the observation room was relatively transparent.
She took a walk around.
Outside the last observation room, two children inside were
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They were gathered together, playing games.
Luke and Joshua.
Indeed, they were the two people she knew.
Sophia’s face turned pale in an instant.
Some even couldn’t stand up.
It seemed as if she had touched upon a big secret.
In the country.
When she and Derick visited Bianca at the hospital, they had encountered Emelia with her two children.
At that time.
Recalled that Joshua was not averse to Derick…
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They had already known each other?
What exactly was Derick’s relationship with these two children?
In terms of closeness, wasn’t it more justified for Pierce to raise
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these two children?
Sophia’s mind suddenly became a mess.
She felt elusive thoughts flashing through her mind.
The next second.
Suddenly, I heard the secretary’s tone of surprise:
“Madam?”
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Sophia turned her head.
Saw Derick with a stern face and slightly furrowed brows.
He stood there, exuding a powerful aura, his eyes deep and intense.
Sophia met his gaze without flinching or hiding.
The two people looked at each other for a few seconds.
Derick was defeated first.
He let out an almost imperceptible sigh, then walked over and
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looked down at her:
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“Did you understand?”
On the car, he had a moment of doubt when the secretary spoke in Russian.
Would the daughter raised by the Cruise family not understand Russian?
It was just a fluke.
He lost.
He thought he knew Sophia well enough, but it now seemed far from enough.
When she was in the car, she clearly understood everything, she just pretended not to.
She was never a docile, easily fooled canary.
Sophia tugged at the corner of her mouth, then looked inside:
“Derick, what happened?”
The secretary had a moment of panic and confusion.
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Derick, on the other hand, had a cold and stern look in his eyes, exuding a calm demeanor.
“My cousin’s child should naturally be under my care. Why should they be handed over to the Clement family, with whom we have no relation?”
Sophia slightly furrowed her brows.
This reason… seemed to be acceptable as well.
However, she always felt that there was some thought she couldn’t grasp, which she had overlooked.
She stood there, lost in thought.
The secretary spoke up from the side:
“Mr. Woodward was also acting in Joshua’s best interest. Joshua was sick, very seriously, and this disease was temporarily incurable with Zennland’s medical technology.”
“The medical field that Mr. Woodward was currently investing in had just made a breakthrough, so we had no choice but to make the decision that was most beneficial for the child.”
A sense of relief washed over Sophia, gradually easing her
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“Why did they suddenly take the person away? At that time, we thought something unfortunate had happened to the child!”
Derick chuckled lightly, his eyes deepening a bit:
“If Pierce knew I wanted to take them away, he wouldn’t have easily let me. Instead, he would have put up more resistance. Sophia, I couldn’t gamble with the child’s life.”
Sophia was slightly moved, this was indeed the truth.
The doubts in her heart gradually disappeared, yet there was still a bit of confusion.
Luke’s appearance made her determined to leave Pierce.
But the reason she left Pierce was not Luke, but Emelia.
She didn’t feel much for Darion’s two children, she couldn’t say she liked them, nor could she say she disliked them,
Knowing the answer now, she didn’t want to stay any longer.
“Alright, I’m heading back then, I’m tired from shopping anyway.”
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Derick chuckled, “I’ll have the driver take your
He escorted Sophia to the elevator, when suddenly he heard Luke from the observation room excitedly running out, shouting loudly:
“Daddy…”
Derick’s face suddenly changed.
Sophia was also very familiar with this title.
Her heart gave a sudden jolt, memories flooding back…
