Chapter 138
Changing only for her (Sophie and Tristan)
Chapter 138 It Is Up To Fate
âConsider it a show of respect on my behalf, Soph. Please?â Josiah was really worried that the Laird
family would hurt Sophie.
Sophie felt annoyed. She didnât want to go because she didnât have any relationship with Mason. I
really donât know why Mason insists on meeting me. Why is it necessary? Ugh, fine. I suppose
everyone thinks differently. Since he wants to meet me this badly, Iâll go and meet him. It doesnât affect
anything, anyway.
When he saw her nod, he let out a sigh of relief. Itâs always better to make one less enemy.
What he didnât know was that Sophie had gotten so powerful that even the Laird family wouldnât be
able to go against her.
Naturally, the happiest person to hear that response was Charmaine.
She still remembered vividly what Constance promised her. Now I just need to bring Sophie to meet
with Mason and Mrs. Laird will do the rest.
Constance and Willow were still standing outside of the ward. When Constance saw Sophie, her
expression brightened a little, but she still wasnât happy, because she didnât like Sophie. I really donât
understand what my son is doing. Even if nothing happened five years ago, I still donât like her!
Sophie ignored the two of them and went into the ward directly.
âI donât know why you insisted on meeting me, but I really donât think itâs necessary at all. I already
made my stance clear, no?â she blurted as she stared right into Masonâs eyes.
She really didnât have any feelings left for him.
Even after he saw her acting and talking like that, he was still unwilling to accept the reality.
âI knew what I did was wrong, Soph.â He didnât want to believe that, but there was no way to get some
people back after they had missed the opportunity.
âSince we went to school together before, Iâll leave you with a few words of advice, Mason. This is your
life, and so are your legs. It doesnât matter to me if you want to accept treatment because thatâs your
decision. Donât keep dragging me into your affairs. You know what kind of person your mom is.â Sophie
really felt that she had done her best.
âNo matter what you say, Iâll never give up, Soph! Once my legs recover, Iâll make up for everything I
did wrong!â Mason suddenly felt confident. Yeah! How can I give her happiness when Iâm like this? I
need to recover as soon as possible and return to how I was. Right now, I donât even deserve to stand
beside her.
âI told you already, whatever happens to you in the future has nothing to do with me. Why do you insist
on involving me in your affairs?â Sophie really didnât understand why he wouldnât stop pestering her,
despite everything she had said. If he turns out like this after spending a few years overseas, then what
was the point of him going overseas at all?
Unwilling to speak any further, she turned and left the room.
Willowâs expression appeared twisted when she saw Sophie walking out, but she didnât dare to say
anything.
Constance entered the room swiftly.
âMom! Ask the doctor to come here immediately. I want to stand up as soon as I can!â Mason looked
like he was in a hurry to stand back up again.
âIâm glad youâve finally thought things through, Mason. I always know youâll pick yourself up again.â
Constance promptly asked people to call for the doctor in charge.
The doctor gave Mason a full-body check-up.
âHowâs the situation, doctor?â she asked worryingly.
The doctor turned to them with a troubled expression.
âThe operation was a success, but he just canât stand up. The situation is difficult to explain.â He had no
idea what to do.
Masonâs expression changed when he heard that. âWhat do you mean?â
âI really did my best, Mr. Laird, but Iâve never seen anything like your condition before.â The doctor
didnât know what to do.
Constanceâs expression shifted as she spoke with dissatisfaction. âYouâre just finding an excuse for
your incompetence!â
The doctor couldnât figure out a way to treat Mason, but he couldnât piss the Laird family off either, so
he just kept quiet.
âIs there really no way to heal me?â Mason asked with despair. I canât stay like this!
âThe only person in Chanaea I can think of who can help you is the legendary doctor, Arius.â When the
doctor mentioned Arius, there was an expression of admiration on his face.
Arius was a Chanaean legend. He was the first and youngest person to enter the medical association.
âThe legendary doctor, Arius?â Constance heard that name before.
In fact, many people did. However, only a few had met him before.
âYou can try to contact him, Mrs. Laird.â After the doctor gave his suggestion, he left.
Constance immediately tried out different ways to contact Arius, but none of it worked.
Concurrently, Sophie was taking Josiah to get a full-body check-up.
She held on to his coat and cane as she waited outside.
It would take over two hours for the check-up to conclude. Since it was the weekend, Ysabelle invited
her to hang out, but she rejected it.
âWhat are you busying about, Soph? Arenât we good friends?â Ysabelle was feeling bored being alone.
âIâm at the hospital,â Sophie replied.
âWhat? The hospital? Why are you there? Are you sick? Why didnât you tell me youâre sick?â
âIâm not sick. I took my grandpa to the hospital for a check-up.â
âI see. In that case, Iâll come and see you after youâre done.â The final exam was approaching, so
Ysabelle wanted to study with her friend.
âMhm. I still have things to do, so Iâll hang up now.â
When Tristan descended from upstairs, he saw Ysabelle sighing and shaking her head.
âWhatâs wrong? Why arenât you looking for Sophie?â He recalled she mentioned she wanted to meet
with Sophie yesterday. It was why he was slightly confused as to why she was still in the house.
âI donât know what Soph has been occupied with. She doesnât have time to see me at all! Do you know
why she is so busy, Uncle Tristan?â Ysabelle asked. She may be in the hospital today, but what about
the past few days?
âI also donât know what is up with her.â
Both uncle and niece were feeling depressed because of the same person.
Once the check-up was over, Sophie helped Josiah exit the room.
âMy body really is fine, Soph. Thereâs no need for me to do so many check-ups.â Josiah didnât want her
to worry.
âItâs just a routine check-up, Grandpa. You donât need to worry about it. Iâll send you back now.â Sophie
spoke.
âThe driver is downstairs. You should leave if you have something you need to do. I can go back by
myself.â He knew she had things to do and didnât want to trouble her.
He was right. She wanted to meet Arius as soon as possible to know the result.
âIâll let the driver send you back first, Grandpa. I really do have something else I need to take care of,
so I wonât be going home with you.â
Seeing Sophie like that made Josiah sad. Life and death are dictated by fate. There are many things
that canât be changed even if we wanted to. I just hope she wonât fall into a dead end.
He wanted to tell her what he was thinking, but seeing how much effort she was putting into caring for
him, he felt it would be inappropriate if he did. Thus, he just sighed resignedly.
After she watched the driver leave with her grandfather, Sophie turned back to the hospital.