Chapter 1444

Xante adjusted her gold-rimmed spectacles calmly and said, “Francine told me that our boss

encountered Sophia when she went to pick up the children today.”

Aaron’s expression froze. “When did that woman return to the country? None of our people noticed

that.”

Xante narrowed her eyes thoughtfully and replied, “She obviously knows that we’ve been keeping an

eye on her over the years. She has a strong sense of vigilance, and her family power in Molomia is

such that they are fully capable of avoiding us. She has every means of returning to the country

undetected. According to Francine, she claimed to be married and was holding a child in her arms.

Francine came to us because she wants us to find out who her husband is.”

Aaron sat across from Xante and mused, “I didn’t think she got married so secretively. Our men have

been keeping an eye on her, but no one has ever seen any man with her. Could it be—”

Xante was well aware of what Aaron was insinuating and immediately cautioned, “We can’t jump to any

conclusions just yet. Have someone to find out several things: the hotel she’s currently staying in, her

husband’s background, and the reason for her return to the country.”

Aaron raised his hand and made an ‘OK’ gesture. “Consider it done.”

Aaron left the room to make the necessary calls. After a few minutes, he returned and reported, “I

found out that Sophia’s family of three is staying at Exeter Hotel in the city center. They’re

accompanied by about a dozen of Adam’s most professional bodyguards.”

Xante raised an eyebrow in intrigue. “And her husband’s identity?”

“There’s hardly any usable information at the moment.” Aaron shook his head. “I only found the name

Zachary Finnix.”

That name brought disappointment to Xante. They made some progress in finding out the name of the

husband, but it was not the person they had been for many years.

Aaron added, “I also received some reliable information that Adam is considering retirement and plans

to hand over the entire family business to his daughter, Sophia. She’s willing to take over her father’s

business, which is why she returned to the country to sell off some of the company’s assets. She wants

to pull everything out of the country and never return.”

Xante pondered over that information in silence. The domestic market held significant potential for

growth, yet Sophia was willing to dispose of those assets completely.

At Exeter Hotel.

It took Jeremy an hour to finish his shower. He had limited use of his legs and feet, so dressing up was

a very time-consuming task. After he had put on his clothes, he returned to his wheelchair and spent

some time drying his hair before leaving the bathroom.

Sophia had already fed their son, Benjamin, and put him to sleep. Seeing the man emerge from the

bathroom, she wore a disappointed frown as she said, “I understand you’re concerned about your

physical disability, Zachary, but you and I are husband and wife. I’m not put off by what happened. It’s

dangerous for you to take a bath alone, so please don’t avoid me like this. Let me take care of you.

Please just give it a try!”

The man rolled the wheelchair to the bed and glanced deeply at his peacefully sleeping son. “I just

don’t want to be a burden to anyone.”

Sophia could not hide her sorrow and inadvertently raised her voice. “You’re not a burden to me,

Zachary!”

The sleeping child frowned, seemingly disturbed by the conversation. Zachary, too, frowned and

brought a finger to his lips. He gestured for Sophia to speak softly and extended his hand to pat his

son’s back. In doing so, he wanted to encourage his son to sleep peacefully.

The boy’s frown gradually relaxed, and he sank into a deep slumber.