Chapter 35: Chapter 35: The Possibility of Reconciliation
"Charlotte, are we still friends? How could you hide things from me!"
Evelyn Curtis wore a look of grievance, her eyes immediately welled up with tears.
Sophie Allen quickly looked around and felt it was inconvenient to talk here, so she pulled Evelyn Curtis to a secluded corner.
"The matter is a bit complicated. There was a deal between me and Mr. Battleson of Riley Group. He needed a particular perfume and I happened to need to borrow money for Aunt Watson’s medical treatment, and so, we struck a deal."
Upon hearing the words "Mr. Battleson", Evelyn Curtis’s face turned pale and she staggered back a few steps.
Her slender ankle twisted, and if Sophie hadn’t steadied her in time, she would have fallen hard to the ground.
"Evelyn, are you feeling unwell?" Sophie asked with concern at Evelyn’s appearance.
"You ..." Evelyn Curtis stared intently at Sophie Allen, trying to find traces of falsehood in her face.
Given that Sophie had already been in touch with Justin Battleson, why was she acting as if she was clueless?
Evelyn Curtis was going crazy inside.
She didn’t dare to confront Sophie directly, but she also worried about being kept in the dark by Sophie.
"Charlotte, how... how did you get to know Mr. Battleson of Riley Group?" Evelyn managed to steady herself, forcing a smile.
She never thought for a moment that Sophie Allen had already gotten involved with Justin Battleson.
What on earth was going on?
No wonder Justin Battleson was growing increasingly cold towards her. It turned out Sophie was pulling strings!
"Actually, it’s because of his younger brother, we got to know each other because his younger brother and I ..." Sophie Allen tried to explain.
"Younger brother?" Evelyn Curtis exclaimed in surprise.
A younger brother popped up out of the blue!
"Ding ling ling ding ling ling!"
Before Sophie Allen could finish her explanation, her phone in the pocket started to ring.
She took out her phone and had a look, her facial expression subtly changed, appearing to be a complex combination of emotions.
"Sorry, Evelyn. Let me take this call," she said offhandedly.
Evelyn Curtis curiously peeked over, seeing the incoming call labeled as "Auntie Wendy".
She frowned.
This Auntie Wendy, Sophie had mentioned her before. It was Sophie’s ex-boyfriend Ryan Richard’s mother, Wendy Matthews.
Didn’t Sophie and Ryan broke up already? Hadn’t Ryan cheated on Sophie with Emily Allen?
Why was Wendy Matthews still in contact with Sophie?
While Evelyn Curtis was puzzled, Sophie answered the phone: "Auntie Wendy, good afternoon."
Wendy Matthews was a close friend of Sophie’s deceased mother Sophia Thompson.
Despite her awful relationship with Ryan, Sophie was quite polite and respectful towards Wendy Matthews.
"Sophie, are you available this afternoon? Let’s meet somewhere," Wendy Matthews’s voice was filled with coldness and anger, even a hint of gritting her teeth.
Sophie lowered her eyes.
When she first came to Emperor City for college, Wendy Matthews had asked her son Ryan Richard to take care of her. That was how she got involved with Ryan.
Wendy Matthews had always been caring towards her.
However, given the current circumstances, certainly Wendy Matthews would stand with her own son.
"Auntie Wendy, you can choose the location," Sophie didn’t want to dodge.
She chose to face it bravely and clarify everything.
In half an hour, meet at Tedriodal Mall’s cafe on the first floor."
Before Sophie could agree, the other side had already hung up.
Looking at the black screen, she let out a deep sigh.
"Charlotte, Auntie Wendy is Ryan Richard’s mother, right? Why is she calling you?" Evelyn Curtis curiously asked.
Could there be a chance of Sophie and Ryan Richard getting back together?
Checking her watch, Sophie quickly responded, "She wants to meet for a discussion. I need to go."
"Wait!"
Seeing Sophie was about to leave, Evelyn Curtis quickly grabbed her arm and asked, "Charlotte, is your relationship with Justin Battleson really just about trading perfumes?"