Filed to story: The Billionaire Trying Hard to Win Her Heart Novel (Sophie & Tristan) >>
Upon applying her makeup and casually tying her hair into a bun, she was ready to head to Sophie’s place.
However, Tristan stopped Ysabelle before she could leave.
“What are you doing, Uncle Tristan? Sophie is waiting for me to join her on an important matter. I need to leave now. If you have something to say, tell me about it after I come back.”
It had been days since she last saw Sophie, which was why she really missed her friend. After all, Sophie had been getting so wrapped up in her matters for the past few days that Ysabelle didn’t even have a chance to meet her. Ysabelle couldn’t help but wonder what kind of important matter was keeping her friend busy.
“Can you stay home today? Your dad’s heading back right now, and he asked me to tell you to wait for him at home. Are you sure you still want to leave?” Tristan kindly reminded.
“What? No way. Why is my dad back today? Why does it have to be now? Do you have anything to do with this, Uncle Tristan? Isn’t my dad really busy? Why would he come back home today when it’s not Friday?” Her father usually only returned on Friday, which made her guess his decision to come home that day.
Tristan gave her a scary look, so she spoke in a rather unhappy tone. “What do I do now? I can’t just let Soph attend Cecelia’s movie premiere by herself. It’s too pitiful to let her go there alone. Please, just let me go with her, Uncle Tristan. If my dad looks for me, please put a good word in for me. That way he will surely let me off. I beg you. Pretty please?”Ysabelle blinked as she gave him a pitiful look.
“No! Your dad seems really angry this time, so you’d better wait for him to come home and talk to him yourself. I don’t know who posted the video of you and Sophie singing in the KTV on the internet, but it’s trending right now.”
Lincoln never wanted Ysabelle to enter the entertainment industry, so he was really surprised when his daughter became famous like that. That short video had accumulated over two million views.
“Video? What video? I don’t know anything about that,” Ysabelle was confused.
Tristan was kind enough to show the video to her. “You always said you want to become a singer, right? Perhaps this is a good start for you to talk to your dad about it. No matter what happens, you should at least try to fight for that chance. This way, you won’t regret it in the future.”
She was frustrated. Why did things turn out like this? Yes, I want to rebel and change things, but I didn’t expect the opportunity would come so soon. I still want to study at a university somewhere in the south after I graduate from high school. Once I leave Jipsdale, I’ll be able to do whatever I want.
“Will my dad listen to me, Uncle Tristan? You know how stubborn he is. All the men in the Lombard family are stubborn! They don’t like to listen to anyone.”
“That’s your problem to solve. There are things I have to deal with, so I’ll be leaving now,” Tristan said.
“Soph is still waiting for me at Wisteria Apartments, Uncle Tristan! How about you accompany her to attend Cecelia’s movie premiere instead? I don’t want her to go alone because I’m afraid she’ll get bullied.”
“I see! Since you want me to go there so badly, I’ll head over there, then.”
Ysabelle’s heart was bleeding silently. She wanted to go too, but with her father returning soon, she didn’t dare to leave the house.
Sophie returned to Wisteria Apartments and opened the box Cecelia asked someone to send to her. Inside was a black dress with a simple design. Nevertheless, anyone could tell it was very high quality with just one glance.
There was also a note on the box that read: To Sophie. This is a dress I specially bought for you from overseas! You must wear it. Otherwise, our friendship is over!There was a doodle of a silly face behind the note.
Sophie was quite speechless, but she still removed the dress from the box and changed into it. Then she let her hair down.
Upon hearing a knocking sound on the door, she went to open it before she could tie her hair up because she thought Ysabelle had arrived.
She didn’t at all expect the person standing outside to be Tristan instead of Ysabelle. “Why are you here, Tristan? I’m sorry, but I already have a date with Ysabelle. I can’t join you for dinner today.”
He pressed his hands on the walls, basically locking her between his arms and the wall. “Do I rank last among the people you know, Sophie?”
“Not at all. It’s obvious to me that you’re overthinking it. How can you rank last?” Sophie said.
