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Although Darion passed away, it couldn’t change the fact that Kamden and Luke were related, and the paternity test would prove it.
Pierce nodded. He assumed an air of indifference.
If the test results showed that Luke wasn’t Darion’s son, Pierce would stop looking after Emelia.
On the way back, Sophia took out her phone.
She browsed Emelia’s gossip online with great interest.
Sophia thought Emelia would spend the rest of her life with Pierce, but it turned out Emelia cheated on him with a lot of guys!
Kylan drove Sophia to the company. Sophia went upstairs and saw Aylen point at the meeting room.
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“Mr. Woodward has been waiting for you for a while.”
Sophia halted. She had an indescribable feeling toward this mysterious Mr. Woodward.
Although Sophia took her revenge today, the real mastermind was Derick.
She grew more and more curious about what Derick was up to.
Sophia turned around and entered the meeting room.
Derick’s eyes were indifferent. Cladded in a well–tailored suit, his upper body was jagged. His legs were long and straight. His handsome appearance would easily have people’s guard down.
He was holding a magazine in his hands and flipping it through slowly and gracefully.
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When Derick saw Sophia walk in, he put away the magazine and smiled at her.
“Ms. Cruise, are you having fun today?”
Sophia suddenly thought about something and cut to the chase.
“Did you make the Wingley Arts announcement?”
Sophia just delivered the paternity test report.
She didn’t pay too much attention to Emelia’s private life.
But now, it seemed that the paternity test report was just a little tease for the Clement family.
The Wingley Arts announcement was the direct reason that Emelia fell into disrepute.
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Derick’s eyes sparkled when he smiled, but his face remained unreadable.
“I asked a friend of mine in Wingley Arts to disclose the truth. Anything that can help Ms. Cruise is valuable.”
Sophia tilted her head and smiled back at him.
“Mr. Woodward, why did you help me?”
“I fell in love with you at first sight…”
The other women might’ve fallen for what he said.
But Sophia was unmoved. She let out a chuckle and raised an eyebrow
“Mr. Woodward, in the business world, what people care about is.
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benefits. You help me, and I help you. It’s a fair trade.
“If you have to go the extra mile, I’ll take it for granted.”
Sophia stood up, smiling. She turned around and prepared to leave.
“Ms. Cruise, ahem, ahem…”
Derick stopped Sophia with a helpless voice.
“Can you tell Mr. Cruise to give 2% to me in our joint project?”
Sophia couldn’t help but giggle. She liked it when people focused mainly
on money.
Sophia turned around, arching an eyebrow. “I’ll try.”
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Derick rose to his feet and straightened his suit.
“But, I meant what I said carlier.”
Sophia carelessly curled her lip into a smile. She obviously didn’t believe
- it.
Derick chuckled bitterly with a shadow of disappointment across his chiseled face.
Derick approached Sophia and looked down at her. There was a sea of stars in his beautiful eyes.
“Ms. Cruise, Pierce won’t give up fixing his relationship with you. Will you go soft?”
Sophia was stunned. She slowly lifted her eyes.
“No.”
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“Good.”
Derick smiled, “Treat me to dinner tomorrow to thank me?”
Derick was forthright, but he kept his distance and wouldn’t make people feel uncomfortable.
Sophia nodded with a smile.
“Of course. I’ll let you pick the restaurant.”
After all, he helped her.
Derick shook the keys in his hand and said, “I’ll pick you up tomorrow.
See you soon.”
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“See you.”
After Derick left, Sophia went back to her office.
Her phone suddenly rang. It was an unknown number.
Sophia knitted her brows. Pierce’s deep and resolute voice was heard.
“Sophia, let’s talk. Join me for dinner tomorrow?”
Sophia remained calm and decisive.
“I’m busy.”
Sophia hung up and blocked this number.
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Sophia was so sick of him.
Soon, there was a knock on the door.
Aylen walked in.
“Ms. Cruise, the Brightmarble Project’s meeting is scheduled for tomorrow night. Is it OK?”
Sophia was a little frustrated because of the conflicting schedules.
Why did everyone want to have dinner with her tomorrow night?
She promised Derick, so she couldn’t go back on her words.
“Cancel it. I have other plans tomorrow night.”
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Aylen nodded. “Sure. I’ll talk to them and change the date.”
Sophia nodded. She called Kylan and relayed Derick’s message.
Kylan went silent for a few seconds.
He said calmly, “I see. Let him speak to me.”
Sophia didn’t know whether Kylan agreed to Derick’s proposal.
But she relayed his message. Sophia smiled and hung up.
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Kamden was discreet.
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To avoid any more mistakes, he waited in the hospital for almost five hours for the paternity test results.
When Kamden found out Darion passed away, he was saddened.
However, they weren’t close, and he was more pissed off by Emelia’s
scandals.
Kamden got the test results.
He skimmed through the report and tossed it to Ava. Then he left the hospital in a huff.
Ava carefully read the report. When she found out that they weren’t related, she heaved a sigh of relief.
The Clements‘ assets still belonged to her and her son.
No one else could take them away!
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Ava immediately called Pierce and warned him.
“You lied to me and took care of Darion’s son. I’m telling you. If you help them again. I’ll disown you!”
Ava took a deep breath. She had been high–strung all day, and now, she couldn’t finally relax her mind.
Ava called the servant in the house.
“Pack the kid’s stuff and throw them away. I don’t want to see them in my house.”
Ava no longer loved Luke. She even hated the sight of him.
“Ma’am, what about Mr. Luke?”
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Ava scoffed.
“Mr. Luke? He’s just a bastard. Give him to Emelia and tell them to go. back where they’re from!”
Ava grabbed her bag and strutted out of the hospital.
Pierce rubbed the place between his eyebrows. His eyes looked tired.
He was surprised by the test results.
Luke wasn’t Darion’s son!
What had he been doing all this time?
For Emelia and her child, he was divorced and lost his child.
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Thinking about Sophia and the baby, waves of guilt and agony washed over him.
His heart ached as if there were thousands of knives stabbing into it. He couldn’t bear it any longer.
His life was filled with lies, schemes, apathy, and cruelty.
Till now, he realized how precious Sophia was who would greet him with a smile every time he went home!
But now, she was gone!
He really regretted it!
Kasen knocked on the door and walked in. “Mr. Clement, Ms. Cruise’s assistant declined the meeting with Brightmarble. She already had an appointment.”
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“I see.”
The man’s voice was deep
deep and serious.
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