Chapter 27

Chapter 27

“Where is she?” Lawrence inquired the moment she answered the call. “They informed me you sent doctors and took her...”

“Have you heard the news?” Sofia asked. “That doctor is not someone wel could trust.”

“Sofia...”

“My mother is safe,” Sofia stated, her voice cold. She stared at the fireplace in the living room. She chose not to work this time

and simply stayed in the house with him. Tomorrow, the meeting would happen, and Alexander suggested that she stay at home

instead of going to the office. The arrest of Dr. Mulach would make everything more dangerous, as it would make Lawrence

suspect that she knew something.

“Please do not expect me to trust you after what happened, Father. It was you who recommended Dr. Mulach. You cannot blame

me for doubting you,” Sofia said.

“I, too, was not aware that he is someone like that.”

“| heard that he had arrest warrants all over the world,” Sofia said. “It’s hard to believe that you knew nothing about it.”

“Sofia-”

“l only asked my doctors to test my mother’s blood,” Sofia said. “If | find something... Dr. Mulach will rot in prison!” Sofia hisset.

Then she ended the call without waiting for Lawrence to say another word. She placed her phone on the coffee table as she

balled her hands into fists, trying her best to stop them from trembling.

Since Lawrence came into her life, this was the first time she had raised her voice at him. This was the first time that she actually

talked to him like this. The experience was jarring. She could not stop her lips from

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trembling, and her heart was racing like a horse. Yet, it was necessary. She held her other hand and closed her eyes.

She knew her face had already lost its color.

“You want one?” a mellowed deep voice interrupted her stupor. She lifted her gaze and found Alexander standing nearby, a wine

glass in hand.

“| need something stronger...”

He smirked and then handed her his glass. “Whiskey?”

“Better...” Sofia downed it in one go, letting the spicy alcohol warm up her insides. “I didn’t know that the great chairman of

Beaumont Empire would offer me some whiskey in broad daylight.”

He snorted as he sat beside her. “Only when | am with a beautiful woman.”

She arched her eyebrow. She knew that he was only trying to calm her senses, and she appreciated that. “Strange...”

“What is?”

“| never knew that you like beautiful women...” Daniel never told her anything about Alexander. Aside from the fact that he had a

terrible. brother who was out to get him, Daniel never once talked about. Alexander's private life.

However, the fact that Alexander was never linked to a woman made his private life a little... mysterious.

Sofia recalled Karina telling her that Alexander might be into men. Karina had gossiped about this man a thousand times

because the firm that she was working with handled a few things concerning the Beaumont Empire.

Somehow her words made him chuckle.

“Strange...” he uttered.

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“What is?” she asked in return.

“| didn’t know you were listening to gossip about me, Miss Lockhart...”

“| was not,” she immediately said.

“Really?”

“Really... why would | listen to gossip about you? | already have a lot on my plate,” Sofia said.

“Is that so?”

She pouted and grabbed the wine glass that was still in his hand then she drank its contents too. She could already feel her

cheeks heating up. “Some people talk...” she uttered. “I must have heard it somewhere, but then again, there is no smoke

without a fire.”

He chuckled. “Heard what?” his lips lifted into a sexy smirk as if... as if he was waiting for her to embarrass herself further.

“I- Nothing.”

“Heard what, Miss Lockhart?” he leaned closer. Almost immediately, the smell of his aftershave and a subtle hint of his perfume

filled her senses. She swallowed, blinking at him.

“I~ you are too close.” He was getting closer and closer, leaving her

breathless. For some reason, she was tempted to push him, but her hand. refused to move. Her already calmed heart once

again started drumming against her chest.

“What did you hear?” he asked, his voice sending shivers down her spine.

“That you have no interest in women,” she blurted out, feeling the tension thicken between them.

“And do you believe them?” he asked, his gaze locked onto hers, making

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“Do you believe that | have no interest in women?”

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Sofia did not know what to say. In fact, a part of her believed it. The fact. that he was the one who approached her, asking her for

a marriage of convenience, made it so suspicious. “I! would not judge someone just based on their preference,” Sofia said, trying

to maintain composure. Then she realized how close he already was. “You are still my husband.”

For a while, he only stared there, the charged silence hanging between them. His eyes bore into her green eyes, and the air

crackled with an unspoken desire. His breathing was calm, but the intensity in his gaze told a different story. It was as if he was

searching for something, perhaps an emotion, or a glint of something sinister.

Slowly, Sofia’s gaze lowered down to his tall nose and traced the contours of his perfect skin. She couldn’t help but notice the

way his lips glistened, and the proximity made her acutely aware of his moistened lips.

Unknowingly, she swallowed before her gaze darted back to his eyes. “Find something interesting?” he smirked.

Just as she was about to snap back, she heard someone clearing his throat nearby.

Sofia’s eyes widened as she pushed Alexander away and turned towards. Josef who stood not too far away from them. Her eyes

then landed on the man standing behind Josef. Blond, blue eyes, and a smug smirk. She found him quite familiar.

“| apologize for disturbing you, but the doctor is here...” Josef said before he looked at his boss. “Dr. Moore is here...”

Dr. Moore?

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Sofia frowned as she got up and straightened her clothes. “Dr. Hugo Moore?” she asked.

“My... | never thought that my humble name would reach the ears of such a beautiful lady,” Dr. Moore smiled. He walked towards

her and was about to grab her hand when Alexander got up.

“You are about to examine her blood. Why are you going to kiss her hand?” Alexander slapped the doctor’s hand, his face ugly.

“It seems that you already heard of his name; then there is no need for a fancy introduction. Sofia, this is Hugo Moore.”

Hugo beamed. “Please call me Hugo. Here is my-”

“Hugo, this is Sofia...” Alexander interrupted his words. “My wife.”

“Huh?” Hugo froze, confusion flashed in his eyes. He looked at Sofia then towards Alexander. “Wife? What wife?”

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