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“She’s still young. There’s no need to rush.”
“You really aren’t in a hurry, huh? What kind of woman is she to be able to resist a handsome man like my brother instead of jumping right into your embrace?”
Sarah wasn’t praising him for no reason. Tristan really was that handsome.
He didn’t know how to reply to what his sister said.
“Tell me, how far have you two gone? You’re not that innocent and pure, are you?” she asked. My brother has always been a fierce and decisive person, so why is he acting so carefully when it comes to romance?
“She’s still young,” he repeated.
Of course, he wanted to do all sorts of things with Sophie. After all, he was a healthy man in his prime.
However, whenever he thought about her age, he held back his desire.
It was because he liked her that he was being so careful. He wanted to protect her and shield her from any harm.
“How young? Is she younger than Ysabelle?” Their family wasn’t really that restrictive about what Ysabelle did. Even if Ysabelle wanted to start a romantic relationship, they would only think it was normal.
“Mhm, she’s a few months younger than Ysabelle.” It was then Tristan thought about Sophie’s birthday. I recall her birthday is right around the corner. It will be the first birthday I’m spending with her. Hmm, I wonder how I should celebrate it with her…
“That is quite young.” Sarah took a sip of the red wine and stared out the window.
“All right, it’s getting late. You should head up to rest now,” Tristan said to her.
As for his sister’s relationship, there was nothing he could do. He didn’t believe Juan was a suitable man for her because he thought Juan was too vicious.
However, when a person was in love, they wouldn’t consider whether their partner suited them.
That was why Sarah was left alone with her scars after the relationship ended.
“You should go and sleep first. I can’t sleep.” Sarah’s sleep quality was getting worse and worse.
“You should go to the hospital tomorrow, Sarah. There’s a pretty good doctor there. Let him take a look at you,” Tristan suggested.
“I’m not sick!” She just couldn’t sleep.
“I know you aren’t sick. I’m just suggesting you let the doctor take a look at you. His name is Arius Gullifer. Tell me when you’re going there, and I’ll give him a call.” He decided to use Arius since Arius was available.
“Fine, I get it. I’ll give you a call if I go there.” In the end, Sarah decided to visit the doctor tomorrow since she didn’t have a lot to do.
The next day, when Sophie woke up, she noticed Tristan was already in Wisteria Apartments. This man didn’t even knock before he came in! Then again, it’s not that weird since this is originally his house.
He had brought her breakfast.
“Don’t you have anything to do, Mr. Tristan?” she wondered. Doesn’t he have work today? I thought he recently took on a very big investment case.
“It’s nothing. I’m just here to visit you and bring you breakfast.”
It wasn’t until Tristan sent her to the school that Sophie realized he was there to accompany her to her exam and not just deliver breakfast to her.
“It’s just a final exam, Mr. Tristan. You don’t need to accompany me,” she persuaded. Even parents won’t accompany their children for their exams, yet he’s seriously doing it.
“It’s fine. I just want to be here. All right, you should go in now,” he urged when he saw it was about time for the exam to start. There should be enough time for her to go to the restroom. That way, when she finishes her business, the time will be just right.
“Fine. Do whatever you want.” Sophie stopped caring about what he was doing and left coolly.
He did feel a little melancholic when he saw that. Only people who don’t care about anything can achieve that kind of coolness, which is something I can no longer do.
In reality, he had hoped that he had some kind of influence on her. However, it would seem like he was just overthinking it.
He got into his car when the exam started, but he didn’t leave until Felix called him.
“Where are you right now, Mr. Tristan?” Felix questioned unhappily. What the hell is he doing? I’m working my a*s off in the company, yet he’s nowhere to be seen!
“I’m at Jipsdale Premier High right now. What’s wrong? Is there a problem?”
“Sophie is going to be the downfall of us all, Mr. Tristan! Do you know how bloody busy I am right now? You better come back soon!” Felix was despondent. Why do I have to work overtime in the company while he’s out dating? This is so not fair!
“Fine, I’ll come back in a bit. Stop complaining,” Tristan replied icily.
Am I complaining? I’m working hard right now, okay? Besides, this investment case doesn’t only involve my family! Why is it that the other three don’t have to work as hard as me? I’m so pitiful! Felix sighed.
Then, he recalled something and said, “Oh yeah, do you know Clayton’s company got hacked again? Say, who do you think has a grudge against Clayton? They must have a pretty huge grudge if they keep hacking into his company’s system! I bet he didn’t sleep at all again last night.”
“Probably Phantom,” Tristan replied. Who else could it be but her? Although, I thought Clayton had hired a skillful network security engineer to protect his company. Even with the engineer, he still can’t catch Phantom, huh?
“Is it really her?” Felix sounded a little excited. Seems like this Phantom also doesn’t like Clayton.
Upon hanging up the call, Tristan glanced at his wristwatch and saw there was still plenty of time before the exam ended. Thus, he drove back to Lombard Group.
When Felix saw his boss had returned, he felt like kneeling and thanking him for coming back.
“You’re finally willing to come back. I would’ve died if you still refused to return.” Felix couldn’t help complaining again.
“Stop your whining! This is an opportunity for you to train and get better, you know? I wouldn’t give other people this chance even if they begged me for it!” Tristan exclaimed.
Felix was thoroughly speechless. Haven’t I been trained enough?
“Can you stop finding excuses for spending time with your woman, Mr. Tristan? You’re acting like an incompetent boss right now,” Felix spat fearlessly.
Tristan swiftly dealt with the problems Felix was facing.
Because Zales Corporation’s system had been under constant attack, the entire company was in a frenzy. Lombard Group didn’t even need to do anything for Zales Corporation to suspend its operations.
At that moment, Clayton was beyond anxious as he tried to solve the problem.
He didn’t have time to take a breather at all.
At half-past eleven, the physics exam was over. All the students who walked out of the exam room looked like they were heading to the guillotine.
When they finished their maths exam, they had still gathered around to talk about how perversely difficult the questions were.
However, for the physics exam, they didn’t even have the mood to discuss the questions.
Ysabelle was no different from those students.
When she walked out of the room behind Sophie, she didn’t say a single word.
Sophie couldn’t help but comfort her friend when she saw that. “It’s all right. It’s just an exam. Besides, the questions this time around are really hard. Even if you can’t get good grades on the subject, it’s fine.”