《The Ice-Cold Executive Gets A Wife》 Chapter 1 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation In a dark and gloomy room, only heavy breathing could be heard. Two naked bodies, in tight contact, swayed violently on the spacious bed. The curtains by the French windows blocked the moon from lighting up the room. Only a few streaks of dim light squeezed in through the gaps, faintly illuminating the silhouettes of the couple in bed. Even if the man¡¯s outline was barely visible, his sharp and handsome facial features were obvious. With a tall and domineering figure, perspiration flowed from his forehead down to his chin, dripping over his slender neck. The sweat gathered along his collarbone and his chest, and made its way through his abdomen before finally vanishing into the void where they were joined together. On both sides of the man¡¯s strong waist, two slender legs dangled weakly, moving passively at each thrust of his hip. The owner of the legs was pressed under the man¡¯s body, who kept thrusting. An alluring gasp escaped her mouth. ¡°You are gorgeous, babe.¡± The man bent down and bit the chin of the young lady, while gently caressing her soft breasts. She could not stand such strong stimulation. She put her hands on the man¡¯s chest and tried to push him away, but he grabbed them and placed them on his back instead. The resistance suddenly turned into a hug. ¡°Call me Hubs.¡± The girl¡¯s slight-open mouth reeked of alcohol. Intoxicated, she was in a daze, especially as she was thrust under the man¡¯s body weight. Under the man¡¯s coaxing, she moaned, ¡°Hubs~¡± ¡°Mmmm~ Slow down, Hubs~ ah~¡± The man on top was aroused when he heard that. Every thrust increased in intensity and finally, the lady couldn¡¯t take it anymore. Her grip tightened as she clawed futilely at his back. ¡°No, stop, I don¡¯t want it anymore¡­¡± The feeling of pleasure flooded her senses and tears burst out. It was as if her soul had left her body. Her senses ebbed and flowed, as a multitude of stimulation came crashing down. Her lower body spasmed, tightly gripping the rod of all evils in her body as an unstoppable wave of pleasure swept her off his feet. The man took a deep breath, he was moments away from releasing his seed. He stopped moving and felt a stream of fluid spurting out from the lady¡¯s body, wetting his shaft. He could not help but laugh. ¡°Do you feel good?¡± ¡°¡­ Yes.¡± ¡°You rascal, what about me?¡± The girl¡¯s eyes widened in a daze as she looked at the man in front of her. She did not seem to understand what the man was saying. When she heard him call her ¡°rascal¡±, she frowned in dissatisfaction and retorted seriously, ¡°I¡¯m not one.¡± Looking at her innocent and cute expression, the man suppressed the throbbing in his heart and kissed her gently between her eyebrows, he coaxed her obediently, ¡°Well, you¡¯re not a rascal. You¡¯re my little baby. Babe, can you call me hubs again?¡± ¡°No.¡± The man who was rejected let out a soft ¡°Ha¡±, and without saying anything else, he gave his hip a huge thrust. ¡°Ah~¡± Her body, which had just experienced an orgasm, was extremely sensitive. Any slight stimulation and she would lose it again, what more something so intense. The lady tried her best to bend her body, wanting to escape, but she was embraced by the man, who sat up. As her body pressed down on gravity, the hard object buried in the lady¡¯s body seemed to have entered a deeper place, and it made her scream. The man used his hand to press down on her head and touched her forehead with his. He stared into her eyes with a pair of black gem-like eyes and threatened with a faint smile, ¡°Be a good girl, call me Hubs.¡± ¡°¡­. Hubs~ ah~¡± Chapter 2 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Rotary University was the top school in Sophia¡¯s city. There were many green belts on the campus, with vegetation all around, and special gardeners who took care of them every day. Wherever it was, the air was fresh and clean on campus. Sophia never expected there to be a smell in the school so vile that it triggered her to throw up. The lecturer was busy teaching in front of the hall, but Sophia could not stand it anymore. She stood up and left her seat. ¡°Miss¡­¡± ¡°Excuse me, sir. I need to go to the bathroom.¡± Under the surprised gazes of the lecturer and students, Sophia quickly covered her mouth and nose and left the classroom. Squatting by the toilet, she puked a few times. Recently, she had a poor appetite. She did not eat anything before class in the morning and retched her guts out in the bathroom. She stood in front of the mirror and looked at her disheveled appearance in the mirror. She could not help but sigh. Recently, she thought there was a strange smell around her. It was frequently found in the food she ate. In the end, she lost her appetite and could not stand it even if somebody else ate near her. Just now, the classmate sitting in front of her was eating a burger, catching the scent made her want to throw up immediately. Sophia washed her face, and then she returned to her class, sauntering slowly along the hallway. Perhaps her mental state was too bad, Sophia accidentally bumped into someone at the corner. ¡°Sorry¡­¡± Sophia was about to step back, but she suddenly felt dizzy, and she almost collapsed. Norman reached out to grab her in time and asked with concern, ¡°Sophia, what¡¯s wrong?¡± So it was Norman. Sophia steadied herself and quietly distanced herself from the blond man in front of her. She said politely, ¡°I¡¯m fine. Thank you, Norman.¡± Norman narrowed his eyes and said with a half-smile, ¡°Miss Sophia doesn¡¯t seem to like me very much recently. She¡¯s so polite to me. I wonder if I¡¯ve offended Miss Sophia in any way?¡± Norman was a popular figure on campus. He was tall, rich, and handsome. He was also gentle and flirtatious, and was very popular among the girls in the university. Of course, he was well received by the girls of other schools too. When Sophia first came into contact with him, she was indeed fooled by his gentle appearance for a while. But later, under the reminder of her good friend Anita, she saw the true face of this playboy, so she rejected his date and didn¡¯t let their relationship go any further. Now, they were just ordinary friends. Of course, ordinary friends didn¡¯t have to be so estranged. At least a month ago, they went to a party together and even danced together. However¡­ after that party, she had a particularly strange dream. In the dream, there was a man who kept pressing down on her, molesting her, and had her call him ¡°Hubs¡±. She didn¡¯t remember what the man looked like in the dream, but there were some scenes that came to her mind from time to time, and it made her afraid of men, subconsciously. In the face of Norman¡¯s questioning, Sophia didn¡¯t know how to explain, but before she could come up with a reason, she fainted. She found herself lying in the infirmary when she woke up. The school nurse handed her a glass of water. ¡°Miss, you haven¡¯t eaten well recently, right? Your blood sugar is low.¡± ¡°Low blood sugar?¡± Sophia finally felt hunger. ¡°The blond handsome boy who sent you here has gone out to buy some food for you. Is he your boyfriend? He was so anxious when he sent you here.¡± The school nurse was a middle-aged lady in her forties. She especially enjoyed the affection shared among the little couples on campus. Today, with such a beautiful couple, her gossipy heart was set ablaze. Facing the teasing gaze of the school nurse, Sophia was stunned for a moment. Only then did she remember that the person she met before she fainted was Norman. It was probably Norman who sent her here, she explained awkwardly, ¡°No, we¡¯re just friends¡­¡± ¡°Hmph, just friends, eh?¡± The nurse¡¯s face was instantly filled with disappointment. However, from his anxious looks when they came to the infirmary, one wondered how deep their relationship went. It seemed to her that the boy had some thoughts for the girl. After she thought this through, the nurse¡¯s expression changed to one of understanding. Sophia felt goosebumps all over her back. ¡°Madam, I¡¯ve been feeling a little unwell recently. I¡¯ve been smelling a strange smell, and I don¡¯t feel like eating. Whenever I see food, I want to throw up, and I¡¯m always dizzy and sleepy. Is there something wrong with me?¡± Since she was at the campus infirmary, might as well get some professional opinion. ¡°How long has it been since your last period?¡± ¡°It¡¯s been a month and a half, and I haven¡¯t had much appetite recently. Perhaps it¡¯s because I¡¯ve been eating less.¡± The school nurse paused for a moment. She seemed to be hesitant. ¡°Is he really not your boyfriend?¡± ¡°No.¡± Sophia was a little confused. Wasn¡¯t she a health practitioner? Why was she interested in her love life? ¡°Then do you have a boyfriend?¡± ¡°No, please pay attention to me. Is it so important for me to have a boyfriend now?¡± Sophia was already a little angry. This nurse only had her mind on gossip. The school nurse said seriously, ¡°With your symptoms, I suggest you visit the obgyn..¡± Chapter 3 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Sophia felt a little strange, and her heart became uneasy. Did she catch anything serious? Why did she have to go to the hospital for a check-up? ¡°Is my illness¡­ very serious?¡± At this time, the school nurse was no longer in the mood to watch the drama unfold. She sighed and said, ¡°If it¡¯s not done well, it might kill someone. Hurry up and go for a check-up.¡± Sophia¡¯s pale face turned even paler. ¡°Miss, even if you like to have fun, you have to be careful, especially as you are a girl. If you¡¯re not careful, you will be in danger.¡± Seeing the school nurse¡¯s regretful look, Sophia was extremely scared. ¡°How about this? If you¡¯re really uncomfortable, I¡¯ll prescribe some vitamin C and B tablets for you. Please eat something. It¡¯s bad for your body to go hungry.¡± The school nurse went searching for the prescription. At this time, Norman walked in with some food. ¡°Sophia, you¡¯re awake? How do you feel now? Are you feeling unwell?¡± Before Sophia could answer, Norman took out the snacks he had bought. ¡°The nurse said you have low blood sugar. Haven¡¯t you eaten properly recently? The snacks I bought for you are all healthy and nutritious. Please have some of it.¡± Seeing how nervous Norman was about her, Sophia was a little taken aback. She remembered that last semester, he had also been so kind and caring to her. But just when she almost fell for him, she saw a photo of him kissing and hugging another girl on her good friend Anita¡¯s phone. Pursuing her didn¡¯t seem to stop him from dating other girls. Norman was a true playboy. Sophia didn¡¯t want to comment on other people¡¯s lives. Even though Norman was a playboy who treated her as a trophy to be won over, she didn¡¯t get angry. She just stood him up when he thought it was going to happen. She didn¡¯t do anything out of line. Norman, on the other hand, got a little angry after being stood up. He cornered her in the hallway the next day and almost kissed her. But in the end, they made it clear. Norman wanted a life with plenty of options while Sophia wanted a monogamous relationship. They did not share the same ideas, so they could only be friends. However, with Norman¡¯s personality, even if they were just ordinary friends, he still had to show off his masculinity from time to time. If Sophia did not know that he was a playboy, she would definitely be moved by his current actions. However, now was not the time to fuss over why Norman was so concerned about her. Sophia took the bread that Norman passed to her, thanked him, and began to eat it slowly. Madam, other than low blood sugar, is she having any other problems?¡± The school nurse glanced at Norman. ¡°No, her blood sugar level¡¯s low.¡± As soon as she finished speaking, Sophia felt a strong sense of nausea. She lay by the bed and spat out all the bread that she had just eaten. Norman quickly filled the glass and patted Sophia¡¯s back. He asked suspiciously, ¡°Are you sure she¡¯s fine otherwise? Why did she throw up?¡± The school nurse thought for a moment, pointed at the bread that was thrown aside and said, ¡°Maybe the food you bought is a little unappetizing.¡± She continued, ¡°You¡¯re not her boyfriend. Why do you care so much?¡± Norman was taken aback by the sudden verbal assault. ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± Although she did not know why the school nurse did not tell Norman the truth, it was exactly what Sophia wanted. ¡°I¡¯ll be fine after taking some rest. Thank you for sending me to the infirmary and buying me so many snacks.¡± Sophia looked at Norman and revealed a sincere smile. Norman was stunned for a moment and instinctively replied, ¡°It¡¯s my honor to be able to help you. I¡¯m very happy to be of service to Miss Sophia.¡± She had triggered his reflex as a playboy. Sophia¡¯s smile froze, and there was a hint of amusement in her speechlessness. Norman also touched his nose awkwardly, which was rare for him. ¡°You should return to class. I¡¯ll be fine.¡± Seeing Sophia¡¯s determined eyes, Norman relented. ¡°Take good care of yourself.¡± And then, he left. Sophia picked her favorite snack from the snacks Norman brought over and slowly ate it. Even if she had to go to the hospital, she had to fill her stomach first. She carefully recalled everything that had happened in the past two months, trying to find the cause of her illness. As school started last month, the classmates that she had not seen for a long time had held many parties, ate a lot of food, and drank a lot of wine. It was very likely that she ate something unwanted then, which upset her body very much now. A magnetic and ambiguous breathing sound suddenly burst into her mind. Sophia¡¯s pale face instantly turned red. Why did she think of that strange dream again? Sophia shook her head and shook off the embarrassing images in her mind. She¡¯d better go to the hospital for a check-up.. Chapter 4 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°What did you say?¡± Sophia suspected that she had heard it wrong. The doctor was used to seeing the surprise in young ladies when they heard the diagnosis after coming to the hospital alone. These girls were always blinded by the flowery words of men, it was only after the terrible consequences that they realized that those men would disappear at the first instance of any responsibilities. They could only face it alone. She felt a little sympathetic, so she pointed at the computer screen and patiently said, ¡°You are indeed pregnant. Judging from the growth of the fetus, it has been at least five weeks.¡± Sophia stared at the screen in a daze. A smooth gray sphere appeared on the pitch-black image. A seahorse-like shape was faintly visible. She caressed her flat abdomen. Was she actually carrying a fledgling life? ¡°According to the results of the examination, the fetus is developing very well. However, you don¡¯t look very good as the mother. You haven¡¯t eaten much recently, right?¡± Sophia¡¯s mind was in a mess. She just nodded in a daze. ¡°This is very common. Pregnant women should pay more attention to their diet and have more rest than usual. Otherwise, they are prone to nausea and vomiting.¡± The doctor printed out the examination report and placed it on the table in front of Sophia. Sophia only stared at her stomach and did not react. The doctor glanced at her. She was afraid that she would get emotional, so she took the initiative to ease the atmosphere and said, ¡°Looking at your age, you are still a student, right?¡± Sophia shifted her gaze away from her stomach and answered obediently, ¡°Yes, I am a third-year student at Rotary University.¡± ¡°That¡¯s an accidental pregnancy, I suppose? After all, at your age, you should be focusing on academics. Getting pregnant, giving birth, and raising a child are all very demanding things.¡± Sophia¡¯s thoughts were a mess. How could she not be surprised? She was much more mature now. Naturally, she knew that getting pregnant was not something she could achieve alone. However, she had never had a boyfriend, nor had she had sex with anyone. She had only held hands and danced with the men around her recently. She had always thought that she was still a virgin. How did she suddenly get pregnant? ¡°If you are not ready to be a mother, a five-week-old baby can be aborted. However, I suggest that you discuss it with the father of the child. If you can give birth, then do so. After all, every child is an angel sent by God.¡± The child¡¯s father? Sophia was stunned for a moment. Then she remembered that she still did not know who the father of the child was. A five-week-old child¡­ five weeks¡­ She remembered! It was that strange dream! The unknown man in the dream who kept pressing down on her and assaulted her, forcing her to call him ¡°daddy¡±! So that was not a dream! Sophia¡¯s facial expressions twisted. Her blank expression was mixed with doubt, anger, and a hint of embarrassment. These complicated emotions disappeared when she saw the photo on the table, and she became at a loss. Should she abort it? That was her child after all¡­ ¡°The child is already five weeks old. If you want to abort it, this is the time to do it. The fetus will develop organs soon, and you will hurt both the child and yourself should you decide to abort then.¡± As a doctor, she respected every life. Naturally, she did not want Sophia to have an abortion. However, if an abortion was decided, her patient had the right to know the least harmful way of approaching it. Sophia said sadly, ¡°Thank you, I will consider it carefully.¡± After picking up the examination report, Sophia left the doctor¡¯s diagnosis room. After confirming with the doctor that she was indeed pregnant, she still needed to have a blood test, regardless of her decision on the child. She went looking for the testing lab and her attention was slowly attracted by the women along the corridor. Some of these women had very big bellies, and they held their bellies carefully with their arms around them. Some of them were flat like hers, but they also walked very carefully. The atmosphere made her nervous, as her pace slowed down. Such a small child was in her stomach. If she was not careful, the child would be very uncomfortable, right? After thinking for a while, Sophia suddenly regained her senses and laughed. What was she thinking? She hadn¡¯t decided if she was keeping the child¡­ This child came too suddenly. Logically speaking, she should have gone for an abortion, without hesitation. She was still so young, still in school, and had never had a serious romantic relationship. Having a child for no reason would bring a lot of trouble to her life, right? Moreover, she didn¡¯t even know who the father of the child was. Aborting seemed to be the best choice for her. But¡­ This was a small life that was born from her body. It was her own child that was flowing with her blood. To abort a child was to cut off a piece of flesh from her body. She would be heartbroken. Sophia did not know what to do. Anyway, after such a big incident, she would not go to school. She needed to go home and think about it.. Chapter 5 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Sophia¡¯s home was located not too far away from Rotary University. It was only a half-hour taxi ride away. She stayed on campus from Mondays to Fridays and returned home during the weekends. On Friday afternoons, someone would drive over to pick her up. It could be her father or her brother. She would come home on time almost every week, and she had always been a good girl in the eyes of her family. Today¡­ was Friday. She spent a lot of time in the hospital in the afternoon, and it was already five o¡¯clock. Only then did Sophia realize that she had to call her family. Otherwise, they would be anxious if they didn¡¯t see her when they went to pick her up on campus. But, who should she call? It was impossible for her family not to know about such a big thing like a pregnancy, but if they knew, they would definitely be very anxious. Her father, Carl Green, was a very strict man. He had high standards for his children. If he knew that his daughter was pregnant with a child out of the blue, he would be furious. Her mother, Laura, was very timid and very soft-hearted. She would cry for a long time whenever there was any trouble at home. Once, her brother scratched himself when going after a thief with the police and she cried for several days. Just as Sophia was hesitating and didn¡¯t know who to call, her cell phone rang. It was her brother, David. ¡°Sophia, I¡¯m here. Where are you?¡± ¡°I¡¯m at the hospital now.¡± ¡°At the hospital? What¡¯s wrong? Are you not feeling well?¡± Hearing her brother¡¯s concerned tone on the other end of the phone, Sophia, who thought that she had calmed down, suddenly felt a lump in her throat and couldn¡¯t help but burst into tears. It turned out that the deepest feeling in her heart after learning that she was pregnant was fear. She was only twenty years old and still a student. The sudden appearance of a life in her body, no matter what she would ultimately do with it, was an unknown she¡¯d never thought of. She was extremely afraid deep down. ¡°What¡¯s wrong, Sophia? Don¡¯t be afraid. I¡¯m coming. No matter what happens, I¡¯ll be here for you.¡± ¡°I¡¯m fine. It¡¯s just that I¡¯m homesick¡­¡± Sophia tried hard to hold back her tears, but she couldn¡¯t stop sobbing no matter how hard she tried. When David arrived at the hospital, Sophia had already washed the tears off her face. She sat on a chair in the lobby of the hospital in a daze. Her eyes were red and she looked very pitiful. ¡°Sophia!¡± David jogged over. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± Sophia bit her lips, and the tears she had just stopped streamed out again. ¡°I, I¡¯m pregnant.¡± ¡°What!?¡± David showed a shocked expression. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± *** ¡°What the hell is going on here!?¡± The angry voice of a man reverberated along the little villa. Sophia sat on the sofa, trembling in fear of her father¡¯s reaction. She lowered her head and did not dare to say a word. David, who knew it earlier, was relatively calm. He came to Sophia¡¯s aid and said, ¡°Calm down, Dad. You¡¯ll scare Sophia.¡± ¡°Calm down? How can I be?! My daughter is suddenly pregnant with a child. She¡¯s not married yet. She doesn¡¯t even have a boyfriend! How can I calm down when she has a child now!¡± Carl was so angry that his breathing intensified and his face flushed. He slammed his hand on the table, which shocked Laura, David, and Sophia. ¡°Tell me, what¡¯s going on? When did this happen? Who¡¯s the father of the child?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know who the father of the child is¡­¡± ¡°You don¡¯t know? How can you not know?¡± Blinded by anger, he pointed at Sophia and shouted, ¡°You don¡¯t even know who you¡¯re sleeping with?¡± Sophia was embarrassed by the question. ¡°Dad, calm down.¡± David quickly stood up and patted Carl¡¯s shoulder. His mother, Laura, pulled the crying Sophia into her arms, and her eyes started to tear up. She sighed with heartache, ¡°My poor child, what happened? Did someone bully you?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know. I was drunk that night and didn¡¯t know who that person was. I always thought that it was a dream, but I never thought that I would get pregnant. Mom, I¡¯m so scared¡­¡± ¡°B*stard!¡± David gritted his teeth and shouted, ¡°How dare he do this to my sister! I¡¯m going to screw him up so bad if I ever catch that b*stard!¡± Carl knew his daughter wasn¡¯t a woman without any self-respect. After all, he was the one who raised her. He also did not believe that Sophia would fool around outside. But now that she was pregnant, and as news spread, nobody would care how she got pregnant. Although he felt sorry for his daughter, he still said coldly, ¡°You have to abort the child.¡± Sophia froze. ¡°What? Are you going to give birth to this b*stard?¡± Seeing Sophia¡¯s reaction, Carl once again lost his temper.. Chapter 6 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Sophia was provoked by the word ¡°b*stard.¡± She subconsciously covered her stomach with her hands and retorted, ¡°He is not a b*stard! He is my child!¡± ¡°What did you say?! Say it again!¡± Carl was shocked that his usually obedient daughter had actually retorted. If David had not stopped him, he would have given her a good beating with the feather duster. ¡°Dad, she is pregnant now. You can¡¯t hit her!¡± Laura, who had always been weak, looked at her husband Carl with dissatisfaction and reproached him, ¡°What are you doing? Your daughter is now in a huge predicament. As her father, it¡¯s fine if you don¡¯t comfort her, but why did you have to go all amok on her?¡± David continued, ¡°Dad, calm down first. Let mom and sister talk about it.¡± Carl snorted reluctantly and kept his silence. Sophia left Laura¡¯s arms. Laura wiped away the tears on her face and said gently, ¡°My dear daughter, your father asked you to abort the child for your own good. You¡¯re still in school. If you don¡¯t abort the child, it will affect your academics. Moreover, you¡¯re so young. How are you going to start a relationship and get married with a child?¡± ¡°I know, but I¡­ can¡¯t¡­¡± Laura sighed and continued, ¡°As a mother, I understand how you feel. Actually, I think differently from your father. I hope that you can give birth to your own child.¡± Sophia widened her eyes in surprise. Carl was stunned. ¡°However, to give birth to a child, you must find the father of the child and marry him.¡± This¡­ was indeed a solution. ¡°Then, what if I can¡¯t find him?¡± Sophia thought gloomily. ¡°If you can¡¯t find him, then mom¡¯s attitude will be the same as dad¡¯s. If you can¡¯t find the father of the child, you¡¯ll become a single mother after giving birth. It¡¯s very difficult to survive being a single mother, you will suffer.¡± Laura looked at her lovingly. ¡°I can¡¯t bear to see you go through the hardships, just like you can¡¯t bear to abort your own child.¡± David said, ¡°No matter what, we have to find this man. If he¡¯s a real man, he will take responsibility. At that time, it will be Sophia¡¯s choice on the marriage and the child.¡± ¡°It¡¯s better to just abort the child. We have to find the person, but we can¡¯t keep the child!¡± Although Carl had calmed down, his attitude was still firm. Sophia looked at her parents and brother and said, ¡°Let me think about it.¡± Although her father stubbornly wanted her to abort the child, she was the sole decision-maker. At night, Sophia lay in her own bed, thinking about what had happened that day over and over again. She thought about the school nurse who kept asking her if she had a boyfriend, the gynecologist who handed her pregnancy report. If she wanted to abort the baby, now would be the best time¡­ She thought about her mother¡¯s words. If she could find the father of the baby, it wouldn¡¯t be a difficult decision for her to have the baby, would it? Who was the father of the baby? She remembered that it was her roommate Anita¡¯s birthday party, which was held at her house. Many of her classmates and Anita¡¯s friends were there. She drank some wine. A few glasses later, she felt tipsy and retreated to the bedroom to rest. It was the same night that she woke up and thought she had a wet dream. The man on top of her was very tall. He could hold her whole body in his arms. He had a good figure. His shoulders were wide and his waist was narrow. A fit guy, he was very strong. His palms were very big. His fingers were long and had some calluses. When he pressed down on her, he would use his big hand to hold her small hand, so that their fingers would be interlaced. She was pressed down in a submissive position on bed, rendering her unable to resist. She could only allow him to do whatever he wanted. In the dimly lit room, she could not see his face clearly. She could only see that he had a perfect jaw that only handsome men had. When he ran through her body, his forehead would sweat a lot, some of the sweat would drip down his chin onto her body, giving her a sticky itch. There was also his voice. Although she could not remember the exact tone of his voice now, the feeling that her heart would beat faster when she heard his breathing was deeply imprinted in her mind. His technique¡­ was also very good. He was very forceful, especially as he thrust his lower body against hers. Yet, he was gentle at other times. He would patiently kiss her, caress her whole body to the point of arousal, and had given her time to get used to his size. Apart from constantly wanting her to call him ¡°daddy¡±, he did not do anything to hurt her, not even leaving a bite mark on her body¡­ She was indeed satisfied and was attracted by the man¡¯s dominance. That dreamy night, it was her who played along to the man¡¯s aggression. Sophia blushed and thought about what happened that night, but she still didn¡¯t think of any information that could reveal a man¡¯s identity. Instead, she was attracted by the erotic images in her mind, which made her feel a little dazed. She subconsciously squeezed her legs. Who was it? Chapter 7 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Early next morning, there was a visitor at Sophia¡¯s house. Laura had just opened the door when a young and lively voice rushed in. ¡°Good morning, Aunt Laura!