Pursuing Her Chapter 107

Chapter 107 What Is Her Relationship To Him

“That's right. Who else could it be, aside from her?” Tristan was totally unabashed about his

favoritism toward Sophie.Hearing him say that gave Winter a feeling of tightness in her chest. It was

as though she was suffocating from being throttled.“It's been a while, Mr. Tristan."Winter finally

regained her own voice. No matter. It's not too late so long as they are yet to marry.Tristan merely

acknowledge her with a nod."Let's go and get this document signed then. A good thing that I got

here in time too, as I wouldn't know where else I'd be able to find you otherwise.""Stick around for a

bit. I'll drive you over later.” Tristan reiterated as he did not want her to leave on her own.Only after

he saw Sophie signal her agreement did Tristan take Charles upstairs. His personal seal had still

been left on the ninetieth floor.That left Winter and Sophie inside the lobby.Not the chatty sort, to

begin with, Sophie was not that fond of Winter either. Hence, she had no inclination to interact with

the latter and simply sat there in silence while she waited.That made Winter feel indignant.A real

snobbish one, aren't you? You're only getting to remain by Mr. Tristan's side temporarily, and that's

it. What's there for you to be so stuck up about?”l heard that Transfix Cosmetics are making real

progress under your stewardship, so congrats!” said Winter while she absentmindedly tousled her

own hair.Sophie merely grunted and made no attempt to build on the conversation.”You've seen for

yourself, Sophie. Mr. Tristan and you aren't in the same league, no matter how much effort you put

in. We ought to be aware of our own limitations so as not to make life any more difficult for

ourselves than it needs to be."Hearing that elicited a chuckle from Sophie.”Isn’t that the truth? Given

your reputation, never mind the Lombard family, even the Laird family might not think much of you.

Being as young as you are, you may not understand where I'm coming from, but I'm only saying this

for your own good."“For my own good?” Sophie could not stifle a laugh. “Is it because you think

that I'm young and impressionable, Ms. Quigley, or because you think I'm a moron? Aren't you

telling me these just to make me leave Mr. Tristan?" That yielded a frown from Winter that the

exquisite makeup on her face was unable to mask.Yet, an instant later, she got that smile back up on

her face."No. Sincerely, I only hope that you may be able to appreciate the reality of the situation for

yourself.”“Mr. Tristan, huh? Perhaps others may think that I'm unfit for him, but I, Sophie Tanner, am

definitely good enough if that's what I desire.”Did she seriously believe that I'm some ignorant girl

who could be brainwashed that easily?“Don't you know that there are many things in this world that

are immutable and completely beyond your control, Ms. Tanner? Like, the status quo that you're

born into!"“Ha!" replied Sophie with a sneer. “Are you that lacking in self-confidence? Having to

bring in your family background to back you up even in matters of love?"“Self-confidence? Do you

believe that the people in high society do not care about these things? You did not strike me as

such a naive person, Ms. Tanner!”A fling is something else, but when it comes to the question of

marriage and having to spend the rest of your lives together, it will no longer be the concern of two

individuals; It's the business of two families.”The Lombards are a family that you Tanners can never

hope to get in with. Besides, you're the notorious Ms. Sophie, an outcast even to your own family.””I

see! It looks like I'm really not good enough for Mr. Tristan.” Sophie nodded as though in

agreement. “But would you dare repeat what you've just said to Mr. Tristan? Why don't you tell him

that, and ask him to stop pestering me? To be honest, I'm still very undecided about whether I want

to be with him! Now that you've mentioned it, it got me thinking whether I should seriously

consider our possibilities.”"Haha. Mr. Tristan, pestering you? I'm genuinely shocked, Sophie, by how

far you'd go in making such outrageous claims.”Sophie was generally unenthused about continuing

with this exchange.”You should know better than anyone whether there's any truth to it. Have you

ever been up to the ninetieth floor? It was Mr. Tristan who brought me there himself. Do you know

the layout there?"Initially, she did not want to bother with her, but the latter's relentless prodding

made her decide to pile onto her counterpart’s misery.”You—"That had Winter practically shaking

with rage.Sophie then firmly disengaged. When the receptionist who knew Sophie to be an

important associate of Tristan saw that they were still there, she immediately brought her a glass of

warm water.”Have some water, Ms. Tanner.”“Thank you.”"I really wasn't aware that you are Mr.

Tristan’s girlfriend, Ms. Tanner, so please do not take it personally if I'd offended you in any way

today.” The lady from the front desk looked at her in concern, for it was a well-paying job that she

could not afford to lose. It's fine. Don’t worry about it.” Putting herself in her counterparts shoes,

she understood that the receptionist was only doing her job, and thus she was not going to be

petty about it."Then I shan't continue to disturb you.” Hearing her response did much to set the

receptionist's mind at ease. “Oh, would you mind putting in a good word on my behalf in front of

Mr. Tristan as well? I really didn't mean to badmouth him.” Seeing that Sophie was being more

approachable, the receptionist made yet another overture.She thought she must have been out of

her mind today, declaring that Tristan was not interested in women, and in front of his girlfriend, at

that.Sophie was thoroughly taken aback by that request.”I'm not his girlfriend, actually.” Concerning

that, Sophie thought it better to clarify.The receptionist was baffled. Why would Mr. Tristan bring

her up to the ninetieth floor if they weren't dating?"They're not together,” Winter chimed in

immediately when she heard her counterpart say so. So, Mr. Tristan has never regarded Sophie as

his girlfriend.What Sophie said came to her as some relief.”Ms. Quigley—" The receptionist certainly

recognized Winter but was also aware that Tristan did not regard the latter in any exceptional

way.At that moment, Tristan stepped out of the elevator alongside Charles.”You don't have to

concern yourself with this matter anymore. I'd take care of it,” said Charles as he walked. “Winter's

really fond of you, Mr. Tristan. Though I know that you don't feel the same way about her, I just

hope that you'd be able to let things slide on my account, no matter what she might attempt to do

in the future,” said Charles in disquietude when he saw how Winter and Sophie were, standing next

to each other."We're buddies, Charles, so there's no need to say such things between us. I'd turn a

blind eye, so long as she does not try to harm Sophie.”Having grown up together with Charles, he

had few qualms about agreeing to such a request, conditional to Winter not wishing ill upon

Sophie.“Of course.”Charles remained uneasy even with such verbal assurances, as Winter was

persistent and had proved unreceptive to his own repeated warnings.”All right. Let's go!” Tristan

sounded a little different from usual when he came up beside Sophie, being much more gentle in

his tone when he spoke to her.That did not sit well with Winter who was quietly infuriated.”I think

we should be taking our leave as well.”She had insisted on accompanying me to the Lombard Group

only to catch a glimpse of Tristan, so that ought to make her give up now!“Charles, I..."Winter felt

profoundly aggrieved. All the effort I had put in was for the sake of keeping up with him. Sleeping

no more than a few hours a day and working hard to get myself into a top university; all that was to

make myself good enough for him. But what of him? Not once had he recognized the sacrifices that

I had made."You can't force love, Winter, so you ought to just give it up.” With the exception of

Sophie, Mr. Tristan has never brought any woman up to the ninetieth floor. Doesn't this make the

issue obvious?