“I hope I am overthinking it. You look beautiful today,” Tristan complimented.
The topic changed so fast that her throat and lips suddenly went dry, especially when she was being stared at so intently by a handsome man.
She licked her lips. “Mr. Tristan—”Before she could finish her sentence, she was pulled into his embrace. Once he caught her in his embrace, he lowered his head and kissed her on the lips. “No matter what you wear, you’ll always look alluring to me.”
So is he blaming me for his behavior? Sophie was speechless.
“Ysabelle had something to take care of, so she can’t accompany you to the premiere, but I can.”
It was pretty clear he wasn’t going to take no for an answer.
The premiere was about to start. However, the person Cecelia was waiting for still hadn’t arrived, which put a frown on her face.
Her manager didn’t know how to comfort her seeing her like that. “Maybe Ms. Tanner has something to take care of, Cecelia. The premiere is about to start. We should go!”Everyone was waiting for Cecelia, so it wouldn’t be ideal if she just waited there.
“No,” Cecelia replied stubbornly.
Her manager sighed resignedly. It was then the door to the lounge was opened and Sophie showed up.
When Cecelia saw her friend show up in the dress she prepared, her eyes sparkled with joy.
“You finally came, Soph! I thought you were going to stand me up again.”
She stared at Sophie aggrievedly, like a pitiful puppy.
The manager felt too embarrassed to watch. After staying by Cecelia’s side for many years, she knew her temperament, and it wasn’t anything good.
Yet, when Sophie showed up, Cecelia would act like a pitiful puppy.
“I have promised you that I will be here, so here I am. Last time was an accident,” Sophie replied. Can she stop acting pitiful like that?Cecelia immediately hugged her friend’s neck, raised her head, and stared at her.
Tristan’s expression darkened when she saw Cecelia hugging his woman.
Sensing his hostile stare, Cecelia intentionally stuck her tongue out toward him. Soph doesn’t belong to him only. Why can’t someone else hug her?He scoffed.
“Time’s up, Cecelia. We should go,” the manager reminded.
It was then Cecelia let go of Sophie. “I can go there with my assistant. You take Soph to the VIP seat.”
“No need. I can go there by myself. She’s your manager, so it’s better if she follows you,” Sophie declined.
She was just there as a member of the audience. It wasn’t necessary for the manager to follow her.
“In that case, please lead Ms. Tanner to her seat, Chrissy.”
Cecelia was still worried. Soph is in my territory right now. I need to take good care of her.
After Cecelia left with her manager, Tristan grabbed Sophie and pulled her into his embrace. “Don’t let anyone else hug you in the future. I’ll get upset.”
If Cecelia was not Sophie’s important friend, he would have chopped Cecelia’s hands off.
Sophie raised her eyebrow. “Not even a woman?” He’s so possessive!“No. I’m the only one allowed to hug you like this.”
It was Sophie’s first time seeing him acting so childishly.
In the end, she didn’t answer Tristan and brought him to the hall instead.
When Sophie arrived, Cecelia was already on the stage.
A woman like Cecelia was born for the stage.
She looked dazzling and was the center of attraction.
The second female lead in the movie looked pale by comparison.
The host was the host of a television channel. He was a great showman, and a fan of Cecelia, so all his questions were focused on her.
No matter what he asked, Cecelia was able to answer the questions without any issue.
“You gave an amazing performance in this movie, Ms. Lance. I think everyone would agree that it felt very real. Do you have a friend like that in your life as well?” the host asked.
“I do.”
Cecelia subconsciously turned her gaze toward Sophie when she said that. “I have a friend I treasure very much. I believe that we’ll continue to stay best friends because I really like her.”
Sophie stared at Cecelia. She has really grown up. A lot of sacrifices are required for someone to grow up, but I still can’t help but feel touched when I see her being the shining star that she is right now.
Tristan grabbed her hand. I didn’t have the opportunity to participate in her life in the past, and many things had happened. However, I’ll be sure to accompany her for the rest of her life.
The warmth she felt when he held her small hand made her feel really safe and secure.