Chapter 250
Changing Only For Her
Chapter 250 Smacking Jack With A Fly Swatter All of them left the train station together.
When Danny noticed that Sophie was about to leave without showing the slightest inclination to have lunch with them, he promptly rushed over to her.
Captain Sheppard indeed has no problems solving cases, but he totally flopped in pursuing a lady!
Heâs spent over two hours in her presence, yet he didnât even manage to ask her out for a meal.
Well, it looks like he needs me to lend him a hand! Sophie eyed the man who was blocking her path, having no idea about his intentions.
At once, Danny flashed her a bright smile.
âSophie, weâre considered friends, right? Look, itâs lunchtime now, so why donât you have lunch with us all? Donât decline! I know youâve got something important to do, but no matter how important it is, youâve still got to eat, no?â Look how glib I am! That aside, Iâve got reason backing me up.
Just as he was certain that she wouldnât turn him down, Sophie shook her head.
âIâm sorry, but Iâve got a date with someone else, so Iâll pass this time.
â Moreover, Iâve only helped them out a couple of times, so Iâm really not that close with them.
Danny wanted to convince her further, but Eustace held him back.
âA car is coming to pick us up.
Where are you going? Weâll give you a lift,â Eustace offered.
Danny was wholly flabbergasted.
Good Lord! It turned out that the long speech I delivered earlier was of no use at all! Captain Sheppard is too dense! âItâs okay.
Iâll be leaving first.
â Hailing a taxi, Sophie climbed right in.
âSheâs pretty cool,â one of the SWAT team members remarked.
Eustace watched as Sophie left blithely with a smile playing on his lips.
âRight? Sheâs indeed pretty cool and candid.
â âArenât you the least bit tempted when sheâs so cool and candid, Captain Sheppard?â There are many beautiful women around him, but none of them are as impressive as Sophie! âDanny, I know you idolize her, but you canât mix things together.
Letâs go.
We should get down to business.
â They were there on official duty, not on vacation.
âFine, then.
â Iâm not the one pursuing her, so it isnât going to do any good even if Iâm frantic on his behalf.
In the meantime, Sophie had the taxi drop her off at her previous residence.
Her lease hadnât ended yet, so the house remained in the same condition as before she left, and no one had been there.
She took a small bottle from the house and stuffed it into her backpack.
Then, she swept a glance over everything there before whirling around to leave.
No sooner had she stepped out of the house than the ring on her ring finger lit up.
The moment she noticed that the ring had lit up again, she inexorably sneered.
âAre you really that eager for me to go back?â Why canât this d*mn man stop? Arenât things pretty good now? âUnfortunately, youâre dumb.
Even if you want me to go back, it still depends on whether youâve got the capability to make me do so!â Ignoring the ring, Sophie hailed a taxi and went to an alley, planning to get herself a plate of pasta from a vendor there.
Mere moments after she had taken a seat, Percyâs son, whom she beat to a pulp back then, appeared.
He had a dozen ruffians following behind him, all looking like delinquents who were the scum of society.
âSophie, youâve finally returned after Iâve waited for you for so long.
I thought you didnât have the guts to come back.
â Sophie ignored him entirely but continued scrolling through her phone, paying him no mind.
The young man slammed his hand onto the table.
Sheâs showing me blatant disrespect! âHey! Our boss is talking to you! Are you deaf or mute?â Even so, Sophie remained calm and unruffled.
She didnât appear to be angry at all.
âD*mn it! Look, sheâs still as insolent as ever!â Jack declared crassly.
Sophie remained silent.
Upon seeing that someone was kicking up trouble there, the shop owner didnât tarry after serving the pasta.
Instead, he swiftly retreated to the kitchen.
Sophie took a fork from the cutlery container and got ready to eat.
âIâm talking to you, Sophie Tanner! Do you not hear me? Why, werenât you arrogant in the past? Whatâs with the sudden cowardice? Well, that doesnât matter.
I wonât blame you even if youâve lost your courage.
As long as you crawl between my legs, Iâll forget everything that happened in the past.
â Jack had been resentful ever since she transferred schools.
He merely came out that day to have some fun, but he unexpectedly bumped into her there.
âHaha, thatâs true! Sheâs a girl, so how could she have any courage, Jack?â âHear, hear! Jack, have her crawl between your legs, and Iâll take a video for you.
Weâll have the whole of Horington know the kind of person she is.
â âDonât you find it irritating that the lot of you keep yakking here?â Ugh! This group of people are really affecting my appetite badly by being here! Sophie had been missing the pasta there since she left Horington and especially went there when she returned this time.
Alas, she bumped into a group of idiots, ruining her mood for pasta.
âWhat did you just say? Guys, was I hearing things? What did she say earlier?â Jack wore an incredulous expression.
âD*mn it! How impertinent! Jack showed you mercy, but since youâre ungrateful, we donât need to be courteous with you anymore.
â One of the ruffians stalked forward.
They werenât acquainted with Sophie and had no idea how terrifying she was.
Finding his hand utterly annoying, Sophie picked up a fork nonchalantly and stabbed it right into his palm.
In a flash, it punctured both his hand and the table.
âAhh!â At the sight of his bloody hand, the ruffian wailed at the top of his lungs.
Jackâs face went as black as thunder.
She isnât showing me the slightest respect! âDo you really think that Horington is your territory? Iââ
Before he had finished speaking, Sophie shoved the table before her.
Jack never expected her to do such a thing.
Nevertheless, the others quickly held the table back.
That was only to be expected, for they depended on him for a living.
Naturally, they had to protect Jack.
However, the few men were no match for Sophieâs strength.
Sophie pushed the table right against the wall, trapping the ruffians and Jack between the wall and the table.
After doing that, she took a new fork and started eating.
She had just taken a bite when her brows inexorably furrowed.
As the pasta had been left for too long, it had already turned lumpy and tasted awful.
She shot a glare at Jack and his underlings.
Such fear struck them that they all shivered violently.
âWhat do you want, Sophie? Let me warn you that itâs Horington here.
If you hurt me, you wonât be able to leave this city!â Propping her hands on the table, Sophie got to her feet before snagging a piece of wet tissue and wiping her hand.
âAre you really not afraid of death, Jack?â Her voice was still as airy as ever, but it caused one to shudder inexplicably.
âWhat are you doing, Sophie? Let me tell you that my father is now the director! If you dare hurt meââ
Sophie snagged a fly swatter from another table and swung it right at Jackâs face.
âWhat did you just say? I didnât hear you clearly.
â