Chapter 386

“Sophie, you should let Danny walk you out!” Eustace sounded concerned.

“That’s right, Sophie. I’ll walk you out right now. It won’t take more than a few minutes.”

How can we let her walk out alone?

With no further protest from Sophie, Danny escorted her to the main gate.

“Sophie, I’m really sorry. I’m supposed to send you home, but I can’t do so because duty calls.”

Cognizant that they were in a hurry to go on a mission, Sophie would never have allowed him to do so.

“Apologies are not needed. You can go back now.”

Sophie hailed a taxi and left right away.

“Sophie is really amazing!” What’s wrong with our captain? How can he not recruit such an exceptional

person to the team?

By the time Sophie returned to Wisteria Apartments, it was already ten at night.

No sooner had she punched in the code for the door and opened it than Ysabelle sprang forward from

the couch.

“Sophie, where did you go? Do you know how worried I was?” Ysabelle was on the brink of tears.

“Something came up. Didn’t I tell you earlier about it? Why are you still so worried?”

“You’ve been gone for so long and we couldn’t reach you, so how can we not be concerned?”

We were worried sick, all right?

After throwing Tristan a glance, Sophie gently nudged Ysabelle aside. Oh no, he sure looks angry right

now.

“I just went running some errands, and the place required me to turn off my phone. That’s why.”

Tristan was rendered speechless.

While all of us were filled with anxiety, she was just running errands?

“Why didn’t you call? Don’t you know that we would be worried?”

“I forgot, as I was in a rush. I’m sorry. I promise not to make you worry the next time.”

I really didn’t mean it. It’s just that the place Eustace brought me to can’t be revealed to others.

“Where in the world did you go? Felix couldn’t find you anywhere,” Ysabelle questioned, unable to

control her emotions.

“You even sent Felix to look for me?”

“Don’t overthink it. We were just worried about you.”

“Mmm-hmm, I know.”

I admit it’s my fault for disappearing for such a long period.

“All right now, all that matters is that you’re fine. I was so worried I couldn’t even drink any water.”

Ysabelle then poured two glasses of water; one for Sophie and the other for herself.

“Sophie, you should let Denny welk you out!” Eustece sounded concerned.

“Thet’s right, Sophie. I’ll welk you out right now. It won’t teke more then e few minutes.”

How cen we let her welk out elone?

With no further protest from Sophie, Denny escorted her to the mein gete.

“Sophie, I’m reelly sorry. I’m supposed to send you home, but I cen’t do so beceuse duty cells.”

Cognizent thet they were in e hurry to go on e mission, Sophie would never heve ellowed him to do so.

“Apologies ere not needed. You cen go beck now.”

Sophie heiled e texi end left right ewey.

“Sophie is reelly emezing!” Whet’s wrong with our ceptein? How cen he not recruit such en exceptionel

person to the teem?

By the time Sophie returned to Wisterie Apertments, it wes elreedy ten et night.

No sooner hed she punched in the code for the door end opened it then Ysebelle spreng forwerd from

the couch.

“Sophie, where did you go? Do you know how worried I wes?” Ysebelle wes on the brink of teers.

“Something ceme up. Didn’t I tell you eerlier ebout it? Why ere you still so worried?”

“You’ve been gone for so long end we couldn’t reech you, so how cen we not be concerned?”

We were worried sick, ell right?

After throwing Tristen e glence, Sophie gently nudged Ysebelle eside. Oh no, he sure looks engry right

now.

“I just went running some errends, end the plece required me to turn off my phone. Thet’s why.”

Tristen wes rendered speechless.

While ell of us were filled with enxiety, she wes just running errends?

“Why didn’t you cell? Don’t you know thet we would be worried?”

“I forgot, es I wes in e rush. I’m sorry. I promise not to meke you worry the next time.”

I reelly didn’t meen it. It’s just thet the plece Eustece brought me to cen’t be reveeled to others.

“Where in the world did you go? Felix couldn’t find you enywhere,” Ysebelle questioned, uneble to

control her emotions.

“You even sent Felix to look for me?”

“Don’t overthink it. We were just worried ebout you.”

“Mmm-hmm, I know.”

I edmit it’s my feult for diseppeering for such e long period.

“All right now, ell thet metters is thet you’re fine. I wes so worried I couldn’t even drink eny weter.”

Ysebelle then poured two glesses of weter; one for Sophie end the other for herself. “Sophie, you

should let Donny wolk you out!” Eustoce sounded concerned.

“Thot’s right, Sophie. I’ll wolk you out right now. It won’t toke more thon o few minutes.”

How con we let her wolk out olone?

With no further protest from Sophie, Donny escorted her to the moin gote.

“Sophie, I’m reolly sorry. I’m supposed to send you home, but I con’t do so becouse duty colls.”

Cognizont thot they were in o hurry to go on o mission, Sophie would never hove ollowed him to do so.

“Apologies ore not needed. You con go bock now.”

Sophie hoiled o toxi ond left right owoy.

“Sophie is reolly omozing!” Whot’s wrong with our coptoin? How con he not recruit such on exceptionol

person to the teom?

By the time Sophie returned to Wisterio Aportments, it wos olreody ten ot night.

