Chapter 1553

“Yeah. He’s tired after playing all afternoon,” replied Zachary.

Sophia had strong reason to suspect that the boy was Bryan-whom Corinne raised-and not Benjamin.

Perhaps he felt compelled to play all day and not come home as he felt that it was too strict at home.

The boy might be innocent and immature, but he could still be a potential source of trouble. After all,

there was always a possibility that he might say the wrong thing to Zachary.

She needed to figure out a way to resolve the situation, and fast. The two children under Corinne’s care

were an issue that had to be addressed as well.

Sophia could not accept the existence of children that Jeremy had with another woman.

After pondering for a while, Sophia asked, “Would you consider having another child to keep Benjamin

company?”

Fathering Jeremy’s child would make it much easier for her to get rid of Corinne’s child.

Zachary froze for a moment as his expression sank. “What do you mean by that? Why would you even

suggest that to me? Do you think I’m in any condition to have a child?”

Sophia explained, “Zachary, technology has advanced so much that we could even explore in vitro

techniques! I’m still young, and I want to have another child…” “We can talk about this later,” Zachary

responded coldly. “Your priority right now is to focus on handling your father’s affairs.”

“Okay.” Sophia dropped the topic. However, she could not help but notice the faint traces of sweat on

Zachary’s head. She found it a little strange, so she asked, “Why are you sweating so much?”

A fleeting dark expression crossed Zachary’s face within a second. “I guess the room was just a little

warm.”

Sophia still found it somewhat odd. “Is it? But no matter how hot it was in Molomia, I don’t remember

ever seeing you sweat there…”

Since Zachary spent most of his time in a wheelchair and rarely exercised, it was indeed a very

unusual sight to see him sweating.

Zachary explained, “I slipped when I went to the bathroom earlier. I sweated because I had to exert

myself a little to stand up.”

He could not let Sophia know that he was doing his rehabilitation exercises; that would only serve to

heighten her suspicions.

Sophia accepted his explanation and no longer suspected anything.” Please don’t hesitate to ask me

for help if something like this ever happens again. I’m your wife, so it’s okay for US to look at each

other’s bodies from time to time.

There’s nothing to be shy about!”

Zachary responded, ‘Til let you know if it happens again. Anyway, you should rest. I’m sure you’re tired

after being out the entire day. I’ll go check if Benjamin is awake.”

Sophia still wanted to talk to him, but Zachary had turned his wheelchair and headed back into the

room.

She then received a call on her phone.

Rather than following Zachary in, Sophia sighed and answered the call. It was from her father, Adam.

“Sophia! Melinda and I are about to wrap up our trip.

We’re getting ready to return home now. When will you and Zachary come back?”

Sophia sighed and said, “We might not be able to return just yet. I still haven’t been able to finish doing

what you asked me to do here. It’s taking longer than expected.”

“Is it that difficult to sell some assets?” Adam’s voice grew stern. “What’s taking you so long? Did you

run into any issues in the country?”

“The companies that initially showed interest in acquiring them changed their minds at the last minute

and backed out for unknown reasons,” Sophia complained.

“Hmph!” Adam huffed. “Those sly old foxes must be giving you a hard time because you’re a woman.

Well, Melinda and I have just finished our trip, so we’ll take a flight there right away. I will handle

everything myself, so just leave it to me.”