Chapter 41

Soon, Sofia understood the reason why Eulanda refused to accept Lawrence. This conversation also revealed a few things. First, Eulanda tried to reach out to spend more time with Sofia, yet Eunice and Lawrence always rejected her as she would not invite Charlotte as well.

Eunice and Lawrence did not want to make Charlotte feel like she was not a family member. This reasoning seemed alright for the younger version of Sofia, as she had treated Charlotte as a real sister.

“Are you alright?” Alexander asked as he placed his coat around Sofia, shielding her from the cold chilly night.

“This place is beautiful,” she responded with a smile as she looked at the cityscape that she could see from the rooftop. After a few minutes of silence, she added, “I feel a little heavy.”

“Your grandmother is well known in the business community not just because of the charities and galas that she always hosts. She was and still is the chairman of LH Group. She is a fierce businesswoman who was able to excel in a man’s world.”

“She never accepted Lawrence, yet she still agreed to give Mother and him a position inside the company,” Sofia said. “Why do you think that is?” Sofia had already asked this question of her grandmother, but the latter simply shrugged before drinking another glass of champagne.

If Eulanda was scared that Lawrence would harm the Lockhart Family, then why did she make Eunice the chairman? Was it because she wanted to keep them closer?

At this point, this was the only explanation that she had. Eulanda wanted to keep an eye on them, so she chose to keep them closer. She gave a job to both Eunice and Lawrence and watched from the sidelines as they performed. Then this means...

“Do you think she has proof against Lawrence?” Sofia asked.

“Why do you think she wanted you to visit the company on Monday?” he retorted.

Sofia was about to answer when her phone started buzzing. She looked at the caller and cringed when she saw it was Daniel. Alexander shrugged when he saw his brother’s name, so Sofia answered the call.

“Hey...” Daniel said. “I saw the news! Congratulations.”

“Then you must have read the ugly comments from Charlotte’s fans.” Sofia smiled. Naturally, LH GROUP immediately announced that Sofia was chosen as the new CEO of LH Design.

However, this has gathered a lot of criticism from Charlotte’s fans, who threatened to abandon the brand altogether because of employing a bully CEO.

This time, Charlotte did not say anything to stop her fans or issue a statement telling them that she was not bullied. Her silence spoke volumes, and now her fans assumed that Sofia threatened Charlotte.

“Is there a need to focus on them?” Daniel asked. “Those people can’t even afford to buy one of your designer items,” he sneered. “Soon, the news will die down, and everyone will forget about this matter.”

Except Charlotte wanted all the attention, Sofia thought inwardly. Charlotte’s agency must have wanted to use this scandal as a prelude to her album—as a prelude to something that Charlotte currently does not have. “Of course,” Sofia said. Since she was not a celebrity, she was not too worried about rumors like this.

“So, I will pick you up tomorrow? Six in the morning?” Daniel offered.

“Of course,” Sofia said. “I will send you my address.”

“Hmmm... Alright. You should sleep early. I will see you tomorrow. Love—” Sofia ended the call before Daniel could say more.

The moment the call ended, he frowned.

“She gave you her address?” a familiar voice echoed behind him. Before he could answer her, he felt her start caressing his chest. “You have been avoiding me lately. I just received news that it might be because of her grandmother,” Charlotte pouted. “That old woman really has a long life. When will she die?”

According to Charlotte’s stories, Eulanda was an abusive woman who hated her when she was younger. Because of this, Eunice and Lawrence decided to have less contact with her. At first, Daniel did not believe these words.

However, he soon realized that Eulanda was truly a beast in the business industry. How could someone like Eulanda Lockhart have the heart to play with her granddaughters?

Eulanda was a scary businesswoman. She was cold and manipulative. It would only make sense that she would not accept Charlotte as a part of her family.

“Eulanda is not in the US,” Daniel said. “Sofia would have told me about it.” In the past, Daniel asked Sofia about Eulanda. He wanted to build a relationship with that woman. However, Sofia immediately told him that they were not close.

She grew up without seeing her grandmother for months. Usually, the older woman would only show up before Sofia’s birthday to give her a gift and then would leave to travel all around the world. Sofia did not even know her grandmother’s current whereabouts at that time.

Charlotte rolled her eyes. “This song is different than what Sofia wrote,” Charlotte said as she threw the piece of paper that she was holding away. “It’s not as emotional.”

“Well, this was the only composer that I was able to find,” Daniel uttered. “Just alter it to your liking and then you are done.”

Again, Charlotte pouted. Her agent and her manager had been pressuring her to write a song for her album. They wanted her to milk the current popularity as much as possible and keep her name on the trending list before she announced the release of her new songs.

However, Sofia refused to write a song for her. Now, Charlotte could, of course, try and persuade Sofia to write a song for her, but she did not want to make it look like she was desperate. She did not want Sofia to suspect anything.

And Charlotte realized that her initial decision not to force Sofia was actually right as she had Eulanda behind her. She immediately thought of that strict woman with a crisp bun and sharp green eyes. For some reason, she was unable to stop thinking about her.

“I have access to Sofia’s flat. I know she kept a few of her written songs in that place,” Charlotte uttered, thinking about the not-so-perfect songs that Sofia wrote in the past.

As someone who was obsessed with her work, Sofia always seemed to perfect things. This can be seen in her designs and the songs that she wrote in the past. This meant she had to throw away a lot of failures.

Daniel was silent for a few minutes before he finally caved. “Alright. I will ask her about it.”

“Thank you. You really are the best.”

“How could I watch you suffer like this?” Daniel smiled.

In response, Charlotte kissed his lips, and soon enough, sounds of pleasure filled the room.

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