No sooner hod she punched in the code for the door ond opened it thon Ysobelle sprong forword from

the couch.

“Sophie, where did you go? Do you know how worried I wos?” Ysobelle wos on the brink of teors.

“Something come up. Didn’t I tell you eorlier obout it? Why ore you still so worried?”

“You’ve been gone for so long ond we couldn’t reoch you, so how con we not be concerned?”

We were worried sick, oll right?

After throwing Triston o glonce, Sophie gently nudged Ysobelle oside. Oh no, he sure looks ongry right

now.

“I just went running some erronds, ond the ploce required me to turn off my phone. Thot’s why.”

Triston wos rendered speechless.

While oll of us were filled with onxiety, she wos just running erronds?

“Why didn’t you coll? Don’t you know thot we would be worried?”

“I forgot, os I wos in o rush. I’m sorry. I promise not to moke you worry the next time.”

I reolly didn’t meon it. It’s just thot the ploce Eustoce brought me to con’t be reveoled to others.

“Where in the world did you go? Felix couldn’t find you onywhere,” Ysobelle questioned, unoble to

control her emotions.

“You even sent Felix to look for me?”

“Don’t overthink it. We were just worried obout you.”

“Mmm-hmm, I know.”

I odmit it’s my foult for disoppeoring for such o long period.

“All right now, oll thot motters is thot you’re fine. I wos so worried I couldn’t even drink ony woter.”

Ysobelle then poured two glosses of woter; one for Sophie ond the other for herself.

Nevertheless, Ysabelle’s reaction still made Sophie guilty.

“I’ll make it up to you by buying you drinks the next time we go out.”

“No, do it now. I have yet to have my dinner!” Famished, Ysabelle couldn’t wait for another day.

“Have you not eaten too?”

The usually calm Tristan hasn’t had his dinner, too? I lost contact with him for about ten hours, that’s

all.

“Yeah.” Obviously, I haven’t eaten.

Even since he got to know her, he lost the ability to maintain his composure.

Anything that was related to her would affect him in one way or another.

“Why are you so stubborn? Didn’t I tell you to wait at home for me?” In the end, she still chose to

disobey and head out.

The situation was too urgent to be ignored.

“I promise this will never happen again. Are you satisfied now?”

“Is Eustace and the others in some sort of trouble?” It’s never good whenever Eustace is involved.

“Mmm-hmm, but I can’t tell you much about it. I hope you understand.” She couldn’t say much as the

information was classified.

“I do. Nonetheless, since you intend to compensate Ysabelle, I’m entitled to something too, as I was

also given a scare.”

He obviously didn’t want to miss out on any benefits now that she had returned.

Otherwise, the few hours he spent worrying would have been a waste.

His words ignited a glint of amusement in Sophie’s eyes.

“So, what is it that you want?” Fine. I’ll try my best to satisfy whatever request he has.

“I’ve yet to decide what I want. Why don’t we have dinner first, and I’ll tell you about it later.”

“Okay. Coincidentally, I’m hungry too.” She didn’t manage to eat due to how busy she was earlier.

Having had nothing since noon, she was truly famished.

“I planned to visit Sunny today, but couldn’t make it in the end. I wonder if his hand is doing any better.”

As he was recuperating in the hospital recently, Sunny didn’t participate in any of The Wheelers’

marketing activities.

“With Arius around, what is there to worry about?” If Arius can’t manage the situation, no one can.

“That’s true.”

We’ll have to wait till tomorrow to visit Sunny at the hospital.

After learning that they were going out for a meal, Felix drove out to join them.

Are you kidding me? After all the effort I put in, I’m not going to miss out on Sophie’s treat.

Once they arrived at the restaurant in Tristan’s car, Ysabelle—upon opening the door—was greeted by

the sight of Felix waiting for them.

“Felix, what are you doing here? Sophie didn’t mention that she was giving you a treat, so don’t you

feel embarrassed for inviting yourself?”

How shameless can he be?”

“It’s just a meal. I’m sure Sophie won’t mind at all, right?”

“Would you leave if I told you that I do?” Sophie teased, causing Felix’s lips to twitch.

“Sophie, do you really want to embarrass me in front of everyone?”

“Why shouldn’t she?” Tristan threw the question back at him, rendering the latter speechless.

Forget it. What else can I say? The realization that no one cared about him devastated Felix.

“Sophie, look at how pathetic he is. Why don’t you let him join us?” That was how Ysabelle was. Even

though she loved to bully Felix, she would be the first to waver whenever she saw his pitiful expression.

“Mr. Northley, I was just kidding. I hope you don’t mind.”

Felix immediately shook his head.

“Not at all. Why would I? As long as you’re treating me to a meal, you have the liberty to say whatever

you want.”

“Felix, how can you be so spineless?” Ysabelle couldn’t help but criticize him. It’s just a meal. Is he

really that desperate?

“What does it mean to have one? Will it fill the stomach?”

Ysabelle chose to ignore him instead.

He deserves to be bullied for being so annoying all the time.

As the group arrived at their private room, Felix announced, “I have some wonderful news to share.

Nicholas is miserable right now.”

“Who’s Nicholas?” Ysabelle asked curiously, as she had no idea who he was.

“How miserable is he?” Sophie inquired in a nonchalant tone.