Pursuing Her Chapter 4

Chapter 4 Ask For Help

"Sir, you've gotten the wrong person.” Sophie pulled her hand out of his grip.Caleb frowned. Looks

like she hasn't forgiven us yet."Sophie, I know you hate us. We didn't have another choice back

then.” He tried hard to persuade her to change her mind.”You didn't have another choice? Ha! You

did make your choice back then,” Sophie mocked.”Sophie, Grandpa's back. He wants to see you.

Even if we were at fault, Grandpa is innocent. He isn't doing well recently.” Caleb knew Josiah was

the only one in the Tanner family that Sophie cared about."Got it. Ill pay him a visit."As expected,

Sophie caved in after he mentioned Josiah.He told her, “Grandpa told me to give you a ride back

home.”"I can head there myself.” Sophie refused to waste more time with him.Back in her house in

Horington, Sophie switched on her laptop and typed a series of codes. After getting what she

wanted, she sent them to the Public Integrity Section.Percy Keyes, huh? This information is enough

to send him to jail! He's nothing but trash judging from his son's actions.She then began packing up

her stuff. After stepping out of the airport, Sophie took a taxi to the hotel she reserved earlier. She

might've agreed to come back, but there was no way she would live in the Tanner residence.At the

hotel, she checked in and went to her room to take a shower. All freshened up, she hailed a taxi to

the Tanner residence.”Mom, did you say Sophie's coming back?” Willow's expression grew grim

after she learned about Sophie's return.”Your grandpa told Caleb to bring her home.” Charmaine

was seething, too."What does Grandpa want? After what Sophie did, people are still gossiping

behind my back! Now that she’s back, people will start saying that the Tanner family’s daughters

are..."Sophie stepped into the house before Willow could finish her sentence. Clearly, Sophie had

heard everything.Willow wasn't afraid of being heard, anyway.”Sophie, how could you be this

shameless? If I were you, I would immediately end my life in shame!” Willow scorned. “If you feel

sorry, you can end your life now.”"Where's Grandpa?” Sophie ignored her blatantly. After all, she

was back to see her grandfather as he wished to see her.A wave of fury crashed through

Willow.”"Mom, just look at her!” she huffed.”Shut up!” Right then, Josiah descended from the

stairs.”Sophie’s my granddaughter, and she has the right to stay in the Tanner residence. If you both

have any objection, you can scram now.”“Grandpa, you can't do this to me. Sophie—"Josiah cut in,

“Willow, don’t you understand my words?” There was a hint of warning in his tone. “Sophie, come

here. I haven't seen you for five whole years.”Sophie's heart ached when she saw her grandfather's

white hair. Obediently, she went to him.“Grandpa, I'm here to pay you a visit."Oh, she’s so skinny.

They left her to her own devices in Horington when she was a kid, and there was no one who could

take care of her.Josiah squeezed her hands."Sophie, I wasn't here five years ago and had no idea

what happened. Now that I'm back, no one will dare to bully you,” he promised.“Thanks, Grandpa.”

He was the only one who trusted her wholeheartedly in the family." There's no need to thank me.

Morgan, go clean Ms. Sophie's room now.” Josiah was in a jovial mood after seeing Sophie.

“Charmaine, you'll have to enroll Sophie into a school tomorrow,” he ordered.”Dad, Sophie was

expelled by her school five years ago. I'm afraid no school would take her in now,” Charmaine

explained. They weren't in Horington and couldn't pay a school to take Sophie in.”Sophie can attend

Jipsdale Premier High together with Willow,” Josiah added as though he hadn't heard her

explanation.”Dad, not everyone can get into Jipsdale Premier High. It's the hardest high school to

get into in Jipsdale! Not even rich and influential people can send their children there. Willa got into

Jipsdale Premier High through her own abilities.”“Grandpa, you don't have to do this.” Sophie only

came here to pay him a visit. She added, “Besides, I'm staying somewhere else. I'm not moving

back.”Josiah’s face turned dark at her words.”Sophie, I promise no one can bully you here. The

Tanner family needs you,” he reiterated.”Grandpa, Sophie knows nothing! All she does is fight and

spend her time with delinquents.”Bang!Josiah slammed his teacup onto the table so loudly that the

tea splashed out."Willow, you are to leave right this instance if you dare to utter one more word!"

Josiah fumed. “Are my orders ineffective now as I wasn't home for five years?"He turned to Sophie.

“Sophie, are you going to disobey me, too?"“Grandpa, I..." Sophie trailed off hesitantly. She would

definitely ignore those words if they came from someone else's lips.However, Josiah was the one

who said those words, and he was the only one who cared for her."Okay, then.” I'll go to Jipsdale

Premier High if that's Grandpa's last wish. “I won't stay here, though,” she said.If she were to stay

under one roof with people she hated, she couldn't promise she wouldn't do anything to

them.“Fine. I won't force you to stay. But you've only returned tonight, so I want you to spend one

night with me.”Sophie nodded in response.”Grandpa, it's late. You should go to bed. I'll stay home

for the next few days to keep you company,” Sophie assured him. She didn't want to disappoint

him.”Good. I'm no longer young, so I want our family to get along with each other,” Josiah said

pointedly. He then got up and went upstairs with Morgan's help.Charmaine went to clean Sophie's

room with Morgan, so only Sophie and Willow were left in the living room.It seemed to Willow that

Sophie wasn't the same person she used to be. No matter what, I'm the only daughter of the Tanner

family.”l can't believe you had the guts to come back home,” Willow sneered. There was a hint of

malice on her face that was unbefitting of her age.Sophie fished out a piece of gum from her

pocket. She unwrapped the gum and stuffed it into her mouth.“Willow, I'll definitely kick you out of

the Tanner family!"Having said that, Sophie spun on her heels and entered the room that she used

to occupy.Boiling with anger, Willow flopped back into the couch. D*mn it. How dare Sophie say

that to me?The next morning, Josiah brought Sophie to Jipsdale Premier High personally.The

principal of the school, Andy Langston, was also the head of the Jipsdale Department of Education.

Busy with his duties, he would only make time to meet important people.Josiah was a well-known

figure in Jipsdale, so he was allowed to wait outside the principal's office with Sophie.Andy only

showed up at his office a little after eleven.He immediately told his assistant to unlock the door and

ushered them in. After learning about Sophie's condition, Andy was stumped.Sophie's results

wouldn't get her into any vocational schools, let alone the prestigious Jipsdale Premier High."Mr.

Langston, I've never asked for anyone's help, but please do me a favor this time,” Josiah

pleaded.”Old Mr. Tanner, I'm not refusing to help you. I believe you know that Jipsdale Premier High

is the top high school in Jipsdale. Most of our students are capable of entering Ivy League schools. I

can't do anything with Sophie's results. I think you should try applying to vocational schools instead.

I don't think other high schools would take her in with her results.”Sophie had never wanted Josiah

to ask someone else for help, so she got up to leave Josiah knew how proud she was, so he rose to

his feet and went after her hastily.Right then, Andy received a call from Felix.