¡± It was Sophia¡¯s good friend Olivia. ¡°Good morning. Are you here to see Sophia?¡± Laura smiled and welcomed Olivia into the living room and poured her a glass of water. Olivia took the glass with ease and said excitedly, ¡°I made an appointment with Sophia last week to volunteer at the church today. I¡¯ve been looking forward to it for a week!¡± Laura sat down and showed a troubled expression. ¡°I¡¯m afraid she can¡¯t make it today. She¡¯s not feeling well and needs some rest.¡± ¡°Ah?¡± Olivia¡¯s enthusiasm was instantly dampened. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with her? Is she alright?¡± ¡°Olivia!¡± Before Laura could think of a reason, Sophia, who had heard the commotion, came down from her room and called out her good friend¡¯s name. The two girls hugged happily. Olivia circled around Sophia, looked up and down, left and right, and asked with concern, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell? Have you gone to the doctor?¡± Their families lived not too far from each other. They had been very close since young and attended middle and high school as classmates. It was as close as they could get. However, after graduating from high school, Sophia applied for a finance major at Rotary University. Olivia, on the other hand, was obsessed with art and design and chose another university. They went to different schools. Naturally, they could not spend every day together. They could only wait until they returned home on weekends before it was back to the good old days. Sophia pulled her good friend aside to the couch and comforted her, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll be fine.¡± Olivia pinched her face and felt relieved. ¡°You do look good, but if you really don¡¯t feel well, we won¡¯t go volunteering. Your health is more important.¡± ¡°How can that be? We made a promise. I don¡¯t want to be a person who doesn¡¯t keep her word.¡± Sophia winked mischievously. Olivia was amused. ¡°Then what are you waiting for?¡± Sophia was about to nod when her mother Laura showed a disapproving expression and stopped her. ¡°Sophia, the world outside is treacherous. I don¡¯t think you should go.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll be fine, Mom,¡± Sophia said helplessly. ¡°Didn¡¯t I go out last week, before I knew I was pregnant?¡± Olivia also thought that Laura was a little too careful for her own good. She nodded in agreement and said, ¡°Yes ¡ª wait! What did you say? Pregnant!?¡± She jumped up in shock and screamed, ¡°What¡¯s going on? Sophia, did you just say you got pregnant?¡± As Sophia nodded, Olivia could barely contain her excitement. ¡°Oh my God! You¡¯re pregnant! That means there¡¯s a baby in your belly! Oh my God! Oh my God! A baby!¡± Olivia rambled on, looking at Sophia as if she was looking at the world¡¯s largest and most beautiful diamond. She stared at Sophia¡¯s flat belly and suddenly asked without thinking, ¡°Can I be his godmother?¡± Sophia swallowed the ¡°of course¡± in her mouth and replied slowly, ¡°I haven¡¯t decided whether I want to keep the baby.¡± Olivia¡¯s eyes widened. ¡°Why is that even a choice? Why don¡¯t you want the baby?¡± Laura¡¯s mother sighed. ¡°Sophia got pregnant by accident. She doesn¡¯t know who the father of the child is.¡± Olivia suddenly realized that she was too excited just now. She didn¡¯t even realize how Sophia, who didn¡¯t even have a boyfriend, could suddenly get pregnant. Her excited expression slowly faded. She frowned and said, ¡°Can¡¯t you find the father of the child? If you find him, will you be able to give birth to the baby in peace?¡± That was indeed what Laura thought. If she found the father of the child, would she give birth to the child? Sophia did not know. ¡°Give me a little more time to think. We have agreed to volunteer at the church today. If we don¡¯t go now, the child over there will miss us.¡± Laura saw that her daughter¡¯s attitude was firm, so she did not insist anymore. She said to Olivia, ¡°I¡¯ll leave Sophia in your care.¡± The two girls left together and took a taxi to the church. Olivia¡¯s attention was attracted by the five-week-old fetus in Sophia¡¯s stomach. Everything she talked about had something to do with the baby. ¡°Did the doctor say whether the baby is a boy or a girl?¡± ¡°No, you can¡¯t tell the gender of a five-week-old baby yet.¡± ¡°Well, if it¡¯s a boy, he can learn finance from you. If It¡¯s a girl, I think it¡¯s better for her to paint and do art. Let me teach her.¡± ¡°Have you ever thought of giving the baby a name? I have a few that you can refer to¡­¡± Seeing Olivia¡¯s chatty demeanor, Sophia suddenly felt a little sad. ¡°Why should I give birth to the baby? There don¡¯t seem to be many people who would welcome the baby¡¯s arrival¡­¡± Olivia paused, ¡°I told you, didn¡¯t I? My mother had a car accident when she was pregnant with her second child, and it took away her ability to bear a child forever. She has always been brooding over that child, thinking that God had deprived her of her right to give birth because she did not protect him well. ¡°I¡¯m not saying this to scare you into giving birth, but in my eyes, every child is an angel sent by God..¡± Chapter 8 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Olivia loved children, and among all, one of the most sensitive people Sophia had ever met. Whenever she had time to spare, she would volunteer at the church, spending time with the orphans. Sophia considered herself to be a rational person at heart. Otherwise, she wouldn¡¯t have chosen to major in finance. But after spending so much time with Olivia, she thought that she should keep the child in her belly. Hmm, an angel sent by God? It wasn¡¯t long before they arrived at the church. They entered, as if they had done so for countless times before. The Church of Levata was huge. Located in a remote suburb, there were no commercial establishments nearby, save for a coffee vending machine by its entrance. It was very old, at least a hundred years old. When the city wasn¡¯t as developed, plenty of worshippers would come for service. Yet, it was slowly forgotten as more of the newer and more comfortable churches sprung up in the city, not to mention its remote location. But the church was still in operation. Situated in a quiet and peaceful environment, a musician found it suitable to practice music and provided good inspiration, so, he purchased one of the buildings and turned it into a music hall. Every year, he would pay rental to the church, sufficient for it to continue its operation. The old priest who stayed here took the money given by the musician and adopted many homeless orphans, slowly turning it into an orphanage. After Olivia found this place, she often came with Sophia to volunteer, spending time with the children. Along with her visits, she would frequently bring little gifts for the kids, Although there were barely any worshippers now, the church kept its doors opened on Sundays, as it had done so, for the past century. The entrance faced the hall. On both sides of the narrow and long corridor were a few shabby wooden benches. Although the brown paint on them had been mottled, they were very clean. The sunlight shone through the colorful mosaic glass windows and the clean wooden benches gave off a white and transparent halo. The solemn atmosphere made people feel as if they had arrived at heaven. At the end of the church hall was a dilapidated altar. Situated on top of it was a white statue of Virgin Mary holding the infant Jesus. It had fallen into disrepair, as the old priest did not initiate any repairs as there were no worshippers present. According to the old priest, the orphans he adopted were all God¡¯s messengers, sent to the human world. Taking care of these messengers was much more important than spending money to repair a statue that no one prayed to. As the entrance was a little difficult to get through, Olivia slowly led Sophia in. The old priest came from the lectern and said kindly, ¡°Ah, it¡¯s Olivia and Sophia. The children have been expecting you for a long time.¡± ¡°Good day, Father Ford. We haven¡¯t been here for a long time. I wonder how the children are doing now?¡± Olivia said excitedly. The old priest smiled. ¡°They¡¯re doing very well, although they missed you dearly. Ms. Sheila gave them two days off. Now they¡¯re playing games in the backyard. I¡¯ll show you the way.¡± ¡°Thank you, Father.¡± ¡°You¡¯re welcome. It¡¯s what I should do.¡± When they passed by the altar, the old priest bowed to the shabby statue as usual. Olivia and Sophia also put their hands together and prayed briefly. Sophia looked up. In the statue, the Virgin Mary was elegant and dignified. She wore a scarf on her head and had a smile on her face. In her arms, she held the cute little Jesus. Witnessing this, Sophia was touched by the motherly love and joy expressed on Virgin Mary¡¯s face. When they arrived at the backyard, there was indeed a group of children having fun. One of them noticed the visitors and immediately ran over screaming. Olivia immediately opened her arms and held him up high in the air. The other children returned to their senses. They put down the toys in their hands and surrounded them. ¡°Sister Olivia! Sister Sophia!¡± Sophia rubbed their heads and smiled, ¡°Did you receive the clothes and candy that I sent you two days ago?¡± ¡°Yes! The clothes are very nice! We loved the candies. They were yummy!¡± ¡°Did you study hard after eating the candy?¡± ¡°Mmhmm, we did as Ms. Sheila told us to.¡± ¡°Awesome!¡± As the church had adopted too many orphans, the expenditure had increased tremendously. With the tight budget, they did not have extra money to send their children to school, so they hired a teacher. There was only one teacher, so there were plenty of lessons that the children missed. Therefore, not only did Sophia and Olivia come here to play with the orphans, they were here to give them lessons. Olivia took the children who liked drawing, while Sophia taught the rest of the children some simple math. After teaching for a while, Sophia let them rest, and she sat on the chair and touched her belly. ¡°Sophia.¡± A child ran over and said timidly, ¡°Can I hug you?¡± Sophia was a little surprised, but she gently opened her arms. ¡°Of course..¡± Chapter 9 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The child half-closed his eyes comfortably in Sophia¡¯s arms and muttered, ¡°Why does it feel like you¡¯re going to be a mom?¡± Sophia was surprised. She didn¡¯t even tell the children that she was pregnant. The child continued, ¡°I can feel that the baby in your belly loves you very much. He will be a cute and obedient baby!¡± Sophia was at a loss for words. ¡°He will be a happy kid. You treat us so well, so you will definitely not abandon him like our parents did with us. I really envy him.¡± Sophia¡¯s heart skipped a beat, and a wave of guilt overcame her. ¡°But Father Ford said that our parents gave us a life and that we should live with gratitude. The world is beautiful and without life, we cannot experience it. So we should also thank our parents. Even if they abandoned us, without them, we wouldn¡¯t have the chance to enjoy what life has to offer. We wouldn¡¯t have met the kind Sophia and Olivia.¡± Sophia said with mixed feelings, ¡°Even if you don¡¯t know who your parents are, don¡¯t you regret coming to this world?¡± The child nodded seriously and firmly. ¡°Nope!¡± Sophia rubbed the child¡¯s head and sighed. ¡°You¡¯re a good child. Abandoning you was a bad decision for your parents.¡± The child smiled shyly, but Sophia fell into deep thought. She couldn¡¯t help but think of her own situation. What kind of decision was it for her to abort the child? The child was indeed an accident, but the memories of that fateful night wasn¡¯t painful. Instead, because it felt so good, she mistook it for a wet dream. She couldn¡¯t hate the perpetrator and could not bear any ill feelings towards the child in her belly. Having a child would indeed impact her studies, but even if she were not pregnant now, it would still come later, when she got married. When that time came, her life would also be affected. She would have to get used to it eventually and aborting a child for this very reason seemed a little too hasty. As for love and marriage¡­ from the moment Sophia was pregnant with the child, she could never commit to a relationship with the right state of mind. Whatever her ultimate decision was, her life would never be the same. Her mother was right. Being a single mother wouldn¡¯t be easy. Yet, compared to the guilt brought about by abortion, the sufferings seemed insignificant. Moreover, optimistically speaking, perhaps she could locate the father and raise the child together. After an internal mental back-and-forth, Sophia finally made up her mind ¡ª she would give birth to the child no matter what. Olivia¡¯s drawing class had just ended. She took a few pieces of drawing paper and walked over, excitedly showing them to Sophia. ¡°I¡¯m teaching the children to draw babies today. Here¡¯s a boy, and here¡¯s a girl. Aren¡¯t they cute?¡± Sophia took the drawings and looked at them carefully. After deciding to give birth to the baby, her mood was much relaxed. She nodded and said, ¡°Yes, they are.¡± She organized the drawings and put them aside, before motioning for Olivia to sit. ¡°Olivia, I¡¯ve decided. I want to give birth to the baby.¡± Olivia was visibly shocked. ¡°Thank God! You¡¯ve made the right decision!¡± No matter what, this good friend of hers would definitely welcome the baby¡¯s arrival. She was not alone on this path, which made her feel a little comforted. ¡°Oh right! I want to be the baby¡¯s godmother!¡± ¡°No problem.¡± The two girls looked at each other and smiled. ¡°However, I want you to be with me while I look for the child¡¯s father. I want to try my best to give the child a complete home.¡± Olivia agreed, ¡°That¡¯s a must! Do you have any memories of the child¡¯s father?¡± The two girls left the children and walked to a quiet and deserted path. Sophia said shyly, ¡°That night, I was drunk. I don¡¯t remember what he looked like. I only know that he was very tall, had a good figure, and had a sexy voice.¡± ¡°Hmph¡­¡± Olivia smiled at her mischievously. ¡°Those are amazing impressions indeed.¡± Sophia¡¯s face turned even redder. She stole a glance at Olivia. Olivia stopped teasing her. She thought seriously and said, ¡°If we can¡¯t find any features that can confirm his identity, we might as well change our train of thought and find out using the elimination method.¡± ¡°The elimination method? That shouldn¡¯t be too difficult.¡± Sophia thought about it carefully, ¡°That day, I went to my roommate Anita¡¯s house for her birthday party. There were plenty of our classmates and her friends present at the party. In the evening, I drank some wine. As I felt a little tipsy, I went to the room for a little nap.¡± ¡°Your classmates and her friends? It¡¯s a little too broad to narrow down. We¡¯ll need more than this to find out the identity of the perpetrator. How about this, let¡¯s ask Anita. Maybe she can provide us with some help..¡± Chapter 10 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation They invited Anita out for coffee. Anita was Sophia¡¯s college roommate, a simple and kind girl. After spending two years together, they shared a close bond. After hearing that Sophia had been sent to the infirmary by Norman, she immediately called, concerned about Sophia¡¯s health. However, Sophia didn¡¯t know that she was pregnant at that time. She only said that she was going for a check-up and had her apply leave of absence. Anita, who arrived on time, was shocked and very sorry when she heard the news of Sophia¡¯s pregnancy. After all, it happened at her house. If she hadn¡¯t invited Sophia to her birthday party and asked her to stay for the night, all of this wouldn¡¯t have happened. ¡°What does this have to do with you? It¡¯s clearly that man¡¯s fault,¡± Olivia said indignantly. Even so, Anita didn¡¯t feel much better. She said seriously, ¡°Sophia, no matter what, I must help you find that b*stard.¡± ¡°Thank you, Anita.¡± With the support of her two good friends, Sophia instantly felt at ease. Anita asked the waiter for a pen and paper and carefully recalled the men who came to her house for her birthday party. ¡°Most of them are single, but they went home together at night. Excluding those who went home, there were plenty who slept on the first floor after drinking. Sophia¡¯s room is on the third floor. The suspect is most likely a man who stayed on the third floor or went to the third floor that night.¡± Speaking of which, the reason why Sophia was placed on the third floor was for safety reasons. Even then, the worst still happened. One could never be too careful. Anita shook off the distracting thoughts in her mind and drew the layout of her room on the third floor. ¡°There are a total of six rooms on the third floor and a game room, which makes it seven in total.¡± Anita marked the rooms with numbers and said, ¡°I¡¯m in room one, and my brother Joseph is in room two. He was afraid that we wouldn¡¯t be able to enjoy ourselves if he stayed at home, so he went to his girlfriend¡¯s and only came back the next day.¡± Joseph was eight years older than Anita. He had taken over the family¡¯s jewelry business a long time ago. Although he was very gentle, he was a seasoned businessman. The calm and dignified feeling he gave off puts pressure on young people, and he was indeed their elders. The youngsters wouldn¡¯t be able to have fun if he was there.¡± ¡°Room three belongs to my second brother Sebastian. He was busy with an investment call in Wall Street and didn¡¯t come home for a few days. He didn¡¯t even prepare a birthday present for me. He¡¯s always elusive and nobody knows where he¡¯s gone to most of the time. I don¡¯t think he¡¯s there that night.¡± ¡°Room four is where Sophia stayed in.¡± Anita marked a huge circle. ¡°Room five is occupied by Claude, our school¡¯s quarterback. He is cheerful and warm-hearted. He drank a lot, shielding the ladies from more drinking and was the first to get drunk. Hmm, it seems that he got drunk earlier than Sophia?¡± ¡°Yes, he also drank on behalf of me.¡± ¡°Then he might wake up halfway and run to Sophia¡¯s room, right?¡± Olivia said. Anita nodded and drew a triangle next to Claude¡¯s name. ¡°A lady lives in room six. She¡¯s the ¡®heartthrob¡¯ of our school, Daisy.¡± Sophia glanced at the three words ¡°Claude¡± on the paper and still felt that something was wrong, ¡°It¡¯s not difficult to find the person who lives on the third floor, but how to find the person who has been to the third floor? That man didn¡¯t appear in my room the next day, and it¡¯s also possible that he¡¯s not the person who lives on the third floor.¡± Olivia nodded. ¡°Then is there a way to find someone who has been to the third floor? For example, a surveillance camera in the corridor.¡± Anita shook her head and said awkwardly, ¡°In our house, only the entrance and garage have surveillance cameras. The corridor belongs to the interior of the house. There are no surveillance cameras.¡± Moreover, who would install surveillance cameras in their house for no reason? ¡°Is there any other way?¡± ¡°Well, there is.¡± Anita took out her phone and opened her address book. Anita made a round of calls until her mouth was dry. Only then did she get some information. She added two more names on the paper. ¡°Felix, a genius in our school¡¯s mathematics department. He has a very high IQ. His parents are both university professors and they are very strict with him. He is a very upright person and rarely does anything out of line. That night, he went to the third floor.¡± ¡°Norman.¡± After Anita finished writing the name, she paused for a moment. Sophia seemed to freeze. Olivia asked curiously, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Is there something wrong with this person?¡± ¡°Norman, the playboy of our school, a cynical rich kid.¡± Sophia immediately threw out another piece of juicy news. ¡°He went after me last semester but I rejected him.¡± Anita added, ¡°Norman also invited Sophia to dance that night.¡± ¡°I met him just before I fainted yesterday morning. He was the one who took me to the infirmary.¡± Olivia said in a daze, ¡°Isn¡¯t this too much of a coincidence? He also went to the third floor that night?¡± Anita nodded. On the messy paper, Claude, Felix, and Norman¡¯s names were marked with a triangular symbol, representing the suspect.. Chapter 11 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation After identifying the three suspects, the trash-searching team decided to invite them to Anita¡¯s house to remind them of what they had done that night over a month ago. Consisting of victim Sophia, immediate family member Olivia and the unfortunate landlady Anita, the trash-searching team was named by Olivia herself. Sophia and Anita accepted the team name without feeling any discomfort or shame. A rather appropriate name. When Anita brought them home, Olivia was shocked by the size of her house, as big as a castle. It made sense. If it wasn¡¯t this spacious, how could she hold the party here? The car slowly drove into the underground garage. Olivia exclaimed, ¡°So many cars!¡± And they were all luxurious models! Anita explained, ¡°My second brother Sebastian likes buying cars. He owns half of the cars here.¡± There was an elevator installed in the garage and that was how they entered the house. They came to a huge living room after exiting the elevator. Anita invited them to sit on the couch while she ran to the kitchen to get them some drinks. Sophia went to the bathroom. She had been there once, so she knew her way around. As she came out of the bathroom, she heard a strange sound coming from the backyard of the house. It sounded like running water. Was the pipe broken? Was it leaking? Sophia went around the stone wall that led to the backyard and found a large swimming pool. A strong body was seen swimming quickly from the farthest part of the pool. He lay on his back in the water, with his muscular arms slapping the surface of the water. His posture was graceful, but he swam fast, and even though he could not see where he was swimming, he did not deviate one bit, and he soon reached the shallows closest to Sophia. Realizing that he had reached the edge of the pool, the man stopped and stood up from the pool with his back facing Sophia. He was tall. The depth of the shallow area was a mere 1.2 meters not deep enough to reach his waistline. His shoulders were very wide and his skin was pale. It was very strange. Normally, a fair-skinned man would look a little frail, but one look at him and one could tell that he exuded dominance, far from being one sickly person. The man raised his hand and wiped the water off his face. Sophia could even see the hair under his armpits. When the man turned around, he finally realized the woman who was watching his naked upper body with great interest. He paused for a moment but did not hide. After all, he was very confident in his body. He wasn¡¯t losing anything if his naked body was seen by somebody else. He just stood there, and allowed Sophia to take a good look at his handsome face, long slender neck, as well as his prominent collarbone, his chest muscles that were just the right size, and his well-defined six-pack abs, as well as the thing hugged by his tight swimming trunks¡­ Hold on! What was she looking at? Sophia felt a burning sensation on her face. She quickly covered her face and turned around. But she had already seen everything that she shouldn¡¯t have seen¡­ The man looked at her, a little amused, as she sized her up from top to bottom, and only jumping to a start when her gaze stopped at his groin. ¡°I¡¯m sorry!¡± she apologized embarrassedly. The man climbed onto the shore, took off his swimming cap, and slowly wrapped his bathrobe around his body. ¡°You¡¯re Anita¡¯s classmate, Sophia, right?¡± ¡°Ah, yes. Do you know me?¡± He brushed past Sophia as he entered indoors. ¡°I saw you once when I went looking for Anita at your campus. If I remember correctly, you¡¯re the top student in the finance major?¡± Sophia saw that the man was dressed well from between her fingers. She let out a sigh of relief and said humbly, ¡°I was just lucky.¡± The man turned around and suddenly laughed. Sophia asked nervously, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? What¡¯s funny?¡± He reached out his hand and gently touched Sophia¡¯s lips. Sophia was scared by his sudden intimate action and froze to the ground. When his hand left Sophia¡¯s face, there was something red on his fingertips. ¡°Did you enjoy it?¡± Sophia immediately reacted and touched her nose. When she saw the red liquid on her hand, she almost fainted. It was a nosebleed! She felt her entire body burning and she wished that she could disappear on the spot now! This was too embarrassing! She actually had a nosebleed after looking at his naked body! How should she explain this? He would see her as a woman who knew no boundaries and had improper intentions toward him. Otherwise, why would she have a nosebleed? Sophia had never encountered such an awkward situation like this ever. The man had the audacity to ask if she enjoyed it! Oh no! Chapter 12 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The man handed a tissue to Sophia. Just now, Sophia looked at him without restraint. Now, it was his turn to stare at Sophia. Sophia¡¯s mental fortitude wasn¡¯t as strong. After being stared at for a while, she did not know where to put her gaze. She covered her nose and felt a trace of despair. She simply said, ¡°That¡¯s right! I enjoyed it!¡± A pervert, whatever! Anyway, she had already seen it! The man was stunned for a moment. He did not expect that reaction from her. What was that? Was she teasing him? He did not feel anything. Instead, her face turned bright red. Although he did not want to admit it, he¡­ was indeed charmed by her cuteness. He calmly ended the topic, ¡°Thank you.¡± Even as Sophia returned to the living room and sat down on the couch, she remained in a trance. Olivia said worriedly, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you, Sophia? Your face is flushed? And your nose is bleeding!¡± Sophia rubbed her temples and took a deep breath to calm herself down. She said vaguely, ¡°I¡¯m fine. Perhaps I haven¡¯t been drinking much water.¡± She wouldn¡¯t admit to having a nosebleed after seeing a naked handsome guy. She had her dignity to keep. As for that man, he should be a member of Anita¡¯s family, as he used the swimming pool freely. Anita had previously said that her father, Kevin Harris, had retired after his older brother Joseph took over the family¡¯s jewelry business. For the past few years, both he and his wife, Annie, had been traveling around the world, and they would only come back once a year at Christmas. Therefore, only three people occupied the house for the majority of the year, Anita, her eldest brother, Joseph, and her second brother, Sebastian. Anita¡¯s older brother, Joseph, was eight years older than her. He was a tall, steady, and very gentle person. Moreover, he had a girlfriend, and they were about to get married. Although Sophia had never seen him before, she was certain that the man in the pool wasn¡¯t him. The man looked very young, not at all like someone eight years older than Anita. Although he was tall, he seemed dangerous, a little vicious, something that scared Sophia a little. He must be Anita¡¯s mysterious second brother Sebastian. No matter who he was or what his personality was, it was not a reason for Sophia to make such a shameful move in his home. She needed to find the father of her child here now. If the owner of the house got angry and kicked her out in a fit of anger, it wouldn¡¯t be great. Anita returned to the living room with the drinks, coffee for Olivia and milk for Sophia. ¡°I consulted the chef, as there are certain food a pregnant woman should refrain from.