After visiting every bank she had worked with in three days, Sophie was informed that nothing could be done to assist her. It was a no-brainer who the mastermind behind this whole affair was. Sophie was informed by the shareholders of the news of the equity transfer as soon as the allotted three days had elapsed.Linda cast a worried glance at Sophie and said, “What should we do now? The second largest shareholder has already asked his secretary to send out a notice of a special shareholders’ meeting to all the other shareholders just now.” It seemed that Sophie and Cedric were really at war this time. “What time is the meeting scheduled for?” “Three o’clock.”Sophie checked the time on her watch and took a breath. She had one hour.At precisely 3:00 PM, those with a specified percentage of shares were seated in the conference room. Sophie straightened her back in her chair and cast a sidelong glance to the vacant seat next to her, a hint of irritation visible in her eyes.
A gentle and solemn voice sounded over the phone. She had been standing upright, but she suddenly collapsed onto the chair as she lost all strength in her body.Her pale face showed no signs of blood. She uttered, her lips quivering, "Repeat what you just said! You're lying!”“We are very sorry. Kindly make your way to the embassy as soon as possible to go through the formalities for the plane crash.”Her eyes reddened the moment her cell phone fell on the table.It was impossible. She must be the target of a practical joke. It seemed as if someone was posing as an embassy representative to call her and trick her.Perhaps Cedric was using this as one of his tricks to torment her and exact revenge, all to make her look bad in front of others.She quickly picked up her cell phone, trembled as she unlocked it, and opened the global headline, hoping it was not true. The headline written in red letters was so shocking and painful that she felt as if her heart had stopped beating. Cedric's
“Miss, are you here to verify your family members' identities? My deepest condolences to you,” the staff member said politely, but Sophie finally lost it and burst into tears. She yelled, “Carry out a search and rescue! Add more manpower to look for them. It's possible they're still alive.”She yanked the man’s collar firmly and shook him. Her eyes were puffy and red from crying, and she had already lost her sense of reason. “Miss, we are already conducting search and rescue efforts, but sadly, there are no signs of life on the plane wreckage.”Although the man wanted to push her away, she was clearly in mourning, so he simply sighed and allowed her to vent her grief. An air crash was a rare accident, but when it did occur, it was catastrophic.“That's impossible!”She could barely breathe, and her heart had broken into a million pieces. She released her grip, squeezed the buttons on her chest, and squatted on the ground to take deep breaths. How could they just leave like that when
When Austin arrived at the Carlson Mansion with Sophie, who was drenched from head to toe, the whole family, including Cedric, was at home.Cedric had an icy expression, and his brows were slightly furrowed. His eyes grew icier when he saw Austin’s holding onto her waist. Jeff Carlson got to his feet on crutches. He glanced at his eldest grandson, who had suddenly returned without warning, and then at Sophie, who was unconscious in his arms. He asked in surprise, “Austin, why is Sophie with you?”“My unit is on a two-day vacation. I found her by the river on the way back. She must have gone through some shock and seemed very emotional. She passed out after I pulled her out from the river. Did something happen, Grandpa?”Austin posed this inquiry while glancing at Cedric, who was standing aside.“He’s the only one to blame! Richard, call the doctor to come over quickly,” Jeff ordered the butler.Jeff held Sophie’s hand in distress and turned to face Cedric, who was standing aside. When
“The first matter is that the Carlsons have to hold a honorable funeral for the Luxford family members. The Carlsons owe them this debt, which we will never be able to pay back in my lifetime! I vow to never let anyone take advantage of Luxford Group again as long as I live!”Everyone fell silent. Holding a funeral was fine as it would not cost much anyway. Cedric cocked a sideways glance. He had no interest in Luxford Group at all. Quite the contrary—he had purchased the equity merely to teach Sophie a lesson."The second matter is that I want to transfer all the equity in Carlson Group in my name to Sophie," Jeff stated as he withdrew his sight and glared at Cedric. “From now on, Sophie will be the largest shareholder of Carlson Group!”Everyone’s expression changed as soon as Jeff was done speaking. Melissa was the first to voice her displeasure. “Dad, don’t you think it’s inappropriate for you to transfer the equity to Sophie?”“What’s inappropriate about it? I can even give Sophi
“Aren’t you going over, Mr. Cedric?” the maid enquired in bewilderment. Cedric scowled and shook his head. He was unaware of the conflicting feelings and pain in his gaze. She might hit him with the vase if he went over now. His cell phone, which was in vibration mode, buzzed. He took out his cell phone in irritation, looked at the unfamiliar number on it, and rejected the call. His cell phone vibrated again when he was about to slide his cell phone back into his pocket. It was an unread text message. ‘Cedric, I’ll be returning to Carlosia shortly. How have you been?’ There was also a list of flight information below the sentence as well.He suddenly knew who it was. He felt even more conflicted as he looked at the words on the screen.He looked up and felt the raindrop fall onto his eyes. He then stuffed his cell phone into his pocket.The slender figure was gone from view when he opened his eyes once again and glanced at the tombstone. He glanced around and noticed that Sophie had
“Sophie, you have drunk.” Austin felt indescribable distress as he reached out to comfort her as she sobbed. She was a strong, tolerant woman, but she claimed that she could not take it any longer. One could imagine how badly Cedric had hurt her. “I didn’t drink too much, Cedric. I want to end our marriage. I don’t want to love you anymore.”Sophie kept shaking her head and wiping away the tears that kept falling as she spoke. He was just a man; there was no reason she had to love him.Austin wanted to persuade her to think about getting a divorce after she sobered up, but he was suddenly struck in the chest before he could say anything, rendering him rigid all over. Sophie forcefully slammed her head into his chest. The alcohol had caused her to lose consciousness. All she wanted was to use her head as a weapon to smack the chest in front of her. Her mouth was full of alcohol as she muttered, “I hate you, Cedric.”Cedric sat on the sofa in the distance and watched. There were alrea
“What nonsense are you talking about, Cedric?!” Austin was taken aback. His tone became serious as he said, “Sophia is drunk. I’m sending her back.”“Oh, so it’s my wife. In that case, you don't have to trouble yourself.”Cedric tilted his head and rubbed the corner of his lips with his finger. His eyes grew progressively colder in the darkness, but he still grinned and stretched out his hand to pull Sophie into his arms as he grinned even more menacingly and said, “I’ll send my wife home.”Sophie got chills and looked a little confused when she heard Cedric refer to her as his wife. She became aware that at some point Cedric had removed the coat that was slung over her shoulders and hung it on the partially open car door.“Drunk people tend to feel warm. Letting her wear this will make her feel hot.”Austin understood the meaning behind Cedric’s words. He suppressed his concern and smiled faintly as he said, “I’ll leave first, then. You take care of Sophie.”After saying that, Austin