Chapter 877
Changing only for her (Sophie and Tristan)
He thought that being single was fine. He only needed to care about himself, and there was no need to
consider anyone elseâs feelings. He had thrown himself into his work to numb his feelings.
Seeing Sean in that state, Charles patted him comfortingly on his shoulder. âYou look terrible, my
friend. You look worse than a sad, lonely, single man.â
I wonder what kind of woman is making him act this way! Isnât all women the same? Everything is the
same once theyâve climbed into bed and the lights are off. Why cause suffering for yourself? No matter
whoâs the one who gets rejected, life goes on anyway!
Sean threw a glance at Charles.
âYouâre getting on my last nerve, Charles.â
Charles did not know what to say in reply to Seanâs warning. He merely nodded sheepishly and pulled
his hand away.
âOkay, okay, I wonât say anything anymore!â Charles took a huge gulp of his drink. Itâs much easier to
lose a liver than to break a heart!
âSean sure is head over heels in love! A man like that is only ever seen on TV screens!â Ysabelle
sighed dramatically. Even those who grew up with him had no idea who the woman was.
He had been waiting for her for so long.
It had already been years.
Yet, there had never once been a woman in his life, not even in his extended circle of friends.
âYes, heâs very faithful to his love,â Charles agreed. It was very honorable of him. After all, Sean was a
renowned lawyer, a man of real talent. For him to dedicate himself so completely to someone was
amazing.
âIâm more faithful than he is,â Tristan said softly, reaching out to hold Sophieâs hand.
It had to be Sophie. No one else would do for Tristan.
âYeah.â Tristan, too, was completely infatuated with Sophie. She was a lucky girl to have met such a
man.
âWhat about me? Arenât I loyal in love as well? I had waited for you to grow up. What else do you
expect from me?â Felix said, feeling rather sorry for himself.
He had always been in love with Ysabelle, but that girl was heartless.
The two of them finally got together after a long struggle.
Even so, Ysabelle still bullied Felix from time to time.
âThe two of you, thatâs enough!â Charles said sharply. He could not stand their bickering anymore.
Sean looked at them enviously.
âIâm so jealous of you two. You must live happily ever after, okay?â After all, how could they not be
happy now that they have each other?
Tristan and Felix left to go to the restroom. Felix turned to Tristan and said, âMr. Tristan, the people
from the branch in Anglandur are now back. Iâve already made arrangements in regard to the others.
As for Ophelia, I have a question for you.â
Ophelia was quite good at her job. She had managed the companyâs branch in Anglandur
commendably well. Now that she was back in the country, she had hopes of working in Lombard Group
with Tristan.
However, the decision was out of Felixâs hands. It was up to Tristan.
âIs she different from the others? You can make arrangements as you see fit.â
âSheâd like to work at Lombard Group.â Everyone knew about Opheliaâs crush on Tristan.
If only Ophelia had no such romantic feelings for Mr. Tristan! Since she clearly likes him, how should I
make arrangements for her? If something were to go wrong in the future, Mr. Tristan would skin me
alive!
Felix did not know what he should do with Ophelia.
âSend her to a branch office. I donât want to let any woman get close to me. Sophie would not like that.â
He would not allow any woman the chance to even come close to him.
Felix said nothing in reply.
After all, he already knew that this would be Tristanâs decision.
âOkay, I understand. Iâll handle it accordingly,â Felix said, washing his hands of the whole debacle.
Tristan was so devoted to Sophie that he refused to even allow any other women the slightest chance
to be close to him. How can a man be so thoroughly infatuated?
âBy the way, you donât need to tell Sophie about this.â Sophie need not be bothered with such silly
matters.
âI understand.â
Now that the party-loving Charles was finally back, he intended to go to Nocturnal no matter what.
âAll of you must come with me! Itâs too boring to go to Nocturnal alone!â
After living in Fandar for such a long time, he was sure that all the ladies must be eagerly awaiting his
return to Nocturnal.
How disappointing that he could only pick one.
âIâm in! I havenât been there in a while, too!â Ysabelle agreed excitedly.
She was currently a public figure, doing what she loved to do, but being one also meant she was not
free to go to many places.
That was the price she had to pay.
âOkay.â Felix would never deny Ysabelle her wishes.
Sean had no plans for the night. So, everybody went with Charles, even Sophie and Tristan went.
They made their way to Nocturnal.
All of them were attractive and striking in their own ways. Heads turned to stare when they made their
entrance.
Ysabelle, especially, was attracting plenty of attention. Luckily for her, the patrons who were allowed in
the bar were not any of her crazy fans.
A few people approached Ysabelle and asked her for her autograph. She did not refuse and even
posed for pictures with a few girls and signed on the photos for them.
âWow, Iâm still so surprised by how popular I am now,â Ysabelle exclaimed. Her dreams had finally
come true.
âYouâve always been popular.â
Felix felt uneasy when he noticed several men gawking openly at Ysabelle.
She belonged to him alone, but now, all the other men were lusting after her.
Naturally, Felix was unhappy with the situation.
Noticing that Felix was beginning to feel jealous and insecure again, Ysabelle pinched him to bring his
attention back to her.
âIâm in a really good mood today! Youâre not allowed to spoil my night. Otherwise, Iâll be really angry!â
Itâs not my fault people want to stare at me! Besides, Iâm not losing anything just from being looked at.
They can look all they want!
All Felix wanted to do was push Ysabelle up against a wall and kiss her thoroughly. However, when he
thought about the consequences, he decided to forget about it.
Sophie pulled out her phone as soon as she sat down. Mournful Spirit was in trouble, and someone
was attacking the Wings of Lightâs system.
Butterfly was uncontactable, so Mournful Spirit had no choice but to reach out to Sophie.
âExcuse me, I need to take this phone call.â
It was difficult to explain the situation clearly over WhatsApp, so Sophie had to speak to Mournful Spirit
over the phone.
Once Sophie stepped out of the noisy bar, she finally managed to catch what Mournful Spirit was
saying.
âPhantom, hurry up! The opponent is too strong! I canât take it anymore!â
âHave you so little faith in me? Iâm the one who developed the systemâs firewall,â Sophie countered with
a laugh.
âIâm not joking around. The opponent is really powerful, soâ¦â
âOkay, okay, I understand.â
Sophie found a cafe with an internet connection nearby and sat in a quiet corner. The internet
connection was rather weak. It took her computer about thirty seconds to start up.
As soon as her computer blinked into life, her fingers flew quickly across her keyboard.
âPhantom, where are you now?â
âA random cafe! The internet connection here is not strong,â Sophie replied casually.
âOkay, as long as youâre here. I feel much better!â Mournful Spirit was so relieved that the person went
to get a glass of water.