Chapter 806
Changing only for her (Sophie and Tristan)
âAll right, I wonât say anything anymore. Is that fine by you?â
What happened to mates before dates? Our relationship has changed after the appearance of Tristan.
Iâm going to let him feel bad for a while first.
âNicholas is definitely not going to let things go just like that. What are you planning to do?â
Barney had already found out about Butterfly.
This time, Sophie had to be the one to resolve the matter.
âDr. Smith, you donât need to fret about this; Iâll make the arrangements,â Sophie said, not wanting her
elderly mentor to worry about too many things.
âAll right.â
Barney dropped the topic at that. Once they were on the plane, he went searching for a place to nap.
Work had been hectic lately, so he was exhausted. It seemed like age was really catching up to him.
He would not have had any issues avoiding sleep for a few days in the past.
Yet, now, he was tiring out after just two days of staying up.
While Barney went to sleep, Arius, Tristan, and Sophie took seats close to each other.
âNicholas is still stubborn about this. I donât know what else he is going to come up with this time.â Arius
gritted out, his hatred for the maniac audible in his voice.
âWhat can he possibly do? Didnât he want to meet me? Iâll do that, then.â Sophie had fully recovered, so
she was no longer afraid of Nicholas pulling some sort of lowly trick.
At most, she would fight him. It was not as if he was a master fighter.
Furthermore, they were not at that point yet, so Sophie did not see the need to worry about it.
Overthinking it would not help her at all.
âYeah, youâre right,â Tristan agreed.
At most, they would resort to violence.
So what if Nicholas was an impressive man? It was not as though Tristan and Sophie were weaklings.
They did not need to fear him.
Arius nodded at the two.
âYouâre right. My worries are pointless. The two of you arenât doormats anyway.â
Those who crossed Sophie and Tristan would face the consequences of their actions, and Arius was
better off spending his time researching the virus.
They had to make themselves useful if Barney intended to save lives. Moreover, only by resolving the
virus issue could they return to Jipsdale as quickly as possible.
Once Tristan saw that Sophie was back in her seat, he asked the air stewardess to bring a blanket for
her.
âTake a nap. Once weâre at Anglandur, weâre going to be staying up for nights again,â he told Sophie,
knowing their true aim in heading to that country.
Butterflyâs rescue was their secondary priority.
What was most important for them was the resolution of the virus at Anglandur.
Frankly, the lives of others had nothing to do with him, and he did not want her to head there. However,
he never knew how to reject her.
Therefore, he let her do what she wanted.
âOkay.â
After Sophie draped the blanket across her body, she leaned on his shoulder and closed her eyes,
though she did not fall asleep.
âDonât wander around when weâre in Anglandur, okay?â Sophie worriedly said to him.
She, Barney, and Arius were researchers, so their presence there was necessary.
However, Tristan was not.
He could have stayed in Chanaea, the country that was currently the safest place to be at.
Tristan tilted his head to the side to kiss her forehead.
âAll right, donât worry about this anymore. Iâm a grown man. I know my limits,â he reassured, thinking
that she was worrying excessively about him.
He was there to protect her, not to make her worry.
Just as their plane landed at the airport, Nicholas received news about their arrival from his
subordinate.
âBoss, Ms. Tanner and the others have arrived. Tristan Lombard is here too,â Richard reported right
after he received a call from his subordinate.
âOkay, I got it. Find an opportunity to kill him.â
Nicholas could not find it in himself to like Tristan, for he felt that the man was stealing his woman from
him.
A man like that was not someone Nicholas would let off alive.
âOf course, Boss. Iâll heed your order,â Richard answered unhesitantly.
âNow, Iâm going to meet the woman I love most.â Nicholas had spent the entire morning selecting
clothes. It had been a long time since he had seen her, and he wanted to present himself in the best
possible way.
âRichard, how is this suitâs color? Looks good?â
Richard had never seen his employer in that way. Nicholas was an attractive man, his beauty surreal.
Yet, he had spent the whole morning picking out clothes just because he was going to meet Sophie.
âBoss, these clothes suit you perfectly. Youâll surely look stunning to Ms. Tanner.â
Despite Richardâs words, Nicholas did not feel happy.
âShe wonât like me no matter what I look like. She has never been a shallow woman.â
The woman he had been infatuated with for the longest time never once spared him a glance.
âBossâ¦â Richard started, but Nicholas cut him off.
âAll right, letâs go. So what if she doesnât like me? Whatâs most important is that sheâs going to be my
wife and be by my side in the future. Thatâs enough for me.â
Right as Sophie and the others got out of the car, they spotted Nicholas waiting for them. The man was
dressed in a suit, looking bright.
Tristan briefly glanced at Nicholas. He was astounded by how bold Nicholas had grown to have the
courage to appear before him.
In the next second, Sophie held his hand.
Nicholas still had Butterfly trapped with him, so they could not make any rash moves.
Perhaps that was why Nicholas had the guts to appear in front of them.
Tristan patted the back of her hand and quietly reassured, âDonât worry. I know what I should and
shouldnât do.â
Sophie nodded in response.
Meanwhile, the second Arius saw Nicholas, he scowled. He genuinely abhorred Nicholas.
He felt that Nicholas was an unwanted gum who kept sticking to Sophie, but there was nothing they
could do about him, and that felt terrible.
âSophie, itâs been a while. Iâve missed you,â Nicholas said with a smile.
Naturally, Sophie did not want to see his smile.
âNicholas, what are you trying to do? You should know why weâre here this time. There are many
innocent Anglandurans who are waiting for us.â
In other words, she did not have the time to waste on him.
âWhat do they have to do with me? All I know is that itâs been a really long time since Iâve seen you.
Now that youâre here, Iâd like to have a meal with you,â Nicholas said before looking at her in
anticipation.
He was not making any absurd request. He only asked to have a meal with her, which he was sure
would not put her in a tight spot.
âDonât request ridiculous things, Nicholas. Anglandurâs president was the one who invited us here, so
we donât have time to talk nonsense with you,â Arius curtly told him.
âArius, weâre friends. What are you doing? Itâs just a meal. It wonât take too much time.â
Who the h*ll is friends with him? I donât have a lunatic as a friend.