¡± Sophia thanked her. Olivia took a sip of coffee and asked, ¡°When will the three suspects arrive?¡± Because the meeting place was at Anita¡¯s home, Anita was the one who sent the invitation. ¡°Felix and Claude are already on their way. They should arrive in 20 minutes. Norman hasn¡¯t departed yet, so he might be a little late.¡± Sophia said helplessly, ¡°This is rare. According to Norman¡¯s character, he should still be on a date.¡± Sophia¡¯s guess was indeed correct. Norman had indeed told Anita that he was on a date. Olivia put her hands together and prayed, ¡°God bless! The father of the child can not be him!¡± One of the three suspects was a playboy, and Sophia did not want the father of the child to be a playboy. Anita asked, ¡°What should we do when they arrive? Should we get straight to the point?¡± Sophia shook her head and said, ¡°You can¡¯t do that. When I woke up the next day, that man had long left the room. It was possible he did it to me on his own free will. He could make up any lie to cover himself.¡± Olivia agreed, ¡°Yes, if he is a coward and doesn¡¯t want to bear any responsibility, asking him directly will not get the result.¡± ¡°Then how should we go about it?¡± Sophia thought for a moment and said, ¡°Just tell him that he has a baby because of what happened a month ago. See how he reacts when he hears about it.¡± ¡°That¡¯s good!¡± Olivia said excitedly, ¡°Aren¡¯t we like the detectives in detective novels now? That¡¯s so cool!¡± The three girls laughed, loosening up the tense atmosphere. ¡°Let¡¯s split the work. As Anita invited the boys, she should communicate with them and try to probe for some answers. I will not show myself as I am the victim here. If the suspect admits to what he did, I will then appear and talk to him. Olivia will be responsible for observing and recording the suspect¡¯s reaction on the second floor. If the three of them don¡¯t admit to it, we can only judge by their reactions..¡± Chapter 13 - Probing Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation After confirming their respective roles, the three girls each found the most suitable spot in the big villa and quietly waited for the arrival of the suspects. Felix was the first to arrive. A handsome man with delicate facial features, he wore a pair of glasses and had a white shirt on, looking rather prim. Anita brought him into the living room, and the two greeted each other. Felix asked, ¡°Miss Anita, did something happen? Why are you in such a hurry to look for me?¡± Anita coughed lightly and said, ¡°Felix, something serious happened.¡± ¡°Last month, on the night you came to my birthday party, you had sex with a girl on the third floor. That girl is now pregnant with your child.¡± ¡°What?¡± Felix¡¯s eyes widened with his eyebrows raised. He opened his mouth in shock. Olivia, the artist, quickly marked the words ¡°shocked and confused¡± by Felix¡¯s name on the book. Felix¡¯s surprised expression didn¡¯t last long. He frowned and muttered, ¡°Did I actually do it¡­¡± He composed himself and asked, ¡°Who is that girl?¡± Anita retorted, ¡°Don¡¯t you know who she is?¡± Felix said, rather embarrassedly, ¡°I drank too much that day and played billiards on the third floor. I was so drunk that I fell asleep. When I woke up in the middle of the night, I found myself in the living room on the first floor. I don¡¯t remember what happened in between, and I had no idea that I had sex with someone.¡± Anita looked at him in silence for a long time. Felix said frankly, ¡°I¡¯m very sorry that this happened, but I will take responsibility for my actions.¡± Sophia had mixed feelings. ¡°It was me.¡± She did not expect the outcome; the first suspect confessed. When Felix saw Sophia, he blushed. He stood up and said apologetically, ¡°Miss Sophia, I¡¯m really sorry!¡± Felix was a math genius, and Sophia was the top finance student. Although they were studying different majors, as one of the few outstanding students of Rotary University, they knew each other. Moreover, both finance and math majors shared many of their classes together. As their professors prized students, they would often meet each other in the offices of their teachers. Even then, they were just acquaintances. Sophia said, ¡°Do you not remember what happened that night?¡± Felix shook his head. ¡°If I did, I wouldn¡¯t have waited for you to find me. My parents would never allow me to commit such irresponsible acts.¡± Anita and Olivia, who were eavesdropping on the second floor, nodded approvingly. If the baby¡¯s father was Felix, it seemed a little easier to understand. ¡°Miss Sophia, do you have any plans for this child? Of course, no matter what you choose, I will respect your decision.¡± Sophia replied, ¡°I want to give birth to him and raise him together with the father of the child.¡± Felix didn¡¯t seem troubled, immediately, he said, ¡°I will talk to my parents and prepare the engagement ring. The wedding will be carried out very soon. No matter what Miss Sophia wants, I will strive to make it happen.¡± He was like a noble knight defending the royal princess. Sophia had to admit that she was tempted, for a moment. However, she realized that Felix did not have any memory of having sex with her, so she could not outright confirm that the man that night was him. Anita¡¯s work was not over yet. There were still two suspects that she needed to confirm, so she brought Sophia and Felix to another lounge. ¡°You two should have a private conversation.¡± Only Sophia and Felix were left in the lounge. Felix was a little awkward and nervous. He did not know if Sophia blamed him. After all, she was the victim here. He braced himself and repeated, ¡°I will take responsibility.¡± Sophia wasn¡¯t sympathetic towards Felix, who was one of the suspects. She asked, ¡°How are you going to take responsibility?¡± It was a daunting question to answer. Felix did not think for too long. ¡°I will arrange a wedding with you as soon as possible, find the best nanny to take care of your daily life, and work hard to be a good father.¡± ¡°Although I don¡¯t have a job now, I receive a scholarship every year. In addition to the prize money I won from various math competitions, I can provide the baby a pretty comfortable life.¡± If the child¡¯s father was one of the three suspects, Felix¡¯s reliability obviously made Sophia feel at ease. ¡°Felix, I really hope that you are the child¡¯s father. Unfortunately, you are only one of the three people we suspect. We said this to probe you, sorry.¡± Felix was obviously stunned when he heard the news.. He asked, ¡°Did you say I¡¯m only one of the suspects?¡± Chapter 14 - A Suspect Himself Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation While Sophia and Felix chatted, the second suspect arrived. It was Claude, the popular quarterback of Rotary University¡¯s football team. Anita and Claude were high school classmates. Claude was the best player on the football team ever since he was admitted to Rotary University by virtue of his excellent athletic talent. In their sophomore year, they went to a huge game but were ridiculed by the other teams for not having cheerleaders. Claude, who had always been hot-tempered, almost got into a fight. As Anita was a cheerleader back in high school, Claude asked for Anita¡¯s help. After Anita agreed, she dragged Sophia into the cheerleading squad too. In that game, Rotary University was the biggest winner. Not only did the team win the championship, but the cheerleading team was also well-received. After the game, Anita and Sophia received a lot of love letters. As they knew each other as teammates, Claude and Sophia shared a rather ordinary friendship. Anita told Claude what she had said to Felix. Seeing that Claude had the same expression as Felix, Olivia added ¡°shocked and confused¡± after his name. Claude was obviously not as composed as Felix. After the shock, he stood up and paced around the living room. Knocking his head, he mumbled, ¡°The night of the birthday party, the night of the birthday party¡­¡± Obviously he was trying his best to recall what had happened. He said dejectedly, after a long silence, ¡°I don¡¯t remember what I did that night at all.¡± He was puzzled. ¡°Anita, since you told me this. Do you know who that girl is?¡± Claude was an intelligent athlete, but not so much off the field, like other sportspeople. Anita nodded and said, ¡°She is our mutual friend.¡± Claude opened his eyes wide and waited for her to continue. Anita, who wanted to keep him in suspense, said helplessly, ¡°It¡¯s Sophia.¡± ¡°Sophia!¡± Claude said in shock, ¡°I have a baby with Sophia? Is that true?¡± Not quite, you¡¯re just a suspect. Anita, who was trying her best to act, nodded. If the child were really his, she wouldn¡¯t be lying. Claude immediately said, ¡°I¡¯ll take responsibility!¡± After becoming a father out of the blue, Claude didn¡¯t show any negative emotions. Instead, he was rather excited. ¡°I wonder if it¡¯s a boy or a girl? If It¡¯s a girl, she must be as smart and beautiful as Sophia. If It¡¯s a boy, he must be as strong as I am!¡± Anita looked at him with a complicated expression. She planned to make it quick. ¡°Still can¡¯t remember what you did that night?¡± Claude scratched the back of his head, ¡°Not really. I remember that I was drunk early that night so I went to the third floor to get some rest. I woke up halfway and went to the bathroom. Then I went to the balcony to get some fresh air. I can¡¯t remember which room I entered when I came back¡­¡± Just like Felix, he did not have any sensual memories. Sophia walked out of the lounge, and Felix followed behind her. He now believed that he was indeed one of the suspects. Claude immediately walked over when he saw Sophia, and carefully surrounded her. ¡°Sophia, how are you feeling now? I heard that some babies with high athletic talent move around in their mothers¡¯ stomachs. Did he kick you?¡± Felix, who knew the details, was a little annoyed when Claude assumed that he was a father. He said, ¡°A five-week-old fetus hasn¡¯t even developed any organs. How can he kick the mother?¡± Only then did Claude see Felix, who was behind Sophia. He did not hear the hostility in his words. He was just embarrassed because he lacked common sense. He scratched his head and said, ¡°So small? Haha, you¡¯re here too, Felix.¡± Felix responded with a faint ¡°Mm.¡± Sophia said, ¡°Claude, are you happy?¡± Claude said with a blank expression, ¡°Shouldn¡¯t I be happy? Isn¡¯t it a good thing to have a baby?¡± Perhaps he realized that Sophia might not feel the same way, he quickly added, ¡°Sophia, don¡¯t worry. I will take responsibility for you and the child. And that night, I was really drunk. No matter what I did, it was never my intention! If you are angry, I¡¯m yours to release your anger. I will not defend nor retaliate.¡± Sophia was amused by the earnest football player. She confessed, ¡°It¡¯s too early to say so. I am still not sure who the father of the child is.¡± Claude looked at Anita blankly. ¡°Didn¡¯t Anita say¡­¡± Anita said innocently, ¡°Well, we have no clue. That¡¯s why we called you here. Otherwise, we would have just gone looking for you immediately.. Why would we go through so much trouble?¡± Chapter 15 - The Last Person Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°The reason you called me here was that I may be the father of the child?¡± Claude finally understood the situation, a rare moment where he was smart. Sophia nodded and said, ¡°From the information we¡¯ve gathered so far, both Felix and you are suspects.¡± Claude looked at Felix, who was also looking at him. The two men looked at each other in silence and seemed to begin a contest with each other. Anita glanced at her phone and said slowly, ¡°The last suspect should be here soon.¡± The two men frowned at the same time. Felix, calm as always, chose to remain silent, but Claude had to ask, ¡°There¡¯s one more? So there are three potential fathers?¡± Sophia was speechless. The hateful suspects in their eyes had become ¡°potential fathers¡± to Claude. Just how much did he like children? Anita nodded and asked Sophia, ¡°Do you still want to hide?¡± ¡°No. Norman is a smart man. You won¡¯t be able to get anything from him. I¡¯ll ask him myself.¡± Anita smiled and said, ¡°Then I¡¯ll have to ask both gentlemen here to cooperate.¡± Felix said, ¡°If the suspects are only Claude and me, are you sure there¡¯s no way to determine whose one it is?¡± Sophia said, ¡°Not from the information you¡¯ve given us, at least.¡± ¡°How will you know who¡¯s the father then, if the last suspect has no idea what happened?¡± Felix got to the crux of the entire issue. Sophia thought about it initially. She knew they might not admit to being the perpetrator. If that happened, she¡¯d have to resort to extreme means. Even if the two men¡¯s story of blacking out sounded suspicious, the extreme method might just work. ¡°If that¡¯s the case, I want to hear your moans.¡± Silence ensued. What a strong woman. Everyone was speechless as they looked at Sophia holding onto her stomach. Seeing the kind smile on her face, they felt a little afraid. They tacitly shut their mouths until the last suspect stepped into the villa. Norman, the prince charming in the hearts of many ladies at Rotary University. He had short blonde hair and a pair of deep eyes. Even though everyone knew that he was a true playboy, the young ladies could not stop themselves from falling for him. Why wouldn¡¯t they want this young version of Leonardo di Caprio as their boyfriend? Norman was intrigued seeing so many people with Anita. Just as he was about to ask, Sophia stood up. ¡°Norman, I¡¯m pregnant. It¡¯s your child.¡± Norman was stunned for a moment and thought he heard it wrong. ¡°Huh? What are you talking about, Sophia?¡± Sophia repeated without changing her expression, ¡°I¡¯m pregnant and it¡¯s your child.¡± Norman immediately denied, ¡°How is that possible? I haven¡¯t slept with you!¡± Sophia did not immediately dismiss Norman¡¯s suspicion and continued with her plan, ¡°But I¡¯ve done it, only with you. If it¡¯s not yours, then whose is it?¡± Norman opened his mouth. ¡°When?¡± ¡°Last month, on the night of Anita¡¯s birthday.¡± ¡°How are you sure it was me?¡± ¡°I recognized you.¡± ¡°Then why didn¡¯t you say anything the next day?¡± ¡°I know you¡¯re a playboy, so I didn¡¯t want to argue with you.¡± ¡°Ha!¡± Norman laughed. Sophia, this vengeful woman, had deliberately stood him up on the night of his confession just because he was pursuing her without telling her his identity. She had embarrassed him. If she had known that he assaulted her, she would have thought of a way to deal with him a long time ago. Why would she let him walk free until today? After seeing through Sophia¡¯s trick, Norman said, ¡°Are you really pregnant?¡± Sophia pursed her lips and thought how difficult Norman was. He was calm in just a few exchanges. She nodded. ¡°Anita can prove it.¡± Norman frowned and was a little annoyed. ¡°Why don¡¯t you go for an abortion?¡± As soon as he said that, the people in the room looked at him with disapproval, as if they were looking at a scumbag. Sophia sneered. ¡°Why? Do you want me to abort your child?¡± Norman immediately said, ¡°What does it have to do with me? Did I say that I¡¯m the father of the child?¡± ¡°Even if you don¡¯t admit it, it¡¯s still yours.¡± Norman laughed at Sophia¡¯s unreasonable response. ¡°So, by virtue of your narrative, I am now a father?¡± ¡°You were seen going to the third floor that night and only came down a long time after.¡± Norman¡¯s expression froze, but he quickly adjusted himself and replied nonchalantly, ¡°I went to the third floor to play billiards, do you have a problem with that?¡± Sophia said, ¡°You only played billiards, huh? Was that it?¡± Norman said impatiently, ¡°Right.¡± Sophia said with a faint smile, ¡°Last question, why did you question me when you could have explained your innocence?¡± Chapter 16 - No Favors Owed Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Sophia, Olivia, and Anita gathered on the second floor after gathering information on the suspects. Olivia said, ¡°Felix and Claude reacted the same way. They did look like people who had a blackout.¡± Anita said, ¡°They also made it clear that they are willing to take responsibility if they are indeed the father of the child.¡± Sophia replied, ¡°The first task now is to find out who the child¡¯s father is.¡± Anita said, ¡°Then these two can¡¯t be ruled out as suspects.¡± Olivia said, ¡°Norman does look like Leonardo Di Caprio in his younger days.¡± Sophia and Anita stared at her. Olivia smiled embarrassedly and said, ¡°He said that he went downstairs after playing billiards. He is definitely not the child¡¯s father.¡± Sophia said, ¡°But his explanation is full of loopholes. It is not believable at all.¡± Anita said, ¡°Then he can¡¯t be cleared of suspicion either.¡± Olivia sighed and said, ¡°We have spent so much time on this. It is fine if we can¡¯t find out who the man is right now, but can¡¯t we even eliminate one?¡± Anita said shyly, ¡°Do we really have to make them take off their clothes¡­¡± Olivia coughed and asked, ¡°Do you remember any features that seem to resemble any of the three guys?¡± Sophia shook her head. The man had a very good body figure, resembling Claude, who was the fittest among the three men. His voice was very magnetic, a little like Felix¡¯s. The three of them whispered to each other for a long time, but no conclusion was made. Sophia had a headache, so she went to the bathroom to wash her face. Looking at her flat stomach in the mirror, she smiled bitterly and said, ¡°My baby, do you know who your father is? Can you help Mommy recognize him?¡± When she went back to the corridor, Norman stopped her. But he did not say anything. His handsome face looked a little forlorn in the dim corridor. Sophia snapped, ¡°What, are you going to confess your crime to me?¡± Norman didn¡¯t seem to be in a good mood, but it was not obvious because the corridor was too dark. He changed the topic and said, ¡°You fainted at school yesterday. Was it because you were pregnant?¡± ¡°No, it was because of low blood sugar.¡± ¡°An indirect cause, right?¡± Norman smiled mysteriously. ¡°Being a mother isn¡¯t easy.¡± Sophia frowned. ¡°What are you trying to say?¡± ¡°You just found out that you¡¯re pregnant, right? Why are you so determined to give birth so quickly? Why don¡¯t you think about it?¡± Sophia sneered. ¡°What do you mean? Norman, if you¡¯re not the father of the child, what does it have to do with you whether I give birth or not? If you are, don¡¯t you feel guilty saying these things in front of the child and me?¡± ¡°Sophia, if I am indeed the father, what do you plan to do?¡± ¡°What do I plan to do? Ha! Ridiculous! No matter who the father is, I am ready to give birth and raise the child myself. If you are the father, I should be the one asking you this question instead, right?¡± Norman was silent for a moment, then said, ¡°I will not take responsibility.¡± Sophia clenched her fists, but her face was very calm. ¡°So, it was you that night, wasn¡¯t it?¡± Norman didn¡¯t say anything, but the silence seemed to be an admission. Sophia took a deep breath. Although she had been mentally prepared for this, she still couldn¡¯t calm down. ¡°Why? Because I stood you up, you wanted to take revenge on me?¡± Norman immediately said, ¡°I¡¯m not! I had no idea that the woman that night was you! Yes, I admit that I haven¡¯t given up after you rejected me. I even wanted to sleep with you in my dreams. But I get whatever woman I want. Why do I need to resort to dirty means? As long as you don¡¯t consent, I would never touch you.¡± Sophia subconsciously ignored Norman¡¯s affectionate confession and asked coldly, ¡°What happened that night?¡± ¡°On the night of Anita¡¯s birthday, I couldn¡¯t forget the way you danced with me. After I got drunk, I wanted to go to the third floor to confess to you, but¡­ but I was too drunk. When I woke up, I found out that I had sex with a girl. I was afraid that she would ask me to take responsibility when she woke up¡­¡± Norman put his palm on his forehead, looking very regretful. ¡°I didn¡¯t know that girl was you.¡± ¡°If you knew it was me, you would still run away without hesitation, right? Because I would definitely ask you to take responsibility.¡± Norman didn¡¯t say anything. Sophia was too sharp. She had only spent a short period of time with him, but she had already seen through him. Indeed, even if he knew it was Sophia, he wouldn¡¯t remain. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± He could only say that. ¡°Is it useful to say sorry now?¡± Sophia didn¡¯t appreciate it at all. Norman¡¯s guilt didn¡¯t last long. He was never good at dealing with such situations. He said irritably, ¡°I¡¯ve said what I should say. I won¡¯t marry you, and I won¡¯t acknowledge this child. If you insist on giving birth to him, I can only give you a sum of money at most. How much do you want? I¡¯ll pay it all at once, and we¡¯ll be even..¡± Chapter 17 - A Play Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Smack! It was so loud that it startled the people upstairs and downstairs. Sophia went up to Norman and slapped him right on the face. Norman looked at her in disbelief. He had provoked so many women in his life, but he had never been slapped in the face. Although he had inexplicably ¡°slept¡± with Sophia, he didn¡¯t have much memory of that night, which caused him so much trouble. No matter how he looked at it, it wasn¡¯t to his advantage. Sophia insisted on having the child of a one-night stand. Was he in the wrong to give her a sum of money instead? Sophia did not want Norman to see her cry. After the slap, she turned her body away from him. When Sophia turned around, she found that there was another man standing in the corridor. It was the man she saw in the backyard pool. He was wearing a nice suit, which covered his powerful muscles. The brutal and dangerous aura seemed to be sealed by the suit, as he exuded only elegance and nobility. He stood at the corner, frowning, looking very impatient. The two of them looked at each other in the corridor. One looked impatient, and the other looked aggrieved. Those who did not know would think that he had made her cry. Sophia did not want to cry in front of anyone, but she could not control her tears. The man was a little overwhelmed by her aggrieved look, so he had no choice but to put away the unfriendly expression on his face and went downstairs. He handed the handkerchief to her. Sophia took the handkerchief and suddenly burst into tears uncontrollably. Anita and Olivia, who were just eavesdropping in the corner, were so frightened by the noise that they hurriedly came to her aid. ¡°Sophia!¡± The two stopped when they saw the other man beside Sophia. Olivia was mesmerized by the man¡¯s face and figure. She squealed and exclaimed, ¡°He¡¯s so handsome!¡± Anita immediately restrained her movements and said timidly, ¡°Seb, you¡¯re back?¡± Anita¡¯s second brother, Sebastian, only responded with a soft ¡°Mm¡± and did not say anything else. Sophia was bawling her eyes out. After Olivia admired Sebastian¡¯s looks, she quickly walked to her side with her heart aching. She put her arm around her shoulder and let her head rest on her shoulder. She looked at Norman, who was at a loss. After hearing Norman¡¯s scummy reply, Olivia had nothing to say to him. She just glared at him fiercely. Then she looked at Sebastian on the other side. He looked even more handsome up close¡­ Olivia introduced herself in a low voice, ¡°Hello, Sebby¡­ I¡¯m Anita¡¯s new friend, Olivia. You¡¯re so good-looking. Do you have a girlfriend? If not, how about me?¡± Olivia, who was studying art, had been on a journey in search of beauty. When she saw such a beautiful ¡°model,¡± she seemed to have reached the end of her journey. She wanted to introduce herself when she saw Norman. However, when she thought that Norman might be the father of Sophia¡¯s child, she held back. She did not expect to meet another man who was even more attractive than Norman. Sebastian said coldly, ¡°No, I don¡¯t want you and please don¡¯t call me Sebby.¡± Olivia did not mean what she had said to begin with. It was her reflex when she saw an attractive man. She was not the least bit upset when she was rejected. She said, ¡°How about Seb?¡± Sebastian said to Anita, ¡°What¡¯s happening here, a play?¡± Anita shook her head and nodded again. Sebastian was giving Sophia a way out of the tense situation. ¡°Well, you carry on with what you were doing.¡± Sebastian walked down the stairs and saw Norman. He paused for a moment, then brushed past him as if nothing had happened. After Sebastian walked down the stairs, there was another short quarrel upstairs. He seemed to have heard the girl who had a nosebleed in front of him sighing softly and said, ¡°Forget it.¡± In fact, he had been on the stairs for a long time and had heard every word of the conversation between Sophia and Norman. He suppressed the strange feeling in his heart, looked at the various luxury cars in the garage, and randomly chose one to sit in. In the comfortable driving seat, he could not help but think about what had just happened. The girl named Sophia was praised by his former lecturer when he visited Rotary University. She was a finance major like he was and was the top student of her class. The teacher wanted him to recruit Sophia into the company because she was really an excellent student. Then there was the national college football game where Anita was invited to be a member of the cheerleading squad. With her looks, she was given plenty of airtime on the live broadcast of the game. Their parents supported her. Not only did they push her brothers to sponsor the team, but they also forced them to sit in front of the television and watch the live broadcast of the game. He had thought that it was just a boring game organized by a group of boring college students. He wasn¡¯t one bit interested. He only reluctantly looked at Anita after she appeared on the television. And that was when he noticed the girl next to his sister. A beautiful girl with a lot of confidence and energy.. Chapter 18 - The Dream Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation After Rotary University¡¯s football team won the championship, the reporter made an exception and interviewed the cheerleaders Anita and Sophia. Anita wasn¡¯t great at handling fame and attention. She appeared very shy in front of the camera. The captain was very dissatisfied with her reaction in front of the camera and thought she should be much happier and more exuberant as they won the championship. He made sure to give Sophia a little advice before she was interviewed. Sophia improvised, waving the colored pompoms in her hand and shouting, ¡°The oppas on the field are great! I¡¯m proud of them! The oppas are so good! I love them!