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Suddenly remembered back in home, when Derick had a fever, Sophia went to see him, the sound coming from his phone.
At that time, he said it was a recording of a parrot.
He was lying!
Sophia’s footsteps halted.
Anxiety rolled over.
Watching Luke excitedly run out from there, he was about to throw himself into Derick’s arms.
The lines of Derick’s profile were sharp and clear, with a moment of stiffness.
Luke had seen Sophia before she lunged at him.
He hesitated timidly, took a few steps back, and embraced the secretary who had chased after him.
Refused to speak anymore.
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Derick cast a dark glance at the secretary. Understanding his intention, she left with Luke.
Derick pressed the elevator button for Sophia, gently holding her hand as they went downstairs.
The elevator slowly closed.
He casually said, “The child is just shouting playfully, no need to take it to heart.”
Sophia smiled as if nothing had happened.
Still carelessly started making jokes:
“It seemed that Mr. Woodward was really good with children!”
Derick reached out and tousled her hair.
“In the future, bring a driver with you, don’t run around alone, it’s still very dangerous abroad.”
Sophia nodded, surprisingly, he didn’t get angry about this
matter.
“But who was the child of Darion and Emelia, Luke or Joshua?”
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Derick’s eyes darkened a bit, his voice somewhat indifferent:
Joshua was Darion’s child and had no relation to Emelia.
Sophia widened her eyes in shock, “It’s okay?”
Wasn’t Emelia the mother of the child?
Derick knew her question, his voice light:
The child was born through surrogacy, using sperm that Emelia had Darion store in a sperm bank.
The child was born before Darion even knew of his existence. However, the child’s mother had consumed illegal drugs during her pregnancy, which resulted in the child being born with an illness. The best solution was a bone marrow transplant.
“Luke was another son of the pregnant mother, his bone marrow could save Joshua.”
So, Darion was raising two children.
Luke was malnourished and was not much different in size
from Joshua.
So, Emelia never doubted that Luke was pushed out as a scapegoat.
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It took Sophia a long time to digest this fact.
“So you knew all along?”
But in his home country, he didn’t say a single word.
A trace of indifference flashed in Derick’s eyes, but when he looked at her, it softened a bit.
“Understood, otherwise why would I have told you Emelia’s weakness?”
At first, it was Derick who took the initiative to approach her, telling her how to deal with Emelia.
Derick called for a driver to pick her up and waited until the driver arrived before he went upstairs.
The secretary’s complexion didn’t look good as she cautiously watched Derick:
“Mr. Woodward, Ms. Cruise didn’t notice anything wrong, did she?”
Derick’s eyes were dim, “There shouldn’t be.”
The secretary slowly exhaled.
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“Actually, it would have been fine if she could accept Luke…”
Derick was silent for a few seconds.
He knew it was impossible.
Because from beginning to end, Sophia didn’t even ask an extra question about what disease the child had contracted.
She didn’t care about this.
Not many days ago.
Sophia had lost interest in shopping and was so bored that she watched domestic palace drama series in the office of the Woodward Group.
Even the smiles were fewer.
Derick, seeing that she no longer asked to go home, thought she had gradually adapted to her current life.
There was a dinner party, he planned to take her to attend, thinking it would be good for her to relax.
The standards of this banquet were very high. In addition to the tycoons who dominated the business world, there were also
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quite a few political celebrities from Mautiland.
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Those singers and stars who were highly sought after in the Mautiland entertainment industry also performed at the dinner, like an inconspicuous dish, becoming a garnish on the dining table.
Sophia glanced around, her arm linked with Derick’s, many of the people present were ones she had seen on TV or in magazines.
Derick used to converse fluently in a foreign language.
Sophia hadn’t expected that socializing abroad would be this boring, she would rather go back and watch a series.
She was dressed in a vibrant red gown today, a custom–made limited edition from a certain major brand that had not yet been released. It made her look as delicate and beautiful as a flower, pure and captivating.
The people present occasionally cast their eyes on her, but due to Derick’s presence, their gazes were restrained and polite.
A foreigner with a white beard walked over with a smile and shook hands with Derick:
“Derick, there’s a boss from Zennland who’s interested in investing in a medical laboratory. Why don’t we go in and meet
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Derick slightly furrowed his brows, then softened with a gentle smile:
“Of course.”
Sophia, arm in arm with him, navigated through the bustling banquet hall to the entrance of an inconspicuous room inside.
The white–bearded foreigner pushed the door open directly:
“Come in, please.”
When Derick and Sophia appeared in the room.
Could feel a momentary stagnation in the atmosphere.
The man, sitting amidst a group of foreigners and engaging in lively conversation, exuded a powerful and formidable aura. His handsome brows and eyes carried a hint of indifference.
The moment she saw Derick, her pupils contracted slightly, then became sharp and cold again.
His gaze shifted to the woman named Sophia beside him.
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His expression seemed to freeze for a moment.
The heartbeat in my chest suddenly quickened for a few beats.
The alternation of cold and heat, the rise and fall of tides, like the surging sea water, rapidly swelled and quickly receded, repeatedly washing over the missing piece in his chest.
This feeling made his face turn slightly pale.
Sophia saw the person inside, the polite smile on her face gradually faded, her eyes and eyebrows were as cold as ice, she just felt that this day had come a bit slow.
If it hadn’t been for Derick’s sudden accident here, she would probably have flown back to settle accounts with them long ago!
Outside and inside the door were two different worlds.
Although it was the same banquet, those inside the door could go out, but those outside the door might not necessarily be able to come in.
The lingering, melancholic music from outside intermittently drifted in.
She looked at Annie, the woman who had been laughing and
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chatting next to Pierce, who quickly turned pale the moment she saw her.
Annie’s breathing became erratic, her mind went blank in an instant.
As if seeing a ghost, he shuddered all over and hid behind Pierce.
Such rudeness also left other foreign friends feeling perplexed and confused.
Derick took her hand and went in.
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The aura between Derick and Pierce seemed to have already
clashed before they even spoke, with a sense of subtle rivalry and evenly matched power.
The white–bearded foreigner introduced the two people.
Two people reached out, a brief handshake, it seemed, like they didn’t know each other.
Pierce had sharp, distinct facial features, upright and handsome. His pair of deep, calm black eyes were looking at Sophia.
For some unknown reason, an indescribable fear and tension
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swept across his chest.
As if possessed, he too reached out his hand towards her.
“Hello.”
But a few seconds later.
Sophia did not shake hands with him.
She merely gave him a cold glance, tightened her grip on Derick’s arm, her voice sweet yet indifferent:
“Stop wasting time talking, I was in a hurry to go shopping!”
