Chapter 380

Sterling proceeded to pick up the important things like her driver’s license and keys, then the four of them left together.

Before they got into their cars, Sterling suddenly said, “Oh yeah, Soph, Honey, I have something interesting to tell you!”

“Well, Charles was getting anxious waiting in the room just now so the two of us decided to go to the stairwell for a smoke, and guess what we saw!”

A loud bump sounded from behind him. Turns out Nicole had bumped herself as she was climbing into the car.

“Honey, what’s the matter with you today? You’re acting especially clumsy today, are you hurt? Here, let me blow on it to make it feel better!”

Sterling’s heart ached at the sight of Nicole accidentally hurting herself.

Sophia cast Nicole a glance as she slowly asked, “What did you see?”

“There were these two strong and burly men at the stairwell, and the second they saw us entering through the door, they quickly hid something behind their backs! However, it was a pointless move because the smell of chloroform in the air was too strong! They must have doused a napkin or handkerchief of some sort with chloroform, I actually think they might have been intending to kidnap someone! Once the person loses consciousness, they can easily carry the person away without creating a racket!”

He had seen this trick often in films and television shows!

Sophia immediately broke into a cold sweat as she turned her head stiffly to look at Nicole. However, her sister-in-law did not meet her gaze.

If she had followed Nicole to the stairwell back then, she would have been abducted by those two men, would she not?

What was her sister-in-law up to?!

“I was just suggesting to Nicole to go to the stairwell so we could talk just now, how fortunate that we didn’t then, that sounds dangerous.” The smile on Nicole’s face seemed forced and rigid.

“It really is dangerous!” Sterling, being as oblivious as usual, did not notice the tension in the air. “Soph, you’re a beautiful girl so it’s best to never go to such isolated places alone, you might make yourself an easy target! Do you hear me?”

Sophia licked her dry lips as she replied in an ambiguous manner, “Sometimes it’s not the matter of a place being isolated, you just never know whether someone has already targeted you before that. Don’t you agree, Nicole?”

“Everywhere a pretty lady goes is dangerous no matter how,” Nicole answered smartly before quickly steering the topic away. “The two kids are still at home, do you think they’re awake yet? We should get back soon,” she urged Sterling.

Sterling waved goodbye to Charles and drove away.

During the drive back, he suggested, “I’m in a good mood today, I don’t feel like going to work anymore. Honey, why don’t we go out and enjoy the rest of the day?”

His wife had always loved going out on dates but he had been so busy with work recently he had been unable to spend time with her.

“The kids are at home though,” Nicole turned to look out the window as she replied absent-mindedly.

“What’s the big deal? We have the maids and nanny at home, don’t we? Come on honey, why don’t we go to the aquarium? They recently just gotten the beluga whale that has been viral on the internet and it’s really cute, I’m sure you’ll love it!”

Sterling spoke enthusiastically.

However, Nicole seemed disinterested. “Sterling, I think it’s best if you go back to work. We’re still on the last part of our plan and we haven’t officially addressed the negative news on the White family, I’m worried that we would become like the Jones family and have our plans fall apart at the very end!”

Thinking that what she said made sense, Sterling dropped her home and headed back to the office.

As soon as he left the house, Nicole anxiously went upstairs and made a phone call.

“I did everything you asked me to but Soph insists on avenging my mother-in-law and she’s adamant about staying by Mr. Harris’ side to wait for the opportunity to take revenge. I tried persuading her but she won’t budge, what should we do now?”

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At the supermarket.

“Miss, I’m sorry but your card has been declined. May I know if you would like to try a different card or payment method?” The supermarket cashier asked.

Leah took back her card and stuffed it into her wallet, then pulled the brim of her cap lower as she replied, “Apply Pay please.”

She remembered that the debit account linked to her Apply Pay account still had tens of thousands of dollars.

However, once she took out her phone, she discovered that she was unable to log into her Apple account because it had been reported.

The people standing behind her in the queue were getting impatient.

“Excuse me, the young lady in front, can you please hurry up? I’m in a rush now. Thank you.”

“Just buy it if you want it and don’t if you don’t want it, what’s the holdup?”

“We’re running out of space to queue, can you hurry up please!”

The cashier asked again, “Miss, may I know which payment method would you like to use?”

“I’m sorry, I don’t want these anymore.” Leah did not have a single cent in her wallet and both her credit cards and Apple Pay were unusable, so she had no choice but to leave empty-handed.

“You should have just left if you didn’t want to buy the things, what a waste of everyone’s time!” Someone complained from behind.

Leah had never encountered a situation where she did not have enough money to pay and getting mocked by someone else. Her face heated up in embarrassment and she lowered her head, desperate to leave the shop as quickly as possible.

However, she accidentally bumped into someone, and her cap and sunglasses were knocked off.

Everyone immediately looked over at the commotion and the crowd broke into a clamor.

“Oh d*mn, isn’t that Leah Jones of Jones Group? She’s much prettier in real life than in photos!”

“What’s the use of a pretty face when she’s a conniving she-devil! I wouldn’t dare to sleep with her even if she offers me her body for free, I’m scared I would die before I knew it!”

“First, she set up a car accident and set up false evidence to frame someone, then she attempted suicide to gain sympathy, she’s too shameless!”

“Didn’t she pretend to be a cripple too? I wish she would get hit by a car and become a real one someday soon!”

All their comments and mutters were like blades that drove right into Leah’s heart, and she felt as if her heart was about to be sliced open!

Growing up, she had only been showered with words of praises, but ever since Sophia was released from prison, everything in her life was just downhill!

Leah bit her lip and forced down the tears that brimmed her eyes. She quickly picked up her cap and sunglasses before dashing out of the store.

Many of the on-lookers followed her as they took videos of her while throwing insulting and criticizing remarks, whereas some even went so far as to throw random things at her.

Atrophy of Love: Mr. Harris, Stop Fooling Around!

Chapter 379 Have You Made Up Your Mind When she finally lost sight of all those people, her legs were completely sore.

She was not pretending to be a cripple, she truly had a permanent limp now. Although she was able to walk just like any other ordinary person, the limp was what set her apart from being normal.

Leah sat in the dark stairway as she called her father. All along, he was the one who understood her best.

“Dad, I...” She started talking the moment the call was connected but was interrupted by her father on the other end of the phone.

“Leah, I understand why you did what you did but that doesn’t mean I can forgive you. Do you know how much your mistake has cost the Jones family? Your false information and poor judgment have set Jones Group behind by at least four or five years now!”

Leah softened her tone. “Dad, I know I was wrong and I promise to never do anything stupid to Charles and Sophia anymore, but you have to believe me that I can make up for this.”

“You said that when you wanted us to buy the White family’s shares!” Mr. Jones gritted his teeth in frustration. “I’m very busy now cleaning up after your mess, don’t call me anymore!”

“Dad, I...” Beep beep beep...

Leah tried calling him several times after that but she only reached his voicemail. Her father had blocked her.

She wiped away the tears in her eyes and called everyone in her address book one after another, but still, nobody picked up. Even when they did, they would hang up immediately, avoiding her like the plague.

The only person she had not tried was her brother.

Leah’s lashes trembled as she stared at the number, and with a shaking hand, she pressed the call button.