¡± Even if Sophia herself had always thought that she was very pretentious when she shouted ¡°oppas¡± in front of the screen, there were still countless people who were attracted by her cute and ¡°sincere¡± performance. Sebastian didn¡¯t want to admit it, but his heart was racing. Women had never been a necessity for him, and he was known in the industry for never getting too close to a woman. So even though he had a crush on a girl he had never met, he had to work, he had to travel, and he had no intentions of ever running into her. Today was the first time he had seen her. It was in the backyard of his house. He had taken off all his clothes except for his swimming trunks, and she was staring at him boldly. If it had been anyone else, he would have ordered them to turn around instead of letting Sophia stare at him like she did this afternoon without warning. He thought that if Sophia were the one God had sent to love him, their story would have started today. He was in a good mood before he changed and went downstairs. However, all the good thoughts were destroyed when he heard their conversation. Sophia had become the mother of a child. The father of the child was Norman, the famous playboy of Rotary University. Sebastian felt a little suffocated. He loosened his tie and threw it on the passenger seat. Sophia¡¯s chant of ¡°oppa¡± excited many people. By virtue of that, she was the subject of many men¡¯s fantasies. It was also then that Norman noticed Sophia. According to Norman¡¯s character, Sophia, who was cold, smart, and difficult to deal with, was never one of his targets, no matter how beautiful she was or how attractive her figure was. But she was so cute that after Norman fell for her, he immediately made a series of calculated plans. Even Anita thought that the playboy might change his personality for Sophia. Not knowing why he did this in the first place, Sebastian arranged for women to surround Norman. After making sure that he was still a playboy, he immediately informed Anita. Then Sophia stood Norman up and rejected his confession. When she was so far away from him, he protected her again and again, waiting for her to come to him one day. But he never thought that she would end up in front of him. The night of Anita¡¯s birthday, at their house. Sophia had sex with another man, right by him. Sebastian closed his eyes and smiled self-deprecatingly as he lay on the seat. He went home that night. He was too drunk for business, so he didn¡¯t tell Anita and went straight upstairs to sleep. That night, he seemed to hear a girl¡¯s very seductive breathing and a voice calling out ¡°Hubs¡± intermittently. The voice was very similar to the Sophia in his dreams, but it seemed very real. He dreamed that he was having sex with a girl. The girl was very obedient, very soft, and very young. She seemed to have no idea what he was going to do to her, and she opened herself to him¡ªdefenseless. Because the dream was too realistic, he was more careful than ever, touching, kissing, expanding, entering, thrusting¡­ The feeling of breaking through the hymen and being tightly wrapped made his scalp tingle. It felt so real. Now that he thought about it, maybe it was because Sophia, who was next door, was deeply in lust, and that he heard her passionate moaning¡­ Why didn¡¯t he come back earlier that day? Why did he drink so much? If things had not happened before he got home, if he had not drunk so much and his mind was still clear, would he have had a chance to stop these from happening? He suddenly remembered that when he was in the stairwell, Sophia¡¯s eyes were full of tears and grievance. If that had not happened, she would still be innocent and happy, full of confidence and vitality, a charming lady with a bright future ahead of her. Why Norman¡­ why not him instead? For the first time, Sebastian felt jealousy. He wanted to be the one to have sex with Sophia instead.. Chapter 19 - Photograph Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Sophia wiped the tears from her face. She decided that she would never cry again because of Norman. She was ready for the worst-case scenario, where the father wouldn¡¯t recognize his own child, and all that had happened was still within her expectations. She couldn¡¯t control her emotions perfectly, and felt sorry for the baby in her stomach. It did not matter. Just treat it as if the father was dead. She would be able to live well with the baby. She was Sophia, the lady who could achieve everything she wanted. She adjusted her state of mind and smiled at her friends. ¡°I¡¯m fine now. Since the child¡¯s father is not willing to raise the child with me, then there will be no father.¡± Anita was still a little worried. Olivia immediately nodded and echoed, ¡°I am sure the baby will feel plenty of love with Mommy Sophia, Godmother Olivia, and Aunty Anita here.¡± Sophia and Anita laughed. ¡°But there does seem to be something missing. Anita, I think your brother Sebastian is a good candidate. He¡¯s very suitable to be the baby¡¯s godfather and stand in as a father figure. Why don¡¯t you ask if he¡¯s okay with it?¡± Sophia said, ¡°Both are siblings, one will be the baby¡¯s aunt and the other will be the baby¡¯s godfather? I doubt he¡¯d agree.¡± Olivia waved her hand and said, ¡°Don¡¯t trouble yourself with the details.¡± Anita said awkwardly, ¡°I¡¯ll give it a try. But my brother¡¯s temper isn¡¯t the best. He might not agree. If the baby lacks fatherly love¡­ my eldest brother is a good choice.¡± ¡°No. Olivia is not looking for a father¡¯s love for the baby. I have a biological brother too. He will help me take care of the baby.¡± Anita looked at Olivia in confusion. Olivia did not feel embarrassed at all. She praised, ¡°Sebastian¡¯s body proportions and facial features are too perfect. I can be happy for an entire day just by looking at him!¡± Anita, who had been in close contact with Sebastian¡¯s beauty all year round, expressed her understanding and that she was willing to satisfy her friends¡¯ needs. She went upstairs for a while and when she came down, there were two more photographs in her hands. She solemnly distributed the photos to Sophia and Olivia. It was a portrait of Sebastian being the sole subject. Sophia and Olivia both showed shocked expressions. ¡°If you can be happy just by looking at my second brother¡¯s face, it should be the same with photos, right?¡± Sophia hesitated and said, ¡°I don¡¯t think this is appropriate¡­¡± ¡°We keep plenty of copies, take it.¡± Sophia was worried and said, ¡°Your brother will be unhappy if he finds out, right?¡± Anita said confidently, ¡°No, other than not allowing me to call him brother, he pampers me a lot. He won¡¯t be angry if I take two photos of him.¡± Olivia asked curiously, ¡°Why can¡¯t I call him Sebby? Sebby seems much more intimate than Seb.¡± Anita shook her head. ¡°I don¡¯t know. I used to call him Sebby. I don¡¯t know when he started asking me to address him as Seb.¡± Olivia took the photo and quickly threw the question to the back of her mind. She shouted excitedly, ¡°Look at that handsome face! His expressionless face is too cool! I¡¯m going to frame it and use it as my reference when I draw!¡± Compared to Olivia, Sophia was much calmer. She accepted her friend¡¯s kindness and kept the photograph. She thought of the three men downstairs and Norman, the supposed father of the child and was annoyed. The boys stood up immediately when they saw Sophia. Claude and Felix already knew everything, and they also knew that they were not the father of the child. Norman, on the other hand, wasn¡¯t in the best of mood, and seemed to be in an even worse state than Sophia, who was crying because of his anger. Anita said apologetically, ¡°I invited you here today to find the child¡¯s father. Now that we have the answer, I suppose you can leave. Thank you for coming.¡± Claude was very regretful and looked a little disappointed. Felix did not react and just nodded politely. Norman said, ¡°Sophia, can you not give birth to this child?¡± The ladies were stunned. Norman continued, ¡°My family does not allow me to have an illegitimate child outside.¡± ¡°I can give you money to abort the child, and you can also ask me for compensation. I will give you whatever you want.¡± Sophia said coldly, ¡°This child has nothing to do with you. You have no right to make demands on me.¡± Olivia was also angry. ¡°Didn¡¯t you just say that she owes you nothing? Why are you asking her to abort the child now? As a man, how can you be so fickle-minded?!¡± Norman¡¯s face turned red, but he still insisted, ¡°Aborting the child is the best action for all parties.¡± Sophia sneered, ¡°For you, but not for me.. As for the child, do you think it¡¯s to his benefit that you¡¯re killing him?¡± Chapter 20 - Home Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Norman was at a loss for words. He sighed and said, ¡°Sophia, I don¡¯t want to force you, but this is a serious matter, and you should think about it for a few more days.¡± After saying that, he left the villa. Olivia screamed indignantly, ¡°Aaaaaargh! How can such a man exist in this world?!¡± Felix looked at Norman¡¯s departing figure and frowned. Although he was very dissatisfied with Norman¡¯s behavior, he came to defend him, saying, ¡°Norman is the sole heir of the Maloney family and has been engaged to Miss Maurice of the Bass family since childhood. Although he is always seen with different women, he has always been careful and has never impregnated anybody.¡± Olivia was puzzled. ¡°So Sophia should abort the child? He should take responsibility for his mistakes.¡± Claude was deep in thought. ¡°The Bass family? They¡¯re the issue here. That family is not to be trifled with.¡± Sophia had no interest in Norman¡¯s private family matters. For now, he was just an irresponsible father who would not admit to what he did. ¡°Felix, and Claude, thank you for coming today.¡± She thanked the two of them. Felix said, ¡°You¡¯re welcome. It¡¯s my honor to be able to help you.¡± Claude said embarrassedly, ¡°Well, I did hope that the father of the child is mine.¡± Sophia smiled helplessly. Things weren¡¯t always as smooth-sailing as one had hoped and she shouldn¡¯t force it. They bade their goodbyes and left. Olivia walked Sophia to the door of the house. She saw Sophia¡¯s brother standing there as if he had been waiting for a long time. After seeing Sophia, David hurried over. ¡°Sophia, if you don¡¯t come back soon, Mom and Dad will be worried sick.¡± It was getting really late. The Green family was not an old-fashioned family. In the past, there were nights where Sophia returned very late in the night or even none at all. However, she was now a pregnant woman and wouldn¡¯t let her run around as if things were still the same. Olivia greeted, ¡°Hello, David. Sophia has been with me today. She will be fine.¡± David disagreed, ¡°Well, you should go home too, don¡¯t make your family worry.¡± Sophia nodded obediently. ¡°Got it.¡± He asked, ¡°Have you had dinner?¡± The girls shook their heads. ¡°We haven¡¯t had dinner at home yet. Olivia, come over too.¡± It was way past dinner time. Olivia accepted his invitation. Since there was no food for her if she went home now, it seemed to be a prudent move. It wasn¡¯t the first time she¡¯d done something like this. Carl Green, who was reading the newspaper on the couch, glanced at the door as they entered. After seeing Sophia, he continued reading the newspaper as if nothing had happened. His mother Laura, who was busy in the kitchen, came out. They greeted each other and finally sat down at the dining table. Laura asked, ¡°Did something happen at the church today? Why were you gone for so long?¡± Olivia said, ¡°It was fine over at the church. We went somewhere else and it took some time, that¡¯s why we came back so late. Don¡¯t worry, Aunt Laura, Uncle Carl.¡± Laura sighed, ¡°Sophia is not the same as before. You shouldn¡¯t just go wherever you want. Even then, you¡¯d have to be extra cautious.¡± Sophia replied, ¡°Mom, I don¡¯t do extreme sports. I can still go the places I used to go before I¡¯m pregnant.¡± Carl snorted. ¡°I¡¯ll say it. You should listen to me and abort the child! It¡¯s better than having your mom constantly worrying over you!¡± Sophia put down her cutleries and said firmly, ¡°Everyone, I¡¯ve already decided that I won¡¯t abort the child. I will give birth to him.¡± There was a moment of silence at the dining table. Even Olivia held her breath. Carl raised his voice, ¡°Sophia! Are you out of your damned mind?!¡± Laura couldn¡¯t understand. ¡°Sophia, are you sure you want to give birth to the baby? You don¡¯t know who the father is!¡± Sophia and Olivia looked at each other and said frankly, ¡°I do, now.¡± David immediately clenched his fists and asked, ¡°Who is it?¡± Sophia bit her lip and looked at Olivia for help. She did not know how to tell her family that although she had found the child¡¯s father, the child¡¯s father did not acknowledge this matter at all. After receiving Sophia¡¯s signal, Olivia took the initiative and said, ¡°Norman Maloney, a student of Rotary University. He¡¯s the same age as Sophia and me, and is the sole heir of the Maloney family.¡± Carl frowned. ¡°The Maloney family?¡± David said angrily, ¡°I don¡¯t care who he is! I¡¯ll teach him a lesson for doing this to my sister!¡± Olivia nodded and continued awkwardly, ¡°Although we have confirmed that the father of the child is him, yet he doesn¡¯t want the child.¡± It was after a long silence did Carl exclaim, ¡°B*stard!¡± Chapter 21 - Crush Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation David was so angry that he couldn¡¯t speak at all. He made up his mind that he would give Norman a piece of his mind, via punches. Laura wiped her tears away and lamented, ¡°My poor daughter!¡± Carl was furious and saddened at what he heard. He shouted, ¡°You still want to give birth to the child?!¡± Sophia still nodded stubbornly. She had decided to give birth to him before she even knew who the father of the child was. It had nothing to do with anyone. She wanted to give the baby a chance to live a life. Whether she found the father in the end, or whatever his thoughts were, she would still bring the child to live. It was an extremely uncomfortable meal as everybody ate in hushed silence. At night, Sophia lay in her bed. Her mind was occupied by the afternoon¡¯s events, and she could not sleep at ease. Felix, Claude, Norman¡­ The faces of the three men flashed before her eyes. Even though she already knew that the man that night was Norman, she couldn¡¯t help but compare them again. She thought something felt wrong, but she couldn¡¯t pinpoint what exactly it was. When she didn¡¯t know who the father of the child was, she frequently recalled some ambiguous scenes from that night. It wasn¡¯t something shameful for her. Even before the pregnancy test, she had always felt that the man was meant for her. They were a perfect match. He was sent by God to let her know the feeling of pleasure. Could it be her soulmate? The one and only? After they identified three suspects, she tried to bring the faces of Felix, Claude, and Norman into her memory of the man. But it didn¡¯t feel right. Although she had a lot to drink that night, she instinctively remembered the unique vibe the man exuded, one which couldn¡¯t be found on any of the suspects, not even the supposed ¡°father¡±, Norman. Then again, she¡¯d confirmed that Norman was indeed the father to her child. Among the men who went to the third floor that day, Felix and Claude did not remember having sex with anyone. Even a complete blackout would have given them bits and pieces of memory. Or perhaps they would have mistaken it as a dream, just like Sophia did. But neither of them had any recollection, only that they had blackouts. Norman was the only logical answer. Still, she could not connect him to the gentle, powerful man of the night. She thought about it for a long time, and when she got up in the morning, Sophia was quite restless. She had her breakfast, consisting of milk and bread, very slowly. Carl and David had gone to work, leaving Sophia and Laura at home. Laura was cleaning up the living room, and when Sophia came back yesterday, she was busy with dinner, so she threw the bag she had taken out on the couch. As it wasn¡¯t closed tight, plenty of the contents were scattered on the couch. When dinner was over, the atmosphere was tense and the bag was left on the couch. As Laura put them back in their rightful places, two little things caught her eyes. A picture of a strange man and a man¡¯s handkerchief. She took the picture and asked Sophia, ¡°Who is the man on it? Is he the man called Norman that you mentioned last night?¡± Sophia was stunned for a moment and forgot why such things appeared in her bag. Laura showed the picture to Sophia. It was a picture of Sebastian. ¡°Is he Norman?¡± Laura asked in confusion. Although she had not seen many of her daughter¡¯s friends, she knew a little about them. Most of them were girls. Recently, the only man she had heard about from her daughter was Norman. Sophia shook her head and denied, ¡°No, he is my roommate Anita¡¯s brother, Sebastian.¡± She was teary-eyed from the lack of sleep and seemed a little out of her mind. Laura saw how ¡°sad¡± she looked when she saw the photo, and left with a heavy heart. After making sure that the man in the photo was not Norman, Laura began studying the handsome face. An attractive man indeed. It would not seem strange if her daughter fell in love with such a man. Unfortunately, with this unwanted incident, what should Sophia do with her love? Keep the love in her heart? If she didn¡¯t get pregnant, could she have pursued the person she liked? Giving birth to this child, giving up her happiness, was it really worth it? Her daughter was so outstanding, that her pursuit of love should be a noble and beautiful one. Now she was pregnant at a young age, and the father of the child didn¡¯t want to be responsible, she still insisted on giving birth to the child, a life of suffering and hardships as a single mother awaited her. Laura¡¯s heart ached so much that tears fell again.. Chapter 22 - Venting Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation After an unpleasant weekend, David drove Sophia to campus. Standing at the entrance to Rotary University, Sophia stopped David, who was about to rush in and beat someone up. ¡°Don¡¯t be rash,¡± she said. ¡°I¡¯m very calm now!¡± said David. Norman, who was passing by the school gate, saw Sophia in a standoff with a man. He didn¡¯t know the man and didn¡¯t care what their relationship was. He only knew that Sophia was pregnant with his child, and he could not let that child be born. Norman approached Sophia and David. When Sophia noticed him, she furrowed her brows. David only thought that he was Sophia¡¯s classmate, so he adjusted his expression. ¡°Sophia, what do you think? If you¡¯ve decided, I can take you to the hospital now.¡± Norman¡¯s nonchalance infuriated Sophia. To think that she was here to stop her brother! She did not want David to beat Norman up and make matters worse. Take her to the hospital? Was he still thinking about the abortion? Sophia said coldly, ¡°I¡¯m not going to abort the child. Give up on that idea!¡± David had a confused look on his face just now and did not know what the conversation was about. As soon as Sophia said it, he immediately understood. David asked, ¡°Norman Maloney?¡± Norman was still clueless about his fate at the moment. Although Sophia¡¯s reply annoyed him very much, he quickly nodded. A punch came straight at him and knocked him to the ground. ¡°How dare you bully my sister! You irresponsible scumbag! You¡¯ve made a huge mistake and now you want to get rid of everything so you¡¯ll be fine? Oh no, you¡¯re going to suffer!¡± The two men got into a huge scuffle and attracted the attention of the students passing by the school gate. Some who knew Norman intervened to break up the fight while the rest had their cellphones on, all excited to watch the drama unfold. David loved sports since he was young and was an active bloke. He looked much bigger than Norman. In addition, he had initiated the fight with fury in his veins. His attacks were very vicious, and Norman was unable to block at all. The students who were trying to stop the fight quickly pulled David away and helped Norman up. Norman was covered in dust and looked miserable. He looked at David angrily and panted heavily. He had completely lost his usual elegant and gentlemanly appearance. Then, he saw Sophia, who had a cold expression beside David, and swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth. Everyone would be angry if they were suddenly beaten up, but Norman knew that he was in the wrong. No matter how painful the beating was, he had to endure it. David, who was being held back by a group of students, was still cursing. Norman did not want to see the man who had beaten him up again. He turned around and walked through the crowd to the school gate. After Norman¡¯s figure disappeared, David also calmed down. After completing today¡¯s task, he felt much more relaxed. He said proudly, ¡°In the future, if anyone bullies you, just tell me and I will definitely avenge you!¡± Sophia put away her cold expression and said helplessly, ¡°You¡¯ve said this sentence hundreds of times since we were children.¡± David said, ¡°Really? I don¡¯t recall you remembering that in the past.¡± Sophia said, ¡°I remember it! I do now!¡± David smiled in satisfaction. ¡°Now you¡¯re satisfied, right?¡± Sophia had to admit that it was satisfying to see Norman being beaten up by her brother. After all, he was trying to get her child aborted. But she still tried to dissuade him. ¡°Don¡¯t do this next time. They might fight back and you might just hurt yourself.¡± David patted her head. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about that. With what he did to you, I¡¯ll do whatever I want to him! Even if he fights back, I¡¯ll do it anyway!¡± Sophia could only smile helplessly. David saw Sophia enter the school and went back to the car rubbing his body. Norman wasn¡¯t too weak either. When David hit him, he managed to throw in a few punches as well. However, Norman took more punches from him, and they were all on his face. So, David still had the upper hand. David hummed a tune and drove away in a good mood. At this time, many students who were watching the fun and filming the video uploaded the ¡°fight¡± online. The video didn¡¯t take long to go viral, and it quickly caused a stir at Rotary University. Norman was the gentle, romantic, son of a rich family¡­ The dream lover of many women of Rotary University, actually got a girl pregnant. Not only did he shun responsibility, but he also threatened her, wanting her to abort the child. In the end, the girl¡¯s brother had enough and beat him up! The men were all very happy to see Norman fall from his throne. Some girls who had heard the news joined the main crusade against Norman, while some were in disbelief. They tried to get to the bottom of it, trying to prove that it was just a misunderstanding. Instead, they dug up the details of the whole thing.. Chapter 23 - Different Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Norman had slept with a girl at Anita¡¯s birthday party. A month later, Sophia was found pregnant. Who else could be the father of the child? Now the whole school knew that Sophia was pregnant with Norman¡¯s child, and that he was a jerk who didn¡¯t want the child. Even the professor who taught the class knew. He looked at Sophia kindly, but when it was Norman¡¯s turn, he was visibly disappointed. Norman felt that no matter where he went, there were eyes staring right at him. It made him feel uncomfortable. It was obviously the best choice to carry out the abortion. Why did no one understand? He hid on the rooftop of the teaching building, smoking and thinking about life. The door ajar of the rooftop slowly opened, and a very beautiful woman walked up. It was the campus belle, Daisy. Norman glanced at her. At this sensitive time, the girl who came to him was definitely not here to talk about love, and he was too lazy to deal with her. Daisy asked directly, ¡°Are you the father of the child?¡± Norman had heard this sentence countless times today. He shouted angrily, ¡°F*ck! How would I know?! I was drunk that night. After I went upstairs, I had no idea which room I went to. I did have sex with the girl in that room, but when I woke up the next day, I was afraid that she would make me take responsibility, so I just ran away. I had no idea what that girl looked like!¡± Daisy asked, ¡°What¡¯s so special about that girl?¡± Norman was still in a bad mood. He didn¡¯t realize why Daisy would ask such a question. The memory of that night had long become the source of all his problems. When he recalled it, he didn¡¯t feel any romantic feelings at all, even if it was Sophia, whom he had a huge crush on for a long time. He scratched his head, and his crummy mood worsened his tone, ¡°How the f*ck should I know? Aren¡¯t women all the same when they have sex? They¡¯re screaming and panting and they like grabbing people. I was bloody scratched all over by her because I bit her in the chest! What a vicious woman!¡± He had always wanted to sleep with Sophia, and the thought had been running through his mind the previous week. His worry and anxiety had been real when Sophia had fainted, and he was still trying to get her to like him. But it was all over when Sophia said she was pregnant with his child. He didn¡¯t want to be responsible for anyone, and the only reason he was trying to get Sophia to like him was to have sex with her, and when he was done with her, he would have just dumped her. He didn¡¯t want to live with Sophia and raise a child. So he denied that he was the father of the child, but Sophia had a sharp mind and his lies would one day be exposed to her. If he didn¡¯t come forward and admit it, it would be too late, when Sophia gave birth to the child. He just didn¡¯t expect that Sophia would insist on having the child even though he had already said that he wouldn¡¯t be responsible. Norman fell into his own world while smoking, completely unaware of Daisy¡¯s strange expression. On the night of Anita¡¯s birthday, Daisy was also there. Her room was also on the third floor, in room six, which Anita had marked. That night, she drank a little, but she was not very drunk. She wouldn¡¯t drink if she didn¡¯t feel like it, so she always stopped when it was about time. A man broke into her room and pressed her down on the bed to have sex with her. She wasn¡¯t very drunk, but she was easily impulsive after drinking. She didn¡¯t push the man away, and they were soon consumed by lust. The man was great in bed and made her feel good, but he seemed a little violent and kept gnawing on her ears, neck, and chest. Especially her chest. She thought he was going to bite off a piece of it. She was so angry, so she retaliated. It felt like going into war as there were wounds after the sex. She was so tired that she fell asleep, and when she woke up the next day, the man left. There were too many men at Anita¡¯s birthday party, she didn¡¯t know who the man was at night, but she didn¡¯t want to carry anyone¡¯s child, so she had taken after morning pills. Now it seemed that the man who had sex with her was Norman. Daisy looked at Norman¡¯s depressed and distressed look because of Sophia¡¯s matter. She was glad that she had taken the morning-after pill, and she hesitated whether she should tell the truth to clear up the misunderstanding. She thought about what Norman had just said and said unhappily, ¡°How is it the same? People are different. How can the feeling of having sex be the same?¡± Norman threw away the cigarette butt and said angrily, ¡°It¡¯s different. I¡¯ve slept with so many girls, but that was the worst experience!¡± When he thought about that night, he completely lost the intention to have sex with Sophia. Daisy¡¯s face turned green and white, and her heart ached so much that she cried. She kicked Norman fiercely, exclaimed ¡°scumbag¡±, and stormed downstairs. Why should she explain? This scumbag should be left embroiled in the misunderstanding! Norman, who had been scolded by countless women, did not find that unusual. He continued to smoke and think about his current situation.. Chapter 24 - Who Pushed Her? Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Sophia, the other main character in the drama, became the center of attention at Rotary University, just like Norman. Wherever she went, she was the center of attention. As a victim, she was treated much better than Norman and received mostly sympathetic looks. But there were still a few who gave her malicious looks. Men who had fantasized about Sophia thought they could now do as they please as Norman had already defiled her. They were imagining she had looked like when she had sex with Norman. Was she so different from other women? In the past, Sophia was known as a beautiful young girl who was also smart and studious. Although she was a gentle soul, she exuded a cold vibe, preventing men who had their thoughts on her from acting rashly. Only after the end of the championship did they dare to send her love letters. It turned out that Sophia was indeed a very difficult woman to woo. Even Norman, who was an expert with women, was rejected. However, even if she rejected the love, she did not say no to sex. It seemed that Norman¡¯s efforts were not in vain. The men gathered together and wolf whistled at Sophia when they saw her passing by alone. Sophia turned her attention toward the uninitiated catcalls. They laughed and shouted, ¡°Hey beautiful, how did it feel having sex with Norman? Did it feel good?¡± ¡°That pretty boy has slept with so many women. He¡¯s good looking but I dare say he¡¯s useless down there. He did not please you, girl. Otherwise, this drama would not have unfolded.¡± ¡°Outrageous! A man who performs poorly in bed shouldn¡¯t be let off that easily!¡± ¡°Poor girl. How could you have that man as your first experience? Why don¡¯t we do it so I can show you how it actually feels like?¡± ¡°Go, go, go. If you can¡¯t do it, I¡¯ll do it.