âOh, donât call me an outsider just yet. Someday, | might be your aunt,â Sophie said confidently. âThe chances of that are slim.â
Angela left.
Sophieâs chest was heaving in anger. Another servant then came for her. âMiss Liamson, Madam Charlotte is in the tea room.
She wants to see you.â
Sophie quickly turned around. Trying to befriend anyone in this household was a waste of time. She would rather make Charlotte happy, since she was the one calling all the shots here.
Charlotte was having tea in the tea room. She was looking really delighted. What Ren told her made her feel great relief, though she was a little unhappy that Ren didnât tell her soon. | wouldnât have asked Sophie over otherwise.
Sophie came into the room and happily took the seat beside Charlotte. âHi, Charlotte. The servant said you wanted to see me.â
âAh, Sophie. There you are. Hereâs a gift for you. Itâs been great talking to you. Do visit me often, alright?â Charlotte gave her a gift while looking at Sophie affectionately.
Sophie was a smart woman. The gift and what Charlotte said were bad signs. Her heart sank. So the blind dateâs over?Sheâs giving me up? Why? Did Angela do something again?
â| canât take this, Charlotte. Itâs great enough that | get to talk to you.â She pushed the gift back into Charlotteâs hand while smiling.
âYou're a nice girl, Sophie. | like you very much, but Ren told me that he has someone he likes now. | donât want you to waste your time on him anymore. You're a brilliant girl. You'll find a nice guy to marry. Sorry for taking up your time.â Charlotte sounded apologetic.
Sophie looked down. She was smiling, but her eyes were filled with disappointment. | see. So | didnât make the cut. Is this the end?
All of a sudden, she realized something. She sneered quietly, He has someone he likes?
She looked at Charlotte. âCharlotte, may | know whoâs the lady he likes? Maybe | know her.â
Charlotte smiled at her, and she sighed. âHeâs keeping her under wraps. Wonder what's the mystery.â
Ahint of evil glinted in Sophieâs eyes. Heâs not being mysterious. Heâs just too scared to tell you guys who he likes. Oh, so heâs going to toss his future away and reveal his sordid relationship with Ruka, huh?Heâd probably reveal it if he wasnât the vice president, but since heâs still the VP, he needs to keep his image intact.
âThereâs something | really want to tell you, but it might upset you, Charlotte.â Sophie bit her lip and acted like she was ina dilemma. âWhat is it? Tell me,â Charlotte asked curiously. She was in a good mood today.
âSo | was looking for Ren before lunch.â She blinked innocently. The lady was still keeping up the act. âI did find him, but... but |
saw...
âWhat did you see?â Charlotteâs interest was piqued.
â| saw Ruka and Ren together in the study. | didnât see what they were doing inside, but they came out holding hands. Ruka was the one who held Renâs hand first, but that canât be real. | must have been seeing things. She canât be dating Ren. Scarletâs her godmother.â
Charlotteâs cup fell and shattered into pieces. The old lady looked furious. She asked with a trembling voice, âWhat did you say?
Are they dating?â