¡± A few men chimed in, their malicious eyes roaming around Sophia¡¯s body. It was Sophia¡¯s volleyball class, however since it was inconvenient for her to exercise, the instructor allowed her to stroll around the sports complex. Hearing these words, her face turned pale. It wasn¡¯t great being the subject of somebody¡¯s sexual fantasy, more so in public. She would never let the people who provoked her sleep well into the night. She approached the men without any expressions on her face. The men were stunned for a moment, and their faces quickly turned red from excitement. They were merely spewing nonsense. They knew that they couldn¡¯t sleep with Sophia, so they tried humiliating her to get her attention. Sophia should have stormed away crying after hearing their vile words. Why did she approach them now? Did she take their words seriously and intend to sleep with them? At the thought of this possibility, the men lost their composure and their eyes glittered. When Sophia felt that the distance was close enough, she reached out her hand to the man closest to her, as if she was inviting him to dance with her. The men scrambled to reach out their hands, pushing the others away. However, Sophia quickly took a few steps back and fell to the ground when one of their hands was about to touch her. She covered her chest with both hands and screamed, ¡°What are you doing! I¡¯m pregnant! I can¡¯t sleep with you! Please let me go!¡± This voice immediately attracted the attention of the other students nearby. Some students quickly took out their phones and turned on the camera, recording the scene unfolding in front of them. A few men reached out their hands greedily. In front of them was Sophia, who had fallen to the ground and was trembling in fear. They surrounded her and helped her up. Sophia¡¯s eyes were teary, and she looked very pitiful. The men who had been spewing nonsense earlier were all stunned. Under the accusations of the students, they hurriedly denied it. ¡°Don¡¯t listen to her. She¡¯s framing us!¡± Sophia ¡°panicked¡± and said, ¡°I¡¯m not!¡± More and more people gathered around. Anita, who was playing volleyball, also ran over. She held Sophia and said worriedly, ¡°Sophia, are you okay?¡± Claude, who was working out nearby, came over with his football teammates. Claude asked, ¡°What happened to Sophia?¡± The students who came earlier answered, ¡°They pushed her.¡± ¡°She fell herself! We didn¡¯t do anything!¡± Claude knew who confronted Sophia. Without saying anything, he grabbed the collar of one of the men who insulted Sophia. ¡°You pushed her?¡± The man was so scared that he immediately shook his head. Claude did not let him go. He asked, ¡°Then who did?!¡± The man was a little devastated. ¡°I told you she fell herself! It has nothing to do with us!¡± Even after repeatedly explaining, he still could not avoid Claude¡¯s punches in the end. The football team members swarmed over and beat the men up. Their cries of mercy and explanations of innocence fell on deaf ears.. Chapter 25 - Fake Pity Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The man who had been so arrogant before Sophia was now in a sorry state. As the football team resorted to violence, the instructors arrived. The teacher who arrived late said, ¡°Stop what you¡¯re doing!¡± He glanced at Claude and the football team, who were standing obediently by the side, and then at the boys who had been beaten so badly that they grimaced in pain. He wanted to get angry, but when one of them was the school¡¯s pride, the football team, it wasn¡¯t as easy. He asked Claude, ¡°What happened? Did they provoke you?¡± Claude said, ¡°They pushed Sophia down.¡± The boy with his face bruised and swollen raised his voice and shouted, ¡°She fell on her own! None of us pushed her!¡± The sad and aggrieved look on his face was as if he had suffered a great injustice. Claude rolled up his sleeves and pointed at him. ¡°How dare you retort! Sophia has a baby in her belly. Why would she fall on her own for no reason?¡± The boy was so angry that he didn¡¯t dare say another word. He was afraid that Claude would continue to hit him in front of the teacher. The teacher who felt a headache developing asked, ¡°All of you¡­ are beating people up because of Sophia?¡± Claude nodded frankly. ¡°Did you push her then?¡± Seeing that they were still lying on the ground, the teacher immediately ordered the students around to help them up one by one. They didn¡¯t dare to make a sound under Claude¡¯s intimidation, but they shook their heads fervently. The teacher looked at Sophia, who was standing at the side with red eyes and a wronged expression, and asked in a very gentle voice, ¡°Sophia, are you feeling unwell?¡± Sofia hesitated and shook her head. The teacher said, ¡°Fortunately you¡¯re fine. Tell me what happened just now. Why did they push you?¡± The boys were shocked. Why did no one believe them?! They closed their eyes in despair and waited for the final judgment. Sophia said, ¡°They didn¡¯t push me. I fell myself.¡± She didn¡¯t want to let them off so easily since they dared to say such vile things to her. Beating them up was too easy. The boys who had humiliated her had already suffered a lot. Hearing Sophia defend them made her seem like an angel. But what happened next caught them off guard. After Sophia finished speaking, she suddenly burst into tears, pointing at them. She sobbed, ¡°They humiliated me! Because I slept with another man, they thought I was a woman who was easy with my ways with men! They didn¡¯t care that I¡¯m pregnant! I was so afraid when they touched me that I lost my footing and fell.¡± Everybody was shocked. The students who were holding the men immediately threw flung them away, and the football players who were closest to them couldn¡¯t help but kick them again in front of the teacher. Sophia continued crying. ¡°But what can I do? I didn¡¯t know I was being assaulted! I stayed in my room that night and didn¡¯t go out. When I woke up, there was no one else. By the time I realized it, I was already pregnant. Don¡¯t I want to be in a relationship with someone I like? Do I want to be a mother at this age? If it weren¡¯t for that night, I¡¯d be in volleyball class with my classmates right now, instead of listening to these vile statements!¡± Anita wiped Sophia¡¯s tears with a tissue, with her heart filled with guilt. Claude stood silently by her side, his veins bulging, but he remained still. Only then did the others realize what Sophia was facing. A young, beautiful, and accomplished girl, at the best of times in her life, had her body taken by a scumbag, leaving behind a child. She had gone through a lot of trouble to find the father of the child, but not only did he shun responsibility, he even wanted her to abort the child. The little girl was clearly drunk, but she still obediently stayed in her own room. She suffered an undeserved ordeal and was defiled by a wretched man. Was there anyone in this world who was worse off than Sophia? The teacher waited for Sophia to stop crying and comforted her, ¡°Sophia, don¡¯t be sad. I understand your difficulties. If they really did such an outrageous thing to you, I¡¯ll definitely stand up for you.¡± He no longer looked at the wretched men who was lying on the ground. He asked the students around him, ¡°Which one of you took the photos? This is a huge incident. I need to gather some evidence and report it to the school so that the school can make the right judgment.¡± The students who were piqued by Sophia¡¯s pitiful situation immediately took out their phones and showed the teacher the photos they took when Sophia fell and screamed. The wretched man did extend his hand to Sophia and was suspected of touching her, but based on this alone, the school had no concrete evidence. Sophia took out her last trump card.. Chapter 26 - Pretty But Useless Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°Hey beautiful, how did it feel having sex with Norman? Did it feel good?¡± ¡°That pretty boy has slept with so many women. He¡¯s good looking but I dare say he¡¯s useless down there. He did not please you, girl. Otherwise, this drama would not have unfolded.¡± ¡°Outrageous! A man who performs poorly in bed shouldn¡¯t be let off that easily!¡± ¡°Poor girl. How could you have that man as your first experience? Why don¡¯t we do it so I can show you how it should actually feel like?¡± ¡°Go, go, go. If you can¡¯t do it, I¡¯ll do it.¡± That was it, the final nail in the coffin; Sophia¡¯s audio recording. The teacher made a copy of all the evidence and left with a sullen face. Anita accompanied Sophia back to the dormitory. No matter what the reason was, crying was an exhausting affair. Sophia¡¯s tensed-up nerves relaxed after making sure that the men who humiliated her would not be spared that easily. She almost fainted again. She resisted the dizziness, but could not resist the nausea. She lay right next to the tree and retched. Claude ran to the convenience store to buy her some water. He comforted her, ¡°Sophia, those people will be punished.¡± He wasn¡¯t aware of Sophia¡¯s sharpness and intelligence and merely assumed that Sophia was bullied by those people. In fact, Sophia wasn¡¯t sad at all. She knew the rules of the school and that those people would be expelled in the end. She did it on purpose. It served them right to provoke a vengeful woman like her. Claude was a simple man who only knew how to do sports. He wasn¡¯t great in social skills, moreover the methods of comforting a sad friend. He followed Sophia all the way because he was worried about her. Sophia drank some water. The warmth and the sweetness made her feel a lot better. She thought of how Claude rushed up and beat up those wretched men without saying anything just now, and now she felt a little funny and warm inside. ¡°Thank you, Claude.¡± Claude scratched his head in embarrassment. That was his go-to reflex whenever he talked to Sophia. ¡°I¡¯m glad you¡¯re okay. You know, you don¡¯t have to be so courteous with me. I¡¯ll take care of you in school and call me if you ever meet scumbags like them. I¡¯ll be at your beck and call!¡± Sophia nodded with a smile. She was an outstanding and dominant presence in school. Ever since she became pregnant, she was relegated as a weakling. Almost everyone had selectively forgotten that she was also the top student in finance, a straight-A student who was not to be trifled with. But it did not matter. The child in her belly was her utmost priority now. Claude accompanied Sophia and Anita to the girls¡¯ dormitory. When they said goodbye, he invited them, ¡°Remnos College¡¯s football team is coming to our school next week. We will play a match against them. If you have time, you should come. After all, you helped us win the championship last semester.¡± Sophia and Anita said they would definitely go, so Claude was very happy when he left. Norman, who was labeled as the ¡°pretty boy¡± and ¡°useless¡± by the pervert, soon heard from others that Sophia had been bullied. Of course, judging from the results, it was a bit far-fetched to say that she had been bullied. After all, she had nothing to lose except for her tears. Not only were the perverts who provoked her beaten up, but they were also expelled from school. Norman, who had been absent the whole time, was not only insulted in terms of his sexual ability, but was criticized by all because of Sophia¡¯s convincing teary act. He wanted to endure it for another two days, but he felt that this was not the way to go on. Public opinion was a terrible force. Sophia was controlling public opinion. If this continued, even if Sophia were willing to abort the child and cut ties with him, his journey of further sensual endeavors would come to an end. While Norman agonized over how to prove his sexual prowess, Daisy was amused by the school gossip. Daisy had a question that haunted her ever since she found out that the man she had sex with that night was Norman. Who was the man who had sex with Sophia? As she was good friends with Anita and often hung out in their room, she got to know what happened that night through subtle questioning. ¡°Is it true what they say? Is Norman a pretty but useless man?¡± Anita glared at Daisy disapprovingly, because she thought the question did not take Sophia¡¯s feelings into consideration. Daisy chose to ignore Anita¡¯s gaze and continued, ¡°Tell me. I¡¯m quite curious about what he¡¯s like in bed.¡± Sophia wasn¡¯t too guarded against members of the same sex, but it was still quite embarrassing for her to talk about her own sexual experience. She hesitated and said, ¡°Do I really have to?¡± Daisy immediately nodded and said, ¡°Sure, sure.¡± Sophia said, ¡°It¡¯s too embarrassing. Let¡¯s just forget about it.¡± Daisy said unhappily, ¡°What¡¯s the big deal? Both Anita and you are too old-fashioned. Discussing men¡¯s sexual abilities is a popular topic among girls at bedtime. Anyway, no one will hear it.. What¡¯s there to be shy about?¡± Chapter 27 - Eye-Opening Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Daisy said, ¡°How about this? Let me tell you about my own experience first. We can talk about it slowly. We can talk about what happened that night when you¡¯re not shy anymore. How about that?¡± Sophia and Anita were a little stunned. They thought Daisy was a little too persistent. However, Daisy did not give them a chance to refuse. She quickly opened up this shameful topic. ¡°My first experience was with my high school classmate. He pursued me for three years, and when he graduated, he attended college in a far-away city. I was about to accept his pursuits before he told me that he was done. Before he left, he said that he wanted to have sex with me. I didn¡¯t refuse, so we went to a hotel. ¡°He said that he had done a lot of homework and that he would make me feel good. Lies! He trembled when he saw my naked body and stuffed his dick in after a two-second foreplay. Well, it was thick and long but I was in so much pain that I grabbed him tightly. In the end, just as I got used to the size, he came after a few thrusts!¡± Anita listened attentively. Her face was red, and she looked a little lost. Daisy said excitedly, ¡°Have you heard of premature ejaculation? I was so angry that my face turned red! But later, I found out that it was normal for a guy¡¯s first time to be a little underwhelming. Later on, I was quite satisfied. ¡°In fact, longer doesn¡¯t mean better. If it¡¯s too long, it¡¯d hurt. If it¡¯s too short, it won¡¯t work either. I think 16 centimeters is the right size.¡± Daisy used her hand to make a rough estimate of the length of 16 centimeters. Sophia and Anita both had shocked expressions as if they had learned something. Daisy took the opportunity to ask, ¡°Do you know what his size is?¡± Sophia¡¯s face immediately blushed. ¡°¡­ I don¡¯t know.¡± Daisy broke the ice and asked, ¡°How can you not know? He has already entered your body, and you still don¡¯t know his size?¡± Sophia had to force herself to recall what happened that night. ¡°It¡¯s hard to say. In the beginning, he did make me very comfortable, making me feel that everything was just right. But in the end, he would get excited for no reason, and then he would hit me very hard. His¡­ that thing seemed to have grown longer and entered a place that made me very uncomfortable. When I was about to cry, he withdrew some of his strength. He just played with me all night long.¡± Daisy said, ¡°It sounds like his dick isn¡¯t short, but it might not be the most suitable length.¡± Sophia nodded. She finally had some understanding of the specific parts of the man¡¯s body. Even though this understanding was rubbish. Daisy continued, ¡°Other than the genitals, the most important thing is sexual prowess. Actually, sexual ability is much more important than genitals. When the genitals aren¡¯t perfect, they can be made up with sexual prowess. ¡°Generally speaking, men who are active and athletic have good sexual prowess. People with more body hair also have more sexual desire. The stronger the sexual prowess, the longer the man will last in bed. When the girl has sex, the orgasm usually comes later. If the boy can¡¯t keep it up, the girl will easily be unsatisfied.¡± Daisy asked again, ¡°How do you feel about him in this aspect?¡± Sophia gradually got used to it and said, ¡°I came twice, but he didn¡¯t ejaculate.¡± This time, it was Daisy and Anita¡¯s turn to be at a loss. ¡°This doesn¡¯t make sense. Most men have orgasms earlier than women. Those who are better with women and can endure a girl¡¯s orgasms without ejaculating are rare. How could he endure it twice?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t remember what happened after the second orgasm, but I know for sure that he didn¡¯t ejaculate.¡± Daisy had a thought. Besides wanting to know who the man who slept with Sophia was, she also wanted to sleep with him. After all, she hadn¡¯t experienced the feeling of a human-shaped vibrator yet. Suppressing the thoughts in her mind, Daisy continued, ¡°The last one is the sex position.¡± Sophia, who was used to the sensitive topic, felt her face burning again. Daisy turned on her computer and searched for a few pictures that explained the positions. ¡°As there are literally countless sex positions, let¡¯s start by talking about the basic ones.¡± In the picture, a little woman with long hair was lying on her back on the bed. Her legs were crossed at a right angle on the shoulders of the short-haired man. The little man was kneeling and hugging the little woman¡¯s legs. The lower half of their bodies were drawn together. There were not many details, but it was obvious that the man was exerting a lot of energy. ¡°This is the supine position.¡± In the next picture, the little man was sitting cross-legged. The little woman was facing him and sitting right on his lap. Her legs were slightly bent around his buttocks and she was grabbing his shoulders. The little man hugged her tightly. ¡°This is the cross-legged pose.¡± Daisy was still showing the pictures one by one, explaining as she went. Sophia, however, was lost in her own thoughts. Her entire mind was occupied by the man from that night, and she could not concentrate at all.. Chapter 28 - Very Different Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation When Sophia thought that it was just a dream, she didn¡¯t dare to think about the details of that night at all. As soon as some ambiguous scenes appeared in her mind, she immediately stopped and forced herself to think of something else to divert her attention. After knowing that she was pregnant, she tried hard to recall the features of the man who assaulted her that night, but she would also subconsciously ignore the feelings she had when she was with him. After knowing that the other party was Norman, she was very resistant about picturing Norman as the man who had sex with her. Even though she knew that they were actually the same person, she couldn¡¯t accept it. The man in Sophia¡¯s memory had an identity, but his face was unknown. As it was Norman, she couldn¡¯t help but feel a little weirded out. When this concern could not be removed, she tried her best not to think of him. But at this time, under Daisy¡¯s guidance, she thought of many things related to him. All of them were things that she could not say out loud. Daisy talked a lot, but only Anita listened in a daze. When she saw that Sophia was distracted, she immediately exposed her mercilessly. ¡°Are you thinking about him, Sophia?¡± Sophia retorted awkwardly, ¡°I¡¯m not!¡± But her voice sounded a little weak. Daisy asked, ¡°What position were you in?¡± Sophia pointed at a certain picture that she used to explain. Daisy nodded, but didn¡¯t let her go. She continued to ask, ¡°Which other one?¡± Sophia hesitated for a long time before pointing at another picture. When Daisy was about to ask again, she answered, ¡°No! That¡¯s all I remember!¡± Daisy did not press on. She compared the two positions that Sophia pointed at and commented, ¡°It¡¯s normal, nothing interesting.¡± Sophia sat on the chair and covered her head with a pillow, indicating that she did not want to continue the topic. Anita, who kind of got the gist but was still shy reminded Daisy, ¡°I heard that Norman has slept with a lot of girls. If you are really curious, you can ask the girls he dated before. I remember that some of them were in the same class as you. Sophia was drunk that night, so she didn¡¯t remember much. Now that she¡¯s pregnant, you don¡¯t have to make things difficult for her.¡± Daisy was a dancer. There were many pretty girls in the class, and they were Norman¡¯s type. In addition, dancers were usually a little more open-minded, which would mean that it wouldn¡¯t be difficult for them to sleep with Norman. When Norman first pursued Sophia, his appearance as a reformed prodigal had deceived many people. Sophia, who had always been sharp, was almost tempted. In the end, it was because of a dancer in Daisy¡¯s class that everyone else realized Norman¡¯s true nature. Anita, who had no idea of the happenings, remembered it because her brother Sebastian suddenly reminded her one day that Norman was a jerk and told her to stay away from him. He had also sent her proof. Daisy frowned. She almost forgot that Sophia and Anita thought that Norman was the father of the child. She pursed her lips. Norman was a little scumbag. He was excellent in all aspects, had good technique, and was adventurous in bed. It was exciting to have sex with him, but it was also true that he didn¡¯t have the best attitude and liked to bite. More importantly, he said that it was one of the worst sex he¡¯s ever had. How annoying! The man who had sex with Sophia was a different man. Daisy said, ¡°Why should I ask them? I¡¯m not interested in Norman.¡± Anita said, ¡°But you¡¯ve been asking more personal questions about him.¡± Daisy paused and rolled her eyes silently, but she could not say that she was the one who had sex with Norman that night. The father of the child in Sophia¡¯s belly was another person. In order to dispel Anita¡¯s doubts, she had to reluctantly admit, ¡°I only have a little interest in him. That¡¯s about it.¡± She changed the topic, ¡°Speaking of which, I¡¯m a little curious. Since Sophia doesn¡¯t remember the appearance of the man that night, how can she be sure that the father of the child is Norman?¡± Anita explained, ¡°We confirmed the three men who went to the third floor that night, and then called them to my house to question them.¡± The specific question was more complicated, and it was not very important, so Anita didn¡¯t explain much. ¡°Only Norman admitted that he had sex with a girl that night.¡± Daisy asked, ¡°Three men? Who are the other two?¡± ¡°Claude and Felix,¡± Anita added. ¡°Although they didn¡¯t admit it, they didn¡¯t deny it either. On my birthday, everyone drank too much, including them. They couldn¡¯t remember everything and couldn¡¯t be sure that they didn¡¯t do anything out of line.¡± Daisy said disdainfully, ¡°Sex is different from sleeping. If they really had sex with someone, it¡¯s impossible that they don¡¯t have any memories at all.¡± ¡°So it¡¯s only Norman.¡± Anita didn¡¯t find this matter suspicious. Although it was awful that the child¡¯s father was Norman, she could only accept it if that was the case.. Chapter 29 - Name Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation But the woman Norman had sex with was me. Daisy thought, but she didn¡¯t say it out loud. After all, she was still in Anita and Sophia¡¯s dorm, so she couldn¡¯t ask any more questions. Who had slept with Sophia? Claude? Felix? Or was it someone else? She left with a mountain of questions, leaving only Sophia and Anita in the dorm. The dormitory of the Rotary University was a double room. Sophia and Anita had their own separate bedrooms, and the space between the two bedrooms was where they used to study. Sophia glanced at the tightly shut door, relieved that Daisy did not continue her questioning. She glanced at Anita, still feeling too embarrassed of what she had just said, and could not help but cough awkwardly. Anita immediately gave her a glass of warm water. Ever since Sophia became pregnant, Anita had suddenly turned into a nanny. She was especially sensitive to her movements. Anita said thoughtfully, ¡°I haven¡¯t eaten dinner today. What do you feel like eating?¡± Sophia shook her head. She did not have much of an appetite and it was not very late. She did not feel hungry. ¡°Are you going out?¡± Anita replied, ¡°My brother came to school. He said he was going to take me out for dinner. Do you want to come?¡± Sebastian? Although Sophia had only met him twice, he had left a lasting impression on her. He was a man that was hard to forget with just one look, not to mention that Sophia had seen his naked body. Well, he wasn¡¯t naked. He was wearing swimming trunks in the pool. But somehow, in Sophia¡¯s memory, he was naked. All the places she didn¡¯t see were immediately pixelated. It felt different now. Maybe it was because the memory of having sex with someone turned on some inexplicable switch in her body, making her so horny that she thought she was a different person. She just thought about Sebastian¡¯s face, his slender neck, his broad shoulders, defined collarbones, chest, abdominal muscles¡­ Sophia quickly covered her nose with her hand. Fortunately, there was no nosebleed. Could it be that Daisy¡¯s words had affected her? Otherwise, why was her mind full of these weird thoughts? But the first time she met him, her nose bled. It wasn¡¯t Daisy¡¯s fault that she had become like this. ¡°Sophia? What are you thinking about?¡± Sophia was brought back to reality by Anita¡¯s voice. She had actually fantasized about her good friend¡¯s brother, in front of her! Sophia said embarrassedly, ¡°I don¡¯t feel like eating. I¡¯m not hungry now. By the way, the last time I was at your house, your brother gave me a towel to wipe my tears. I took it home to wash it because it got dirty. Since he¡¯s coming today, I can return it to him.¡± Anita didn¡¯t reject. She nodded and said, ¡°Okay, then come with me. He¡¯s waiting downstairs now.¡± Sebastian was a graduate of Rotary University, so he was no stranger to this place. He was two years older than Anita, and it was said that their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harris, had always wanted a daughter after giving birth to their eldest son, Joseph. They did not expect their second child to be boy, and the couple refused to give up. As they rushed for a third child, that¡¯s why Sebastian and Anita were about the same age. But perhaps it was because he became an elder brother when he was very young, he had always been firm and strong, as well as ambitious. He enrolled in college very early, and by the time Anita got admitted to Rotary University, he had graduated two years ago. He was only two years older than Anita, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was their peer. Sophia and Anita walked downstairs and saw a black Lexus parked right below the dormitory. It was one of the most unassuming cars in Sebastian¡¯s garage. The man wore a well-tailored suit and stood elegantly by the car, attracting attention. It was not like he could help it¡­ He was just extremely attractive. The girls returned to the dormitory and shouted excitedly, attracting many people from the building to look from the balcony. As more and more people looked at him, their gazes lit up. But his cold and serious face did not change at all from beginning to end. Anita greeted, ¡°Hey, Seb. This is my roommate Sophia. You met her last Sunday at home.¡± Sebastian glanced at Sophia without any reaction. It seemed that he didn¡¯t remember her? But it hadn¡¯t been a few days since last Sunday. Sophia was a little annoyed. She followed Anita and shouted, ¡°Hello, Seb. I¡¯m Sophia. Thank you for lending me the towel last week. I¡¯ve washed it clean. I¡¯m returning it to you now.¡± She handed the folded square handkerchief to him. Sebastian reached out and took it. ¡°Why do you call me Seb?¡± Sophia was stunned for a moment and replied, ¡°Isn¡¯t that how Anita addresses you?¡± Sebastian said coldly, ¡°She¡¯s my sister, and so are you?¡± Was he implying that Sophia was unworthy of being one? Chapter 30 - The Junior Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Sophia did not understand. The first time she met Sebastian by the pool, he seemed quite friendly. Even though she had teased him, he wasn¡¯t angry and even thanked her. The second time they met in the corridor, although he didn¡¯t seem to be in the best of moods, he still handed her a handkerchief gently. Wat¡¯s with the attitude change? He was nitpicking, even on things as trivial as how she addressed him. Sophia cursed in her heart but smiled in a good-natured manner. ¡°You can¡¯t say that it¡¯s not true. As a junior, it¡¯s not much different compared to being your sister.¡± Sebastian didn¡¯t say anything else, as if he accepted her explanation. Sophia had originally planned to return to the dormitory after delivering the handkerchief. Seeing that Sebastian didn¡¯t like her very much, she said goodbye. ¡°I¡¯ll go now. Enjoy your meals.¡± Sebastian opened the car door and said in a calm and commanding tone, ¡°Let¡¯s eat together.¡± Sophia let out an ¡°Ah¡± in a daze. Sebastian looked at her with his face still as cold as ever. She was now a little intimidated by his expression. No matter how she looked at it, it didn¡¯t seem to her that he genuinely wanted her to come along. Was it purely out of courtesy? Or was he waiting for her to reject him? After all, he looked very impatient. After thinking for a while, Sophia smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m not hungry¡­¡± Sebastian frowned and pursed his lips. He glanced at Anita, who was about to say something. Anita knew that her brother¡¯s expression was of real displeasure. With that glare shot at her, she stopped replying. She decided to keep mum since she was an obedient girl. Sebastian interrupted Sophia and said, ¡°This is how you thank me? You¡¯re not even willing to have dinner with me?¡± So it was a real invitation! Then why was he acting all cold? Sophia felt wronged. She was guessing, trying to get on his good side, but he was still annoyed? It was difficult to talk to the man. Seeing Sophia¡¯s aggrieved look, Sebastian lowered his voice. ¡°Get in the car.¡± But they still sounded unreasonable. Anita quickly got into the car. Sophia did not hesitate too long under Sebastian¡¯s gaze and followed suit. The interior of the Lexus was very spacious, compatible with its low-profile and elegant appearance. It was luxurious, bright, and most of all, extremely comfortable. When the doors closed, all external noise was blocked out. Sophia sat in the back seat. She felt comfortable and started to doze off. The interior of the car was very clean, and there was a faint smell of cedar. The seats were capable of heating and massaging, which made her body feel relaxed. Anita felt that her brother must have scared Sophia, so she explained in a low voice, ¡°He usually talks to everyone like this, don¡¯t mind him.¡± Sophia nodded and snuck a look at the man who opened the car door and sat in the driver¡¯s seat. Sebastian glanced at the rearview mirror and saw her sneakily glancing at him. He couldn¡¯t help but smile. ¡°Put on your seatbelt.¡± The voice was still very cold. It sounded like an order. Sophia and Anita immediately put on their seatbelts. The car began to move. The excellent sound insulation of the Lexus prevented any sound from coming in. The car was quiet and a little dull. Anita took the initiative to ask, ¡°Seb, where are we going?¡± Sebastian had made an appointment for dinner before he came. He glanced at Sophia and asked, ¡°Where do you want to go?¡± Anita also asked Sophia, ¡°Do you have anything in particular that you want to eat?¡± Sophia wanted to say that she was not hungry and did not want to eat anything. But if she said that, it would be too disrespectful, as if the siblings were forcing her to come over and eat with them. But it seemed that she was forced to get on the bus. Sophia said with mixed feelings, ¡°I don¡¯t have anything in particular that I want to eat. I¡¯m okay with whatever you want.¡± Anita replied, ¡°Well, I¡¯d like some cake.¡± Sebastian nodded. Seated in the rear, the girls chatted in hushed voices. ¡°See, my brother is easy to talk to, right?¡± Sebastian was focused on driving and didn¡¯t have any reaction. Anita continued, ¡°He has that intimidating look, but that¡¯s just what¡¯s on the surface.¡± Sophia used her eyes to indicate that she understood. No matter how big the car was, there was limited space inside. It was impossible that Sebastian could not hear their conversation. She tried her best not to make a sound. Anita did not have too many concerns and continued, ¡°When my eldest brother Joseph first took over the family business, he was even scarier than him. However, over the past few years, he has become much more stable and less domineering. He even found a girlfriend.¡± Sebastian sneered. ¡°Anita, are you projecting onto me?¡± Anita immediately retorted in a low voice, ¡°I¡¯m not.¡± Although Anita knew Sebastian¡¯s bad temper and knew that he would not do anything to her, she could not help but admit defeat every time she heard the domineering tone in his voice. She quickly changed the topic and said, ¡°Sophia, you¡¯re pregnant now. You have to watch what you put into your mouth.. Cut down on the desserts, alright?¡± Chapter 31 - The Posting Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Just as Anita finished her sentence, it suddenly felt colder in the car. The black Lexus had just left the compound of the campus when the sky began to darken. The streets around the university were lit up with bright, colorful street lights. The LED lights in front of the shops flickered, trying to attract the student population for business. After whispering to Anita, Sophia could not help but sneeze. ¡°Seb, it¡¯s too cold.¡± Anita did not notice that Sebastian had not spoken for a long time. Sebastian adjusted the temperature like an emotionless robot. He could not be distracted while driving. He wasn¡¯t thinking of anything, but his body inexplicably stiffened. Anita raised her phone. ¡°Sophia, have you seen what¡¯s going on at the school forum?¡± ¡°No.¡± She knew immediately that it was all about her. As a master manipulator of public opinion, Sophia was sensitive to things like these. Anita began reading on her phone. ¡°Those people who bullied you have been expelled from school. The announcement has been made.¡± Sophia nodded. Just as expected. She praised, ¡°The administration is quite efficient, isn¡¯t it?¡± Anita said indignantly, ¡°They deserve it. It¡¯s a form of assault.¡± Sophia said, ¡°They¡¯re just a bunch of pathetic losers. Don¡¯t mind them.¡± Anita wasn¡¯t going to drop it that easily. She said with heartache, ¡°I feel like you¡¯ve suffered a lot recently.¡± Sophia smiled helplessly and comforted her, ¡°I haven¡¯t been through a lot either. You¡¯re the one who thinks I¡¯m too weak.¡± The fact that she was able to continue attending school meant that Sophia felt good about herself. She was far from the weak person everyone thought she¡¯d be. Not only did she have the strength to attend classes, but she also had the energy to deal with her bullies. Although the unexpected pregnancy had caused a lot of changes in her life, it wasn¡¯t particularly bad. At least, compared to those boys who could not control their mouths and were expelled from school, all she had was an extra baby and a little more attention. Anita continued scrolling through her phone. When she saw that there were posts discussing Norman¡¯s body, she could not help but laugh. Not that the people doubted Norman¡¯s sexual ability. After all, he had slept with so many girls and even got Sophia pregnant. If he was useless and impotent, where did the baby come from? However, in the past, Norman was a playboy. Although he was very promiscuous, he did not cross the line. Naturally, no one would openly discuss his private matters online. However, ever since he asked Sophia to get an abortion, his status as the proper heir of a noble family was instantly shattered. Everyone selectively forgot that he was the heir of the Maloney family. The only impression they had of him was that he was a scumbag. Many offensive comments were posted on the Internet. They talked about his private matters to get on his nerves. Sophia, who was also the center of attention, was talked about by a few perverts, but as a victim, attacking her would not gain the support of the masses. While Anita was gloating, she suddenly saw a post. [Why does Sophia not want to have an abortion? Is she planning to marry into a rich family?] It was unfriendly to Sophia¡¯s cause. There were already hundreds of comments below. At this rate, this post would soon become the most popular post on Rotary University¡¯s school forum, and everyone would see it. Anita frowned and clicked in. [Why doesn¡¯t Sophia want to abort the child? First of all, I¡¯m not speaking up for Norman. He deserves all these for doing something wrong. I¡¯m just curious. Sophia is only a little over a month pregnant, and she can do the abortion painlessly. She¡¯s young, beautiful, intelligent, and has a bright future without a child. Why doesn¡¯t she abort the baby? Let me guess. Because the baby is Norman¡¯s, and Norman is the only heir of the Maloney family. She is using the baby as leverage to marry into a rich family, that¡¯s why she insists on having the baby.] [Oops, I did not intend to read this.] [Idiot.] [Are you Norman?] Most of the people in the forum had just finished watching the ¡°news¡± of Sophia being bullied by the perverts and they were now on her side. At this time, they saw a post that attacked Sophia, and they immediately returned the attack, criticizing the author of the post. After the person who posted the post was blasted with at least sixty to seventy scathing replies, finally, someone spoke up for him. [Rationally speaking, why are you guys so agitated? I think Sophia¡¯s a little too stubborn.] [A mother has the right to do whatever she wants with the baby. It¡¯s not up to you to decide for her.] [You can¡¯t say that. A normal discussion won¡¯t affect her at all.] [No way, no way. Does anyone think that the person who came up with such a title wants to have a normal discussion?] [Please change the title before you say anything else.] [So isn¡¯t anyone wondering why Sophia didn¡¯t want to abort the baby?] [To be honest, if something like that happened to me and I had gotten pregnant without knowing who the father was, I would have aborted the baby immediately..] Chapter 32 - Sadness Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The people who replied to the post had split opinions and they started attacking the other party. Anita wanted to continue reading, but the car came to a stop. It was time for dinner. She saved the post with the intention of resuming where she left off after the meal. Sophia got out of the car. The skyscraper-filled city was enveloped by the darkness of the night sky. Neither the moon nor stars could be seen in the sky. As the city roused from its earlier slumber and began its nightly tango, this particular street was rather quiet. There didn¡¯t seem to be many establishments at first glance. There were no shops opened to provide illumination, and the street was indeed very dark. They arrived at an inconspicuous restaurant. The entrance was a gray, opaque glass door. A door plate inlaid with many small white lights was placed right on the door. The word ¡°Sadness¡± was inscribed onto the door plate. The three of them had just stood in front of the door when it opened on its own. A male attendant in a gray uniform stood inside the door and smiled politely. ¡°Welcome, Mr. Sebastian. Good evening.¡± Sebastian nodded and remained silent. After entering the restaurant, they were greeted by an oriental-style wooden screen. On both sides of the screen were hollow vertical patterns, and in the middle of the screen was a painting. After going around the screen, Sophia found that the restaurant was much more spacious than it looked from the outside. She suspected that the reason why there were so few shops opened on this street was that the restaurant actually owned a few shop lots in the immediate vicinity of each other and connected them together. With that, the space available for other businesses to operate was reduced. It was a fancy restaurant, yet the design of the entrance was simple. One wondered why. Anita had never been here before. She wanted to ask about its design but kept her mouth shut when she saw Sebastian¡¯s sullen expression. Although he seemed distant without any expression on his face, there was a huge difference between actually being one and just looking the part. Sophia also thought that Sebastian didn¡¯t seem to be too happy. It seemed that he hadn¡¯t spoken for a long time. Could it be that she was chatting with Anita and made him feel ignored? It shouldn¡¯t be the case. Then what was the reason? Sophia and Anita looked at each other and coughed lightly. ¡°Seb, this is a nice restaurant. Do you come here often?¡± Sebastian¡¯s expression did not change. ¡°You don¡¯t have to force yourself to talk to me.¡± How cold and brutal. Sophia continued, ¡°But you don¡¯t look very happy.¡± ¡°Does it really matter?¡± ¡°After all, we¡¯re going to eat together at the same table. If you look a little happier, we¡¯d be much more relaxed.¡± Sebastian and Sophia looked at each other. Perhaps because they were in each other¡¯s presence for a while now that Sophia no longer looked like she was afraid of him. She just looked at him in complete frankness. Sophia¡¯s beauty had a little foxiness to it. Although she was just like Anita and was a studious, good girl, she seemed more mature than Anita, by virtue of her looks. She was a beautiful woman who knew exactly what she wanted. She looked well-behaved on the surface, but she was a fearless and persistent woman deep down. Knowing that he was unhappy, she wasn¡¯t afraid of talking back, even as his own sister, Anita, didn¡¯t dare do so. Sebastian wasn¡¯t really bothered by the request. From the moment he saw her exaggerating in front of the camera, praising the winning football team, he knew she had the courage to do anything. A charming lady indeed. He finally smiled, but not happily. ¡°Are you gaslighting me?¡± What a difficult man to deal with. Sophia cursed him in her heart and said, albeit very carefully, ¡°I¡¯m just trying to cheer you up, Seb. I don¡¯t think you should call it gaslighting.¡± Sebastian did not appreciate her replies. ¡°So you cheer others up by asking them to do the same, as not to affect your mood?¡± ¡°Well, you told me not to force the conversation.¡± He was really quarrelsome. The meal almost turned into a debate session. Sophia sounded a little wronged. She had no intentions of coming at all. What was the man going on about when she¡¯s feeling alright? Sebastian said, ¡°You can talk to me now.¡± Anita mustered up her courage and suggested, ¡°That¡¯s not good, Seb. Sophia is a guest. You can¡¯t be so rude¡­¡± Sebastian cocked his head to look at her and threatened, ¡°I can¡¯t do what?¡± Anita shut her mouth. The waiter led them to a private room, decorated in yellow hues. With just a few accessories and decorations in the room, it nonetheless looked elegant and grand. However, Sophia and Anita weren¡¯t in the mood to appreciate the aesthetics now. Their nervous looks amused Sebastian, and most of the inexplicable unhappiness in his heart dissipated. ¡°Did you notice the name of this restaurant?¡± The man finally didn¡¯t seem as cold before. Sophia quickly answered this seemingly casual question, ¡°Sadness. A sad name. I had no idea it was the restaurant¡¯s name..¡± Chapter 33 - A Mother And Her Child Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Sebastian asked, ¡°Sad, huh?¡± Sophia was frightened by his constant questioning, and when she heard him ask again, she immediately changed her tone, ¡°Well, perhaps not. I remember a poem that goes like this: I use dreams as reality, reality as dreams, the future as the past, the past as the future, nothing as everything, everything as nothing. I have everything, but I am very poor. Does this poem match the name of the shop?¡± Anita nodded her head in agreement. Seeing dreams as reality, and reality as a dream? One who had everything but was still poor? Sebastian was silent, but it wasn¡¯t because he was unhappy. Anita said, ¡°When the shop owner thought of this name, perhaps he had the same thoughts as Sophia?¡± Sebastian replied calmly, ¡°The owner didn¡¯t think of the name himself. This place used to be a bar, and its name was ¡°Sadness.¡± When the bar was renovated, the owner kept the name, purely because he thought it was elegant enough.¡± That¡¯s all? Sophia was speechless and embarrassed. Was Sebastian making fun of her all this while? Sebastian said, ¡°What¡¯d you like to eat?¡± After the sumptuous meal, Sebastian drove them back to campus. After getting out of the car, Sophia and Anita looked at the black Lexus gradually disappearing from their sight and let out a sigh of relief. Sophia complained, ¡°Your brother doesn¡¯t have many friends, does he?¡± Anita tried to defend Sebastian, ¡°Apart from his sharp tongue, he is actually a good person.¡± Sebastian usually didn¡¯t talk much. When he was with his sister, he mostly listened quietly. He would only make a face when he was unhappy. He was a little talkative today, and his expression changed a lot. Anita went back to her dorm, washed up, and hit the bed straight. She completely forgot about the online posts she had been reading before dinner. She only remembered when she woke up the next morning. She immediately took out her phone and began scrolling. There were already thousands of replies. Things did not look good. The last few replies were all about finding out the real reason why Sophia wanted to give birth. Anita went up to remind Sophia. At least she¡¯d be prepared if anything happened today. Perhaps because of the good meal, Sophia slept well. When she woke up in the morning, she was full of energy and was in a beautiful mood. After reading the post, she wasn¡¯t really upset. ¡°Did Norman write the post? Is he going against me?¡± ¡°I¡¯m not sure if he did it personally but it¡¯s written by people on his side.¡± Sophia said coldly, ¡°Why can¡¯t I just give birth to the child for the sake of it? ¡°To marry into a rich family? Is marrying into a rich family more important than the child?¡± As a mother-to-be, she could not quite understand what the people who asked her to abort the child were thinking. Was a human life worthless? Anita shook her head. As a young lady from a rich family, she did not know what the people were raving about marrying into a rich family. Sophia attended classes as usual as her pregnancy didn¡¯t stop her from studying. The rumors on the Internet couldn¡¯t stop her. There was a course in econometrics today, and the instructor was a professor in the school¡¯s mathematics department. Sophia came to the classroom early and sat down. It was ten minutes before the beginning of the lesson. She opened her book and began to do some lesson previews. Finance was merely practical mathematics. Most of the complicated finance classes were related to mathematics, and only professors in the mathematics department could teach them. Although Anita studied finance, she wasn¡¯t good at math. Therefore, she applied for a management-focused finance degree. The university looked at her poor grades and approved her application. However, there was a price to pay for this unusual arrangement. The price was that Sebastian, had to provide yearly internship positions to students of Rotary University at his company. Anita did not take econometrics, so she wasn¡¯t here with Sophia today. ¡°Miss Sophia, do you mind if I sit here?¡± It was a very magnetic and pleasant male voice. Sophia raised her head and saw Felix standing next to her, holding a book in his hands. Felix¡¯s appearance was the same as his temperament. He was gentle, fair, and reserved. He had always been a very polite and cultured person. Even though Sophia had communicated with him many times, he would still address her as ¡°miss.¡± Sophia nodded. ¡°Of course. Also, just call me Sophia.¡± He sat down, opened his book, and focused his attention there. They were focused in their studies, a jarring sight in the chaotic classroom. Not to mention that one of them was Sophia herself. A woman who wanted to ¡°use her child as leverage and marry into a rich family.¡± The posts in the forum were read by many people. They also wanted to know what Sophia was thinking when she decided to give birth to the baby. The impatient people wanted to ask her and get the answer immediately but relented after seeing Felix by her side.. Chapter 34 - Regret Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation After class, Sophia organized her notes. She was not as talented in math as Felix, and it would take her a while to digest this slightly difficult syllabus. She frowned and wrote in her notebook. Felix did not leave immediately. He saw Sophia¡¯s distressed look and gave her some guidance. Sophia, who managed to solve the problem, smiled and thanked him. ¡°Ah, I get it now. Thank you, Felix.¡± Felix said, ¡°I don¡¯t think you should exert your brain when pregnant. If you have any questions, just ask me directly. Don¡¯t think too much about it.¡± Sophia thought she was just as healthy, so she didn¡¯t have to be so cautious. Just yesterday, she went against a group of perverts and got them expelled. Wasn¡¯t she doing just fine? She did not argue with Felix. Since everyone thought that she was weak, she could perhaps give them that impression. ¡°I rarely see you in class.¡± It had to be rare. He had already finished his regular university math course long ago, so there was no need for him to come to class again. He said, ¡°Because I have to prepare for math competitions, I don¡¯t have any free time, so I¡¯ve been studying on my own.¡± ¡°Then why are you here today?¡± Felix was not good at lying, so he told the truth, ¡°I saw the post on the school¡¯s forum, and I was a little worried about you.¡± Sophia seemed unaffected by the rumors on the Internet. She smiled and said, ¡°Thank you, I¡¯m alright now.¡± ¡°Well, that¡¯s good.¡± Felix asked again, ¡°Is Norman not taking responsibility?¡± ¡°How will he take responsibility?¡± Sophia said helplessly, ¡°And this is not the main point anymore. I don¡¯t need him to do that.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t need him to take responsibility, but you want the child?¡± Sophia looked at him with a serious expression and said, ¡°Felix, do you remember when I told you that you are the father of the child, you asked me what my plans for the child were, and what my answer was?¡± ¡°You said that you wanted to give birth to the child and raise him together with the father.¡± ¡°Yes, giving birth to the child is what I really want. The child can have a father and a complete family. That¡¯s what I¡¯m trying to do.¡± ¡°Everything I do is for the baby in my belly. Without him, everything is meaningless.¡± ¡°So you want to be a single mother?¡± ¡°I only know that I want to be a mother.¡± Felix looked at Sophia in a daze. Her gaze was very determined, with unquestionable fortitude to it. She had always been a very smart person. She knew what was best for her and what to avoid. But it seemed to Felix that the smart lady might have just made a few mistakes. Did the pregnancy make her more impulsive? However, she looked very calm. The change in other people¡¯s attitudes towards her did not affect her daily life. No matter what the people on the Internet said about her, she did not care at all. Excelling in academics and attending classes on time was still the main focus of her life. Felix said, ¡°You might regret it in the future.¡± ¡°I will regret the other option right now.¡± Sophia tilted her head and asked in puzzlement, ¡°Are you a lobbyist sent by Norman to persuade me to go for the abortion?¡± Felix couldn¡¯t help but laugh. ¡°No, but the person who would advise you to abort the child might not necessarily be on Norman¡¯s side.¡± It didn¡¯t matter which side he was on. In any case, he definitely wasn¡¯t on her side. ¡°Since you¡¯ve already decided to give birth to the child, you should know what you have to do, right?¡± Sophia was at a loss for a moment and asked in confusion, ¡°What do you mean by what? I¡¯ll study hard and strive. What else do I have to do?¡± It seemed that Sophia really just wanted to be a mother. Whether she¡¯d succeed in being one wasn¡¯t really her concern now. ¡°Pregnant women need to refrain from eating many things. Moreover, there is an extra person in their body and they should consume more nutrition for the healthy growth of the baby. Only a reasonable diet can ensure the health of the child.¡± Sophia nodded and obediently agreed, ¡°That makes sense.¡± Felix said helplessly, ¡°Since you¡¯ve decided to have a child, you should try your best to be a qualified mother.¡± Sophia was a little embarrassed, and her cheeks were hot. She explained in a low voice, ¡°I¡¯ve been too busy recently, and I haven¡¯t paid attention to those things. I¡¯ll go buy some books in a while.¡± ¡°Do you usually eat in the cafeteria?¡± Although the two-person dormitory at Rotary University was very spacious and provided space to cook for the students, there were plenty of occupants. With the consequences of a fire breaking out unfathomable, the campus housing forbade students from cooking in their dormitories. Sophia said, ¡°I have most of my meals in the cafeteria. Occasionally, I¡¯ll eat out.¡± Felix frowned. ¡°Wait a minute. I¡¯ll make a phone call.¡± It had been a long time since class ended, and there were only a few people left in the classroom.. Chapter 35 - Care Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation It was already noon, and the sun was shining brightly in the middle of the sky. The classroom was well-lit and warm, which was a good catalyst for a quick nap. Felix did not let Sophia wait for long, and he returned a little while after. ¡°Are you hungry?¡± he asked. Sophia shook her head. ¡°Can you wait for a little longer?¡± ¡°What¡¯s that for?¡± Felix opened his books. ¡°I got someone to bring food over, and it will arrive in a while. Do you want to go through the lecture notes again? Feel free to ask me if you have any questions.¡± Sophia stared at him with wide eyes. ¡°You said you are bringing me food?¡± ¡°Yes, it¡¯s a nutritious meal for pregnant women,¡± Felix explained. ¡°Since you¡¯re pregnant, you should pay more attention to your diet.¡± ¡°Ah, you could¡¯ve just told me. I¡¯ll pay more attention in the future.¡± Did Felix think that she couldn¡¯t be a responsible mother? His concern wasn¡¯t unfounded as she hadn¡¯t been paying much attention to eating as the smell of food made her nauseous. She¡¯d probably eat a little, which would not cause her to gag. As for whether it was nutritious, she had to be able to eat it first. ¡°I¡¯m just telling you, you can¡¯t eat according to the standards of a pregnant woman¡¯s nutritious meal. After all, the food in the school cafeteria is very greasy.¡± Sophia didn¡¯t retort, as Felix was doing her a favor. If she refused again, it would seem a little ungrateful. ¡°Thank you.¡± They buried their heads in their books, occasionally discussing the lecture concepts with each other. The meal soon arrived. A boy delivered it, and he seemed really young. He knocked on the classroom door. ¡°Hello, Felix. Professor Sanders had this delivered to you.¡± He was carrying a large bag in his hand, and a light fragrance wafted out. Felix took the bag and thanked him politely. ¡°Sorry to trouble you. Do you want to have lunch with us?¡± ¡°I¡¯m fine, thank you. Enjoy your meal. I¡¯ll see you later.¡± He opened the bag, and placed right on top were two books. ¡°The Encyclopedia of Parenting¡± and ¡°Spock¡¯s Book of Parenting.¡± Felix handed them to Sophia. ¡°I think you¡¯ll need them.¡± And then there were lunch boxes placed under the books. The first contained stir-fried mushroom and tofu, the other black plum porridge, and the third box contained shrimp stir-fried with celery and cashew nuts. There were also two more boxes, filled with portions of mixed-grain rice. Sophia¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°These look so appetizing!¡± ¡°They are all food suitable for pregnant women. My dad made them himself.¡± ¡°Professor Sanders cooked all these?¡± Sophia was a little shocked. Felix¡¯s parents were both professors at Rotary University. His father, Sanders, taught biology. Sophia never took his classes and didn¡¯t know what he looked like. However, she heard from other classmates that he was a gentle soul. She didn¡¯t expect him to be a good cook too. ¡°During my dad¡¯s younger days, he did some research in the East and learned how to cook then. After he came back, he took charge of the kitchen instead of my mother.¡± He arranged the dishes neatly on the table and urged Sophia to start eating. Sophia nodded with satisfaction and praised, ¡°They¡¯re delicious!¡± ¡°I¡¯m glad you like it.¡± After lunch, they cleaned up after themselves. Sophia said gratefully, ¡°I had a great time today. Thank you very much, Felix. Also, please thank Professor Sanders for me. His cooking is delicious. I feel energized after that meal.¡± ¡°If you like it, you can have your meals at my house in the future.¡± Hmm? Sophia declined politely, ¡°No, it will surely bring a lot of trouble to you and the professors if others were to see it. Don¡¯t worry. I will pay more attention to my diet in the future.¡± Felix was a little slow to the ways of the world, but he surely understood what she meant. As Sophia was pregnant now, he felt that it was his duty to take care of her. But not everyone else thought that way. They would only assume that Sophia, who was pregnant with Norman¡¯s child, had now hooked up with Felix. Sophia was already in a very difficult situation, and he could not cause any more trouble. He did not insist. After packing his things, Felix asked, ¡°Where are you going? Do you need me to send you back?¡± Sophia shook her head. ¡°I¡¯m going back to my dorm.¡± They bade each other goodbye outside their classroom. It was a hot day and Sophia took out the umbrella she had brought. She knew the route between the lecture halls and the dormitory by heart and could even return to her room with her eyes closed. As the sun shone brightly, Sophia¡¯s umbrella was lowered, and most of her vision was limited. There was a wide but short bridge in the middle of the road, with artificial lakes on both sides. The bridge was flat, no different from a normal tar road surface, except that there were some willow trees planted on both sides. The willow trees were lush, blocking out most of the sunlight, making the bridge a cool corridor to walk on. Sophia chose that route. The willows hung low and rustled when they hit Sophia¡¯s umbrella. She walked briskly, and when she saw that there were many people in front of her, she took a turn, trying to go around the road without the willows. Suddenly, her arm was seized.. 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? ???? ????????? ???????¡¯? ?? ????? ???? ??????¡± Chapter 37 - Uncontrollable Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Sophia had always been a very sensitive person. As long as she spent enough time with a person, she would know what they wanted to hear the most and what they did not. She knew the words to make them happy or angry. She knew that Maurice cared the most about whether she could marry Norman, so she deliberately said it to anger her. ¡®As expected, Maurice was so angry that she flew into a rage. She threw the bracelet in her hand at Sophia. Her exaggerated expression made her ordinary face look ferocious. She ordered, ¡°Get her!¡± The thugs looked at each other. They only surrounded Sophia in the middle but did not touch her. Maurice took out a medicine bottle and unscrewed the lid. Sophia immediately retreated and tried to run. ¡°Catch her. I will give her two pills. She is less than two months pregnant, and the fetus is not fully developed yet. It will be fine if she takes the pills and aborts the baby.¡± ¡°as long as her baby is gone, I will give you one million each.¡± One million dollars! The goons had never seen so much money. They were very tempted by Maurice¡¯s words. They restrained Sophia and their minds were filled with the idea of becoming rich. Sophia wanted to scream, but Maurice held her chin up. She poured the entire bottle of medicine into Sophia¡¯s mouth. ¡°Didn¡¯t you say you would only feed her two pills?¡± The thugs were so scared that they quickly let go of Sophia. She would die consuming so much! Sophia¡¯s eyes were red. She knelt on the ground and kept retching. Maurice did not let her go. She forced Sophia to drink water. Sophia clenched her fists. When Maurice bent over, Sophia grabbed her collar with one hand and raised the other¡­ Smack! Aloud slap across Maurice¡¯s face. This was the first time Sophia had hit a girl. But she was still angry. She grabbed Maurice¡¯s collar and did not let go. After the slap, she snatched the water that she was going to feed her. A strange smile appeared on her reddened face. She looked beautiful, and her smile was very seductive. Previously, because she was well-behaved, it was easy for people to classify her and Anita as the same type, thinking that she was a warm-hearted little angel. Now, she was overwhelmed with hostility. Without the shadow of an angel, she smiled more like the devil. She knelt ina sorry state, but she straightened her back, pulled on Maurice¡¯s collar and pressed her head down. ¡°Was it fun, Maurice?¡± Maurice had not recovered from the slap. She felt a sudden coolness streaming down her forehead. Water drenched her head, hair, and cheeks and stained her dress. She was frightened and screamed. After shaking off the cold water in her hair, she pounced on Sophia baring her teeth. Sophia was still lying on the ground, retching. The most important thing now was to spit out the medicine that she had just swallowed. Maurice¡¯s arm was grabbed by a man. ¡°Miss, if you don¡¯t want to spend the rest of your life in prison, please calm down.¡± Maurice had lost control and did not notice the crowd of people around her. ¡°Don¡¯t you know who I am?!¡± Her messy hair and dirty dress made her look like a crazy person. The man did not know who she was, but he knew that if this crazy woman dared to hurt the girl on the floor again, his boss would be furious. Maurice shouted, ¡°I am Miss Maurice of the Bass family! I am the fianc¨¦e of Norman Maloney! Who dares to put me in prison?!¡± The people around raised their cell phones and pointed their cameras at her. Acrazy woman related to Norman! Ah, something new to gossip about! As the stranger stopped Maurice, another man walked toward Sophia. With his long legs, he took big steps¡­ walking quickly. ¡®When he walked past, no one dared to stand in front of him, and they all made way. Sophia forced herself to puke, and she even threw up the lunch that Felix had treated her to at noon. But she didn¡¯t dare to stop. She was afraid that there were still pills that she hadn¡¯t spat out, and it would affect the child in her belly. What should she do? She could feel that someone was approaching her. It should be Maurice, right? How would she take revenge on her? Pull her hair with her hands? Kick her body with her feet? She subconsciously covered her stomach. A pair of hands wrapped around her shoulders. The movements were very gentle and very careful. ¡°Sophia.¡± She looked up and saw Sebastian¡¯s face. He frowned and took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears. ¡°Don¡¯t cry,¡± he said. Sophia thought in a daze, ¡®Am I crying? She looked at Sebastian, her angry red eyes slowly fading, and her sharp breath softened. She didn¡¯t want to cry, but she couldn¡¯t control it. It was just like that night, when she heard Norman¡¯s decision to not have the child. She knew clearly that she shouldn¡¯t cry then and now. Crying was a show of weakness, and she didn¡¯t want to do that. But she couldn¡¯t help it. She felt so wronged. Sebastian held her head in his arms. He was a little overwhelmed by the crying Sophia.. Chapter 38 - The Brother Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Sebastian patted Sophia¡¯s back gently and comforted her, He had a refreshing smell of cedar on his body, which comforted her very much. She was completely wrapped in his arms, and her teary face was pressed against his chest, soaking his white shirt. His chest was hard and not the most comfortable to rub against. Yet it was warm and she could hear the beating of his heart. Perhaps it was because they were very close, Sophia could not help but complain to this man, whom she¡¯d only met a few times. ¡°She fed me a lot of pills. She wanted to hurt my child¡­¡± Sebastian¡¯s face darkened as he carried the girl by the waist. ¡°We¡¯re going to the hospital now.¡± He ordered the man who handled Maurice, ¡°You stay here and watch her.¡± He ignored the people around him who were taking pictures with their cell phones and left with Sophia in his arms. Once again, chaos erupted on the Internet. [Yesterday, she was humiliated by a perverted man, and today, she was drugged by a crazy woman. Can Sophia be any more miserable?) [She¡¯s a beautiful and smart girl who accidentally got pregnant. It¡¯s fine if the father isn¡¯t responsible, but she was even bullied by the man¡¯s fianc¨¦e. With so many criticisms directed her way, even I as an indifferent person, am saddened to see this.] [Is Maurice really Norman¡¯s fianc¨¦e? I always thought that someone as attractive as Norman would marry a beautiful woman in the future, but now it doesn¡¯t seem that way.] [Norman has so many girlfriends and all of them are prettier than her.] [It¡¯s fine if this woman isn¡¯t pretty, but she¡¯s a vicious person as well. She actually forced Sophia to down the entire bottle¡¯s worth of abortion pills!] [I can understand why Norman was so unfaithful. If my family arranged such a fianc¨¦e for me, I would never get married.] [It felt like a handsome man should stay with a beautiful woman. Why isn¡¯t Norman¡¯s fianc¨¦e Sophia? That way, no one would force her to abort the child, and Norman wouldn¡¯t have to be a scumbag anymore. Everyone would be happy.] [Finally, someone said it! I told you it was impossible for me to be the only one who thought they were a good match!] [Stop spouting nonsense. In fact, Norman is irresponsible and doesn¡¯t want a child.] {What if he wants to turn over a new leaf?) {Well, then his fianc¨¦e doesn¡¯t look like a person to mess with.] [Don¡¯t be naive. Reality isn¡¯t a fairy tale. Wake up! This time, Sophia was forced to take an entire bottle of abortion medicine. She might not even be able to keep the baby.] [How sad. I heard that Sophia kept vomiting after she was forced to swallow the medicine. When she was taken away, she didn¡¯t even have the strength to walk.] {heard that too.] [At the scene, it was true that Sophia was very pitiful, but she also gave Maurice a slap. She wasn¡¯t the only victim. But that isn¡¯t important. What¡¯s more important is the extremely hot guy who took Sophia away. He is so attractive, much more so than Norman! I took some photos, but I don¡¯t know why the admin keeps deleting my photos. Ping me if you want his pictures.] [Dude, I think you might have taken photos of a person that¡¯s more powerful than the school. It¡¯s better not to post the photos online, or you¡¯ll be banned.] {Crap, the account¡¯s already removed! That¡¯s fast!] [Oh god, who is this person?) {I was there too. The lady whose account was removed was telling the truth. The man who took Sophia away is extremely good-looking. He looked regal, elegant, yet cold. His aura was so powerful that just the sight of him walking made my legs go weak!] [Hold on, girl. Be careful not to mess with the big shot. Your account may just be removed next.] (He left with Sophia in his arms. I feel that their relationship is not simple.] [I saw him holding her very gently. [s he Sophia¡¯s elder brother?] [Definitely not. The man who beat up Norman is Sophia¡¯s elder brother.] {Not brother, but a lover?) [Well, I¡¯ve never heard of Sophia being in a relationship with anyone.] [Even a photo posted can get someone banned. If he is indeed Sophia¡¯s boyfriend, how will we ever know?] [But Sophia has Norman¡¯s baby in her belly. She can¡¯t be in a relationship, right?) [Isn¡¯t the baby an accident? Even if she¡¯s in a relationship, she can still have sex with other men.] [Did the big boss get cheated on?) [No way, no way, what is this drama?!] {Wait a minute, could the child be the big boss¡¯?] [If that¡¯s the case, why is Sophia still entangled with Norman¡¯s messy circumstances now?] In the hospital, Sophia was being examined by the doctor. Sebastian was sitting in the waiting area outside the room. The doctor walked out. ¡°How is Sophia?¡± He stood up. He was very tall and exuded dominance when he asked the question. The doctor answered subconsciously, ¡°The pregnant woman in the room? The baby is very healthy. The mother is a little weak. She should be warded for another two days for observation.¡± Then he asked, ¡°Who are you to the pregnant woman?¡± Sebastian answered without hesitation, ¡°I¡¯m her brother..¡± Chapter 39 - Dont Do That Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation After Sophia finished her examination, she was brought to a general ward. The doctor said, ¡°Based on the ultrasound scan, everything¡¯s fine. If you feel any discomfort, let me know.¡± ¡°L took many abortion pills. Won¡¯t it hurt the child?¡± Due to the intense vomiting, her lips were parched and she looked very pale. ¡°I didn¡¯t detect any traces of chemicals in your blood that would cause an abortion.¡± Sophia felt relieved. Maybe she had puked everything out. After all, Maurice didn¡¯t have time to fill her up with water, so she didn¡¯t swallow much. ¡°Thank you. Can you prescribe me some biophytum?¡± The doctor said, ¡°Yes, if it makes you feel better.¡± The doctor looked like a 40-year-old lady with a kind face. She kept her notebook but remained in the ward. ¡°since you like children so much, don¡¯t take abortion pills just because of trivial matters. A lovers¡¯ quarrel? It¡¯ll all be fine.¡± Sophia did not have a lover, but she didn¡¯t know how to explain that she was pregnant. Right now, she was so exhausted, she couldn¡¯t even think. She nodded obediently. ¡°I won¡¯t do it anymore in the future.¡± The doctor said to Sebastian, ¡°Are you her brother?¡± Sebastian did not refute and tacitly agreed. ¡°Well, well, ain¡¯t it great being young.¡± The doctor shook her head, thinking that the couple was engaged in role-playing activities. ¡°No matter what, don¡¯t make her angry anymore. As a man, you should be more forgiving. When your lover is pregnant, you should be more careful with what you say. You want the family to be a peaceful one.¡± Sebastian raised his eyebrows. Sophia¡¯s reaction was a little slow, but she understood. She tried to explain, ¡°We¡¯re not¡­¡± ¡°Okay, I will. Thank you.¡± His voice was faint, but it was much stronger than Sophia¡¯s voice and drowned her out. The doctor left in satisfaction. The hospital liked obedient patients and their families. Sophia said awkwardly, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you explain?¡± Sebastian found a disposable cup by the bedside. ¡°You didn¡¯t explain that you¡¯re single and have no lover.¡± ¡®There was a water dispenser in the room. He took some warm water and felt the temperature through the paper cup with his finger. Sophia had a headache. ¡°Is that something that can be explained in a short time?!¡± She frowned. Sebastian was stunned for a moment. ¡°Are you unhappy because I didn¡¯t explain?¡± He handed her the water that had the temperature just right. Sophia took the paper cup, and her expression relaxed. ¡°No, I¡¯m not unhappy. I¡¯m just a little distressed because talking to you is too tiring.¡± Sebastian¡¯s heart sank for a moment, and he was somewhat inexplicably nervous. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with me?¡± Sophia took a sip of water. Her lips were no longer parched. She hesitated whether she should say it. After all, some of it sounded offensive. Sophia would only endure this pain on her own if it were any other time, but she really did not have the energy to even think today. She did not want to use her brain anymore. She looked at Sebastian. He did not show any impatience, which encouraged her. ¡°Don¡¯t always throw questions at me. I don¡¯t want to be thinking every time.¡± Sebastian didn¡¯t understand, but he remained silent, to his credit. ¡°Do you realize that every word you say to me is a question?¡± ¡°Do I?¡± Oops. He was speechless. Sebastian pursed his lips and quickly recalled what he had said to Sophia. He didn¡¯t talk much, and there weren¡¯t many question marks in his words. Because of his identity, his tone was mostly commanding. Others didn¡¯t need to answer him, they just had to carry out his orders. He tried not to use such strong words to communicate with Sophia. Now that he thought about it, he did ask a lot of questions. She should be feeling stressed, right? He chose his words carefully this time and said, ¡°Don¡¯t be nervous, I won¡¯t ask anymore.¡± Sophia looked at him silently. She didn¡¯t want to think right now, nor did she want to think about what was wrong with staring at this man. Anyway, he said he wouldn¡¯t ask her, so she should be more daring. She looked at him as she drank the water. Sebastian¡¯s face was very handsome. The contour of his face was very smooth. His eyebrows were straight and his nose was sharp. The cheekbones on the side of his face were just nice. The lines were fine, which added some softness to the sides of his face. Under the thick eyebrows were a pair of round eyes that were bluish-gray. They were very clear, reminding one of the sky. Sophia finished drinking the water, but her hand was still holding the paper cup. Sebastian wanted to say, ¡°Are you swallowing air?¡± But he realized that it was also a question and changed his words, ¡°Don¡¯t do that.¡± Sophia coughed. During the afternoon when she was looking for the father of her child, she saw the half-naked Sebastian in the backyard of Anita¡¯s house. She was so fascinated by his gorgeous body that it made her aroused. Her nose bled in front of him, and now she was looking at his face, she couldn¡¯t help but gulp again. She had never known that she was a sucker for good looks¡­ Chapter 40 - Youll Answer My Question Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Sebastian went to get another glass of water for Sophia. Sophia replied, ¡°Thank you.¡± He nodded in acknowledgement. ¡°Thank you for bringing me to the hospital.¡± ¡°You¡¯re welcome.¡± This time she drank quickly. The temperature of the water was just nice. It was neither too hot nor too cold. She put the empty paper cup back on the bedside table. Sophia said, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you explain our relationship to the doctor just now?¡± She was still dwelling on the incident. Sebastian thought, ¡®Questions like these do put pressure on people.¡¯ He said briefly, ¡°It¡¯s meaningless.¡± ¡°How can it be meaningless? If I explain it, the doctor won¡¯t misunderstand.¡± ¡°The doctor and patient have their respective roles to play. Having a misunderstanding doesn¡¯t prevent them from doing that.¡± Sophia muttered softly, ¡°I¡¯m fine. I¡¯m just afraid that it¡¯ll affect you.¡± Although Sophia wasn¡¯t ashamed of being pregnant, she still tried to keep a distance from single men. ¡°Don¡¯t worry,¡± Sebastian said, ¡°Let me know if you¡¯re hungry.¡± Sophia was confused for a moment. She realized that he probably wanted to ask if she was hungry, but because of her prior complaints, he actually made it a point not to use any questions in his sentences. She found it amusing that Sebastian was being kinda cute. She shook her head. ¡°I¡¯m not hungry. I¡¯m just a little sleepy.¡± Sebastian took out a pile of pillows and had her lie on them. ¡°Go to sleep.¡± ¡°Lcan¡¯t.¡± She looked at him with wide eyes like a little girl. She was curious and willful. ¡°I don¡¯t like it when you ask me questions, and now you refrain from even asking one?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± he explained. ¡°You¡¯re the patient.¡± She was not a patient. She was pregnant, but Sebastian did not like to say that she was pregnant. ¡°Anita didn¡¯t lie to me. Although you look cold, you¡¯re actually very easy to talk to.¡± Sebastian said, ¡°It¡¯s only temporary.¡± Sophia was at a loss for words. She pursed her lips and looked a little disappointed. ¡°So you¡¯re tolerating me now? Because I¡¯m a patient?¡± He wouldn¡¯t tolerate every patient. Sophia felt that she had been spoiled by his caring manner. He wasn¡¯t related to her, and it was already very kind of him to send her to the hospital. She shouldn¡¯t have asked for more. She asked, ¡°How long can you tolerate me?¡± It was still a little too much. He raised his eyebrows and looked at her. He did not want her to be too arrogant. ¡°Just for a while.¡± She asked, ¡°How long is a while?¡± He looked at the clock and decided. ¡°Fifteen minutes.¡± Fifteen minutes should be enough for her to fall asleep. ¡°Then aren¡¯t these fifteen minutes very precious?¡± Sebastian said, ¡°If you have something to say, say Sophia was intimidated by his sudden strength. She said aggrievedly, ¡°I just want to chat with you.¡± He sighed. There was nothing he could do about that. Seeing that his expression had eased up, Sophia asked tentatively, ¡°Will you answer my questions?¡± Sebastian emphasized, ¡°Thirteen minutes.¡± Two minutes had already passed. Sophia was not in a hurry as she did not have too many questions. ¡°When I was in the room, I thought I heard you say to the doctor that you are my brother? And you didn¡¯t refute the doctor when he said that you are my brother?¡± Sebastian remembered that when he saw her yesterday, she called him Seb. He did not like that, as if she was really his sister. But she did say that as his junior, she was also like a sister to him. He now followed suit. ¡°Well, as your senior, I can also be your brother.¡± Actually, when he was asked by the doctor, he could have said that he was her senior in school, but if he explained it this way, Sophia could not refute him. After all, she started it first. Wasn¡¯t it contradictory for her to refute him? ¡°But you didn¡¯t seem too happy when I called you brother.¡± Sebastian frowned and asked with his eyes, ¡°When did you call me brother?¡± Sophia thought for a moment. She thought she had called him brother yesterday, but it seemed to be Seb. She remembered it wrong and felt a little awkward. She tried to make up for it, ¡°Brother. Now I¡¯m calling you brother.¡± Sebastian did not reply. Seeing his expression changing, Sophia felt that she had found evidence that he did not like being called brother. She immediately said, ¡°You see, you don¡¯t like it!¡± Sebastian denied, ¡°No.¡± His voice had a hint of unnoticeable hoarseness. Sophia, who merely wanted to know why he didn¡¯t like it, was certain that he was upset. ¡°Alright, alright. It¡¯s okay if you¡¯re upset. I won¡¯t address you that way anymore.¡± ¡°Tm not upset.¡± His voice was very low, as if he was enduring something. The question in Sophia¡¯s heart was choked up, and she could not get it out. She looked at him while attempting to put on a straight face and said, ¡°Brother~ ¡°Brother~Brother~ ¡°Brother! It was torture! He glanced at her and left the ward under her puzzled and provocative gaze. ¡°Please look after the patient in Ward 507.¡± The nurse at the front desk saw the handsome man who came to the hospital this afternoon and quickly nodded. The handsome man left. The nurse patted her colleague who was buried in his work. ¡°Did you see that handsome man¡¯s expression?¡± Chapter 41 - Im Fine Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°Look at his face, I think he needs some physical exertion, if you know what I mean~¡± Her eyes sparkled, ¡°It¡¯s even better if he does it with me.¡± Her colleague did not share the same infatuation. She rolled her eyes at the nurse in disgust, and said, ¡°This is the OB-GYN department. Don¡¯t you know that all man who comes here has a partner? Even if he has needs, he won¡¯t do it with you!¡± The nurse pursed her lips. She was not happy that her fantasy was now shattered. She said in a low voice, ¡°His lover is pregnant, how can she satisfy his needs? He¡¯ll need me.¡± The woman in Ward 507 was indeed pregnant with a fetus of over a month old and needed the utmost care. Even if the man had needs, it wouldnt, be satisfied. Why couldn¡¯t she get with him? The soft grumbling did not escape the ears of her colleagues. She thought the nurse was too whimsical for her own good; she was fantasizing on becoming a man¡¯s sexual partner. It was not unusual to see a man who was not satisfied with his desires appearing in the department. But one would not be so lacking in self-control. The nurse¡¯s heart was filled with lust as she thought about that handsome man. If it wasn¡¯t for her work, she would¡¯ve went with the man. Perhaps a romantic encounter could happen. She glanced at Ward 507. The girl was carried by the handsome man to the hospital. She did not see the girl¡¯s face clearly, so she was a little curious about the girl¡¯s appearance. She went into the room and saw that the girl on the hospital bed had her eyes closed. She was already asleep. She was about to take a closer look when another girl appeared at the door. She did not seem to know that the pregnant woman in the room was asleep. As soon as she entered the room, she shouted, ¡°Sophia!¡± It was so loud that the nurse was startled, and Sophia, who was lying on the hospital bed, was shook awake. It was rare for Anita to be so anxious and jittery. When she saw the news of Sophia being force-fed abortion drugs, she was completely stunned. After all, Sophia¡¯s accidental pregnancy happened in her home. She felt that she had to shoulder some responsibility, and made it a point to look after Sophia well. If an accident happened to Sophia one day.., no matter who was responsible, she would feel extremely guilty. Anita stood in front of the hospital bed and looked at Sophia worriedly. ¡°Sophia, are you okay?¡± Sophia, who was woken up, wanted to say that she was not okay, but when she saw Anita¡¯s worried eyes, she sighed helplessly. ¡°I¡¯m fine, Anita.¡± She lay on the bed and did not notice that there was a man following behind Anita. ¡°Where¡¯s the baby? Is the baby okay?¡± Sophia smiled, her eyes filled with the a sense of motherly love. ¡°The baby is very healthy.¡± Anita felt relieved and nodded. ¡°I¡¯m glad everything¡¯s fine.¡± She turned to look at the man and hesitantly moved her gaze away. Sophia was stunned for a moment, and her sleepiness disappeared. She said in disbelief, ¡°Norman?¡± It was Norman who came in after Anita. Sophia had not seen him at school since her brother beat him up last time. Due to the baby in her belly, Norman¡¯s name never left Sophia¡¯s mind. With so many things happening lately, she didn¡¯t have the time to worry about Norman. Otherwise, with her vengeful personality, she would have taught him a good lesson. He would then know that being a playboy wouldn¡¯t always go his way. Yet, she didn¡¯t expect to see him in the hospital. It was just a day before yesterday that Norman was taught a lesson by Sophia¡¯s brother. The scars on his face were still visible, and there was a band-aid on the corner of his brow, but these didn¡¯t affect his handsome appearance, it also added a bit of a ruffian air to his unruly face. Norman¡¯s attitude towards the child in Sophia¡¯s stomach was very bad, so naturally, Sophia¡¯s attitude towards him was not much better. ¡®When she saw Norman, her face immediately darkened. She sat up and said in an unfriendly tone, ¡°What are you doing here? ¡°Are you here to see if my child was aborted by your fiancee, as you wished? ¡°Tm really sorry. It seems that I¡¯ll have to disappoint you.¡± Sophia¡¯s retort made Norman feel very uncomfortable. He said, ¡°Sophia, I¡¯m here to see you. I¡¯m very sorry that Maurice hurt you.¡± Sophia did not appreciate the gesture and merely snorted. Norman sighed and continued, ¡°Although I don¡¯t like this child and don¡¯t welcome his arrival, I will not abort the child in ways that will hurt you.¡± Even though he had already slept with Sophia, Norman still retained a trace of gentleness towards Sophia, who he had never been able to woo. ¡°Tcame this time just to see if you are alright.¡± Norman¡¯s sincere friendliness did not move Sophia. She narrowed her eyes and revealed an unfriendly smile. ¡°Now that you have seen it, I am very well.. And then? I suppose now you will persuade me to go for the abortion, right?¡± Chapter 42 - She Cheated Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The nurse who was about to leave listened in confusion. Wasn¡¯t the pregnant woman in room 507 in a relationship with the aloof yet handsome gentleman? What¡¯s with this strange man and their even stranger conversation? It was as if there was some unspeakable secret. She didn¡¯t leave and no one noticed her. Once again, Norman was struck by Sophia¡¯s keen senses, and he was stunned silence. Perhaps she expected it earlier on, Norman¡¯s silence didn¡¯t surprise nor anger Sophia. She merely told him to leave, ¡°Stay away from me, I don¡¯t want to see you.¡± Norman remained standing but did not leave. He put some papers on the bedside table and said earnestly, ¡°Whether you keep the child, I promise that this will never happen again.¡± Sophia did not look at him, but her expression softened. She would probably crumble if this was to happen again. Norman, who did not want a child, made such a promise not because a sudden change of heart, but because the mother of the child was Sophia. He had done something wrong to her and didn¡¯t want her to get hurt anymore. Of course, he did not forget why he actually came today. ¡°But Sophia, I really hope you can think twice. I am an irresponsible father. If you insist on giving birth to the child, you will have to be ready on becoming a single mother. Raising a child alone is not an easy thing.¡± Sophia rebuked, ¡°How can you be sure that I¡¯m raising him alone? Are you the only man in the world?¡± Norman choked. To be honest, he did not think that Sophia would marry another man with his child. Now he was a little unhappy at the thought of his child calling another man ¡°daddy¡±. Yet, he would never in a hundreds¡¯ year, take the child. For him, an abortion was still the only option. Norman coughed, ¡°Of course, I¡¯d want you to give up on the child. This contract lists all the conditions I can offer you, and the only thing I ask of you is to abort the child. Please have a look.¡± This time, Norman didn¡¯t wait for Sophia¡¯s sarcastic rebuttal. He quickly said goodbye, ¡°Have a good rest. I¡¯m leaving now.¡± Norman left, and following behind him was the nurse, with a complicated expression. Norman called himself ¡°an irresponsible father,¡± and Sophia didn¡¯t refute this, which meant that he was the biological father of the baby. What was up with that handsome guy? Could it be that they were actually not lovers? But the doctor who diagnosed the pregnant woman was adamant of the fact that they were together. The nurse frowned, thinking that she must have discovered some secret. When the handsome guy came back, she stopped him. Sebastian thought that something was wrong with Sophia. He frowned and asked, ¡°What happened to the patient in room 507?¡± The nurse¡¯s face was serious. ¡°The situation is a little complicated. Let¡¯s talk about it somewhere else.¡± Sebastian didn¡¯t doubt it. Judging from Sophia¡¯s experience today, it wasn¡¯t stranger for something to go wrong. The nurse suppressed the nervousness and excitement in her heart and brought Sebastian to a secluded corner. She felt like a heroine who came to the rescue of her prince. Her heart was filled with a sense of justice. ¡°Is the pregnant woman in room 507 your lover?¡± Sebastian glanced at her. He did not show any embarrassment of being misunderstood, but he did not admit it either. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with her?¡± The nurse asked stubbornly, ¡°Is she your lover?¡± It was an important question. She had to get a definite answer. Sebastian was a little annoyed at the nurse. He only wanted to know if Sophia was okay, so this time, he admitted without hesitation, ¡°Yes, she is my lover. What¡¯s wrong with her?¡± The nurse¡¯s expression darkened, to Sebastian¡¯s anxiety. Suddenly, he didn¡¯t want to hear what the nurse had to say. ¡°She cheated on you! The child in her belly is not yours!¡± Of course. He knew that right from the beginning. Sebastian, who felt that he was pranked, left without even another glance at the nurse. To the nurse, his reaction was one of disbelief. She grabbed his arm in a hurry, wanting to explain more. ¡°The father of the child is aman named Norman. He was just here. I heard him telling your lover that he would not be a responsible father. He even asked your lover to abort the child!¡± Sebastian paused. He raised his arm and ordered coldly, ¡°Let go of my arm.¡± The nurse subconsciously loosened her grip. Sebastian tidied up his clothes and demanded, ¡°What else did he say?¡± Chapter 43 - The Best Option Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Sebastian¡¯s vibe had the nurse completely under his dominance, who immediately spewed everything like an honest subordinate, ¡°Norman wanted your lover to abort the child, but she refused, and said that he was not the only man in the world¡­¡± She met the man¡¯s increasingly hostile gaze, and hurriedly presented her own evidence. ¡°What I said is true! Norman also left a contract for your lover, saying that his only request for her is to abort the child!¡± Abort the child? Did he not like the child, not even the slightest bit? Even so, she still insisted in bringing the child to life? Sebastian felt a stab in his heart; he felt hurt. ¡®The urge to see Sophia immediately arouse, but the nurse suddenly grabbed him by the arm and pulled. Her face was flushed, and she looked at him with a flirty gaze. ¡°You must be feeling shit from knowing that your lover betrayed you, right? I can help you take revenge¡­¡± Sebastian forcefully pulled his arm away and looked at the nurse¡¯s nametag. ¡°You are Mary?¡± The nurse nodded coyly. ¡°Go and wait for your notice.¡± Sebastian didn¡¯t say anything unnecessary. His tone was as apathetic as it could be. The nurse dreamed about the movies and shows where a heartless CEO fell for a trivial employee in his company and almost swooned. Was the notice an announcement to get together with her? When she returned to her work station, she felt a little smug. Her colleagues saw how she tried to hit on Sebastian, but they did not hear the conversation. When she returned, they asked curiously, ¡°What did you say to this handsome guy? Why are you smiling like this?¡± ¡®The nurse held her face and felt the warmth. She said shyly, ¡°I didn¡¯t say anything but I think I¡¯m leaving soon.¡± ¡®Why would she remain as a nurse when her new beau was the handsome gentleman? She was smiling happily when she saw the director approaching with a darkened expression. Her colleagues ushered her to be on her feet. This time, she was no longer timid and afraid. She puffed out her chest and raised her head, signaling that she had had enough with this job. Suddenly, the director smacked her across the face. She knelt on the ground and was confused at what just happened. Then, she heard the director¡¯s furious roar, ¡°You¡¯re fired!¡± The director pointed at the confused nurse on the ground and warned, ¡°Let me remind you. Don¡¯t mess with people you shouldn¡¯t mess with. Otherwise, you¡¯ll end up like her!¡± Sebastian entered the ward and saw Sophia reading a on the bed. His sister Anita was peeling an apple by the bed. Hearing the sound of the door opening, both of them stopped what they were doing and looked up at him. Anita stood up and called out in a low voice, ¡°Seb.¡± Because she saw Sebastian¡¯s assistant at school and knew that he was the one who had sent Sophia to the hospital, Anita was not surprised to see him here. Sebastian looked indifferent and nodded lightly. He shifted his gaze to Sophia who was sitting on the bed. She seemed a little embarrassed, perhaps at what had happened prior. Her face was flushed and she seemed to be more energetic than before. This time, she addressed him honestly, ¡°Brother Seb.¡± He asked, ¡°How¡¯re you feeling?¡± Here he was, back with his questions once again. However, it didn¡¯t stress Sophia much, so she answered without hesitation, ¡°I feel much better. Thank you for bringing me to the hospital, Brother Seb.¡± Sebastian did not reply. He walked to the bedside table and saw the contract. After Norman placed it there, Sophia did not touch it. It was unmoved. Sebastian picked up the contract. ¡°An agreement to abort?¡± Sophia and Anita looked at each other. Anita said, ¡°Norman brought it. He wants Sophia to abort the baby. ¡°Is he the father of the baby?¡± Sebastian¡¯s tone was calm, but Anita suddenly felt the drastic drop of temperature in the room. Sophia said, ¡°Yes, he doesn¡¯t want the baby, but I will keep the little guy no matter what.¡± Sebastian raised his gaze and it fell on the parenting book in Sophia¡¯s hand. Anita peeled the apple, cut it into small pieces, and put them on a plate. Some forks to eat it with would be nice, she thought, and went looking for them Sebastian finally finished flipping through the contract. ¡°I suggest you take a good look at this contract.¡± Sophia refused, ¡°What¡¯s there to look at? He wants me to abort the child.¡± ¡®There was no expression on Sebastian¡¯s cold face, nobody knew whether he was happy or angry. ¡°Aborting the child is the best choice for you right now.¡± Sophia was stunned for a moment and looked at him blankly. But she didn¡¯t see anything. It was as if he said it precisely for her own good. She answered curtly, ¡°No.¡± ¡°Why do you want to give birth to the child?¡± Sebastian felt as himself losing control, and his voice became colder. ¡°His father didn¡¯t welcome him at all.. Why do you insist on bringing him to life?¡± Chapter 44 - A Dispute Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Sophia gaped, a little surprised that Sebastian had said that. She was not very happy, but she did not show it since he sent her to the hospital. She asked calmly, ¡°Are you saying that I should not keep this child?¡± Sebastian¡¯s face was stiff, and his eyes cold ¡ª it was difficult to read his thoughts. ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter how it looks to others. What¡¯s important is what you will receive if you keep the child and what you will gain if you don¡¯t.¡± This was all business to him, and there was no trace of emotion in his eyes. He graduated top of the class from the Faculty of Finance at Rotary University. Therefore, he did not regard the child in Sophia as an individual, let alone one that was breathing and kicking. Sophia felt hurt and annoyed by his reaction. She thought her child felt it, too, because her belly felt a little uncomfortable now. She was not in a hurry to disagree with Sebastian. ¡°What will I get if I don¡¯t keep this child?¡± ¡°You can get Norman to compensate you. Be it power, money, or status, Norman could promise to give to you everything that he has.¡± Sophia shook her head; like a greedy person who kept asking for bribes, she said, ¡°These are not enough to make me abort the child. Moreover, Norman is poor. Everything he has is his family¡¯s.¡± Sebastian didn¡¯t refute her and continued, ¡°After you abort the child, you will go back to your life from before. You will work hard and have a bright future. You won¡¯t have to endure the judging gazes in the future.¡± ¡°And treat all of this as if it never happened?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°But so many people already know about this.¡± ¡°You can tell them that all of this is a misunderstanding. As long as you put in some effort to convince them, no one will take this farce to heart.¡± Public opinion could be influenced. Sophia knew this very well. She smiled and nodded as if she had been persuaded. She then said, ¡°With a little convincing, will they still think that I haven¡¯t slept with anyone? Or even that I¡¯m still a virgin?¡± Sebastian frowned. He didn¡¯t like it when she brought up such a humiliating topic. ¡°Will I still be able to meet a handsome man who loves me with all his heart in the future. I could fall in love with him, marry him, and sleep in the same bed with him without any qualms? He won¡¯t know that I¡¯ve slept with someone before, and he won¡¯t know that I¡¯ve done an abortion before. Ah! You¡¯re right. An abortion sure does give me a lot of benefits.¡± Sebastian frowned. The more Sophia talked, the worse his expression became. He didn¡¯t want to hear Sophia talk further about marrying and sleeping with another man, so he changed the topic and said, ¡°Whatever it is, getting an abortion won¡¯t interfere with your studies and work. You are about to apply to some companies for your internship soon. Do you think any company would want a pregnant woman who is emotionally involved?¡± Sophia was silent for a moment. Besides making her future love life more challenging, it would also affect her career. The semester was not stressful. Their lecturer had advised them to find a company for an internship as soon as possible from the start of the semester. She had initially planned to get busy with interviews and preparation, but now she was in the hospital, lying in bed arguing with someone about keeping a baby. Thinking of her life before, it felt a little ridiculous and funny now. Sebastian persuaded Sophia. Ordinary life was, indeed, more attractive to her than she thought. But if she wanted to abort the baby She didn¡¯t want to. If she hadn¡¯t been pregnant in the first place, she would have chosen not to have a baby, without a doubt. But now, she was pregnant. This little life had been in her for more than a month and was still growing. How could she bear to abort it? She became increasingly determined. ¡°I can prove that the extent of one¡¯s ability has nothing to do with being pregnant or not.¡± Her answer did not surprise Sebastian at all. He smiled a little. It was unclear if he approved of Sophia¡¯s courage or mocked her naivety. ¡°You don¡¯t care about what you will receive by not keeping this child. I don¡¯t understand one thing, though. What will you gain by keeping it?¡± ¡°Won¡¯t having the child mean everything?¡± ¡°But he can¡¯t give you anything, He will take up your time, money, and energy and even affect your health. Are you still you if you now become a giver? Don¡¯t you feel like a child has kidnaped you? You are now Sophia, not the mother of some child.¡± Sebastian did not realize that his tone was getting heavier. What happened to Sophia had nothing to do with him, but he seemed to take this personally, losing his temper. Sophia was a little scared by him, but she was angrier. She emphasized, ¡°I know who I am.. I don¡¯t need you to remind me! And don¡¯t you think that you are a little too involved? Mister!¡± Chapter 45 - For Her Own Sake Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation It didn¡¯t matter who it was or what that person had done for her. Sophia would treat anyone who tried to persuade her to abort her child as an enemy. She would never show mercy to her enemies. Sophia looked sharply into Sebastian¡¯s eyes, refusing to give in at all. Seeing her stance, Sebastian felt a familiar sting in his heart again. His face was cold, and in the end, he spat, ¡°Whatever.¡± Sebastian, who was usually arrogant, was less imposing than another person for the first time, and that person was a pregnant woman sitting on a hospital bed. No matter how reasonable he sounded, he could not cover up that he had crossed the line. From the moment he started lecturing Sophia, he had already lost. He lost because he had meddled in other people¡¯s business. Anita finished looking for toothpicks, inserted one into every apple, and happily returned to the ward. However, when she noticed the tense atmosphere in the ward, she was shocked. She asked in a low voice, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you two?¡± She had only gone out for a short while. What had happened now? Why did these two look like they were in a catfight? Although her brother, Sebastian, usually looked cold and arrogant and was not easy to get along with, he was rarely angry. He was usually the one to upset others, but if someone were to do the same to him, they would be in trouble. Being angry? It was a rarity to see her second brother, who was usually obsessed with his work, be consumed by his emotions like this. Sophia was not a person who liked to upset others either. At least, to Anita, Sophia was never one to start a dispute with others. She was polite to everyone; even if others did upset her, she was very calm most of the time. But recently, she had lost her temper a few times because of Norman. Anita looked at Sophia and then looked at Sebastian. None of them answered her. Considering that Sophia was a pregnant woman who needed to be handled with care, Anita decided to risk it and provoke Sebastian instead. ¡°Seb, did you make Sophia upset? She is pregnant!¡± Sebastian glanced at Anita coldly and left the ward under her burning gaze. Seeing her brother leave, Anita felt a little scared but relieved. She handed the plate of cut apples to Sophia and asked curiously, ¡°Did you two argue?¡± Sophia rubbed the space between her eyebrows, not wanting to talk about it. She answered, ¡°Just a small disagreement.¡± Anita didn¡¯t ask what they were arguing about. Although she didn¡¯t know what her brother was upset about, what else could Sophia be angry about besides the child? Sebastian must have tried to persuade Sophia to give up the child. However, Sophia¡¯s anger was directed at Sebastian, which Anita found interesting. Anita didn¡¯t think that her brother would care about whether other people wanted to keep a child. Sophia looked out of the window. Although she felt relaxed upon Sebastian¡¯s departure, she still could not shake that off her mind. He was not unreasonable. If someone else had spoken to her, she might not have been so determined to push the idea away. Having a child would indeed be very troublesome. Especially when the child¡¯s father would not be responsible, the responsibility would be so heavy that it might crush her. But the decision to abort the child was also too heavy for her to bear. Was it true what Sebastian had said, that she had become a mother who the child had guilt-tripped? Was she not the same person anymore? Would she not be Sophia anymore if she decided to keep the child? Would she still be Sophia if she decided to abort it? Was the definition of how she could become herself solely based on this choice? Sophia frowned and suddenly said, ¡°I don¡¯t think he¡¯s right.¡± It was as if she was talking to herself. She didn¡¯t wait for Anita, who was rendered speechless, to ask her before she continued, ¡°I am Sophia. No matter what I decide to do, I will always be Sophia. It¡¯s just a different title. If | choose to keep the child, I am just Sophia who wants to be a mother. If 1 decide not to keep the child, | am Sophia, who doesn¡¯t want to be a mother. ¡°Why does he think that I am guilt-tripped by the child if I were to keep it? ¡°From a rational point of view, the world, including his mother, is meaningless to a child who has yet to take shape. It has no emotions, no thoughts. It comes and goes whenever it wants. It doesn¡¯t know what kind of world this is yet, so naturally, he won¡¯t miss it. ¡°It doesn¡¯t need me. But, I need it a lot. ¡°I want to be a mother, so I am forcing him to be my child.¡± Anita was stunned. Even though she didn¡¯t hear what Sebastian said to Sophia, she could guess it. Sophia was probably refuting Sebastian. Anita didn¡¯t know how her brother would react when he heard it, but for now, she was stunned. This was the first time she heard someone wanting to keep a child for their own sake. It wasn¡¯t for the child, nor was it for a man. It was for herself who had sacrificed the most for the child. Most importantly, Sophia believed it made sense.. Chapter 46 - A Lecture Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Norman did not go back on his word. After Sophia was discharged from the hospital, she did get a few days of peace. She did not see the crazy woman who forced her to take abortion drugs, Morris, again. Although the people around her still could not look at her without a strange gaze, they did not disturb her. On the other hand, Anita was following her closely after the accident. Even if it was a math subject that she was not good at, she insisted on accompanying Sophia to class. When Felix and Claude heard the news of her accident, they both came over to express their condolences. Sophia attended class, studied, and listened in on lectures given by business people as usual. She was screening out some suitable companies to apply for interviews. As Norman had fulfilled his promise, she did not try to influence or sway the public opinion of him. She simply ignored him. After this week, the baby would be six weeks old. After crossing the recommended window of safe abortion, it would be a matter of course until the baby is born. Sophia, who was never into social media, did not notice the small whirlwind on the forum. After many accounts were blocked, people finally stopped discussing the mysterious man who took Sophia away. ¡ª¡ª Flashnews! Sophia has been discharged from the hospital! Both mother and child are safe! ¡ª¡ª I didn¡¯t expect the child to still be alive after Sophia has been fed so much abortion drug. ¡ª¡ª Although the child is fine, the evil woman who fed Sophia the drugs should not be spared. She is a murderer! ¡ª¡ª Why shouldn¡¯t she be spared? She is Miss Morris of the Bass family and Norman¡¯s fianc¨¦e. With such a strong family background, who would dare to touch her? ¡ª I heard that she was having tea in the dean¡¯s office for a while before she was led away. ¡ª¡ª Tsk tsk, is she going to be let off so easily? ¡ª¡ª Don¡¯t you get it? She made a mistake because she was instigated by someone else. Those students who instigated her had already been expelled. What right do you have to do anything to her? ¡ª¡ª She has connections, so she¡¯s good. With such background, she can¡¯t be offended. As the impact this time was really hard, the scale on the forum tipped in Sophia¡¯s favor for a few days. No one was curious if she had chosen to keep the child because she wanted to marry into a wealthy family. Although they didn¡¯t mention the mysterious man who took Sophia away, everyone knew what it was all about. Knowing such a man, Sophia didn¡¯t seem to need to do this to marry into a wealthy family. She sat down where she usually sat in the first row, opened her laptop, and skimmed through the information she had prepared for various companies. Rotary University partnered with various financial companies. Every year, it invited a large number of people working in various industries to share their experiences and insights with the university students. To Sophia, these seniors¡¯s experience was valuable knowledge, and she would sit in the first row and listen carefully every time. The company holding the lecture today was NRTE. Anita didn¡¯t care about this, but she was worried about Sophia being alone, so she followed her and sat in the first row. This kind of session was quite a bore to her. As soon as she sat down, she began to feel drowsy. She asked Sophia sleepily, ¡°Which company is it today?¡± Sophia flipped through her notebook and replied casually, ¡°NRTE.¡± Anita could not help but repeat, ¡°NRTE2¡± Sophia did not notice Anita¡¯s strange expression, so she continued, ¡°It¡¯s the largest finance company at the moment. It¡¯s solid. I think I¡¯ll get quite some useful information from this session. I don¡¯t know if they have internships. If 1 can enter this company for my education, I believe it will contribute greatly to my career growth.¡± Anita looked at her hesitantly. She didn¡¯t know if she should tell her that this company belonged to her brother, Sebastian. Of course, Sophia would know soon enough because the person who was sharing today was Sebastian. When Sebastian entered the lecture hall, he immediately saw Sophia and Anita sitting in the first row. Sophia¡¯s gaze changed from curious to shock. She only realized that the person who would be sharing their experience was Sebastian when she saw him walking up to the podium calmly. ¡°NRTE is your brother¡¯s company?¡± Sophia knew that Sebastian had a finance company, but she never thought that the company was the best company in the financial world. He was so young, only a few years older than her. Not only did he start his own company, but he also got good grades? He must be a monster! Anita nodded and stole a glance at her second brother. He didn¡¯t seem to give them any attention as he stood at the podium and began to introduce himself coldly. The students below stage couldn¡¯t sit still from the moment he walked in. They all looked at him with stars in their eyes, infatuated. Sebastian didn¡¯t seem to notice their gazes and immediately started the session. His way of speech was short and concise. Although he didn¡¯t speak for too long, he had already said everything that needed to be said, which benefited Sophia a lot. As a top student in the finance faculty, Sebastian¡¯s capability in business was absolutely unquestionable. He didn¡¯t give Sophia a single glance during the whole talk, probably because he was still angry about what happened the last time they met.. Chapter 47 - A Fight Chapter 47 A Fight It had been more than a week since Sophia¡¯s last visit to the hospital. Nothing major had happened during this period, and the baby in her was very well-behaved, making her look less sick. When she sat in the first row and listened to the lecture, she was no different from the other students. Moreover, she thought that she had won the dispute she had with Sebastian at the hospital, so she did not feel shy or embarrassed when listening to his speech, except for the initial surprise. The more she listened, the more she thought that he was an outstanding entrepreneur. When it came to the Q&A session, a student asked, ¡°Will NRTE be taking interns from our university?¡± Under normal circumstances, any company that came to Rotary University would accept the request to provide internship positions to students. After all, Rotary University produced many outstanding students. Therefore, opening internship positions for these talented students was a win-win situation. However, as the leading finance company in the industry, it was hard to say whether NRTE would take advantage of this cooperation or not. Even if NRTE did not offer an internship position, it would not be a big surprise. ¡°Yes.¡± Sebastian looked at the student who asked the question. That student was two rows away from Sophia and Anita in the first row. He could see Sophia attentively listening to the seminar from the corner of his eyes. He paused and continued, ¡°But there are very few openings for interns, and it¡¯s challenging to be retained. If you want to get a full-time offer from NRTE, you must be a top performer.¡± The student who asked the question did not sit down. He continued to ask, ¡°What defines a top performer?¡± Compared to the other students, Sebastian was inexplicably more patient with this student. He asked calmly, ¡°What do you think you can perform best?¡± It was not a question or a taunt but a standard question. However, being asked such a question by a famous and successful finance company president still made the student who asked the question feel pressured. He thought about it seriously for a while. Sebastian waited patiently. When he noticed that Sophia turned to look at the student, too, he reminded, ¡°Are you so unconfident? If you don¡¯t answer now, you will be regarded as not capable.¡± ¡°I have excellent grades, and I always rank top in every exam. I am very calm, and I will not panic no matter what happens. I once hosted a large-scale school program, and I have some experience¡­¡± Sebastian interrupted him. ¡°Do you think these are your strengths?¡± The student¡¯s answer did not meet his requirements. That student felt his face turn hot. If Sebastian were not more polite, he would have only asked, ¡°That¡¯s it?¡± ¡°Sit down.¡± Sebastian turned away and said bluntly, ¡°I don¡¯t think any of you will receive an offer from NRTE.¡± It sounded very arrogant, provoking everyone in the room. Even Sophia frowned. Sebastian did not say it too harshly. ¡°Even if you have memorized every word in the textbooks thoroughly and rank top in class, you lack experience, are naive, do things impulsively, and do not care about the consequences. NRTE needs a rational manager, not a sentimental university student.¡± The students quieted down and listened to Sebastian in confusion. What he said made sense, but what did it have to do with the capabilities they had just discussed? Only Sophia understood what was implied because what Sebastian said was meant for her. She was a little angry, but Sebastian did not look at her, so he did not meet her angry eyes. He added nonchalantly, ¡°You still have much to learn.¡± Sophia was not about to sit quietly, so she stood up and changed the topic. ¡°So, what kind of capabilities does the person who receives an offer from NRTE have? Is it a person who is not naive, does not act impulsively, and is thoughtful and rational?¡± After Sebastian entered the lecture hall, he looked right into her eyes for the first time. Seeing that she was holding her breath, he calmly prevaricated, ¡°Of course, the list is not exhaustive.¡± ¡°So, what else is expected of the candidate?¡± Sophia smiled and introduced herself, ¡°I¡¯m the top student of the finance faculty, Sophia. I want to complete my internship at your company. I know that NRTE is the largest finance company in the industry, covering the banking, insurance, trust, securities, and leasing areas. With my capabilities, I¡¯m fully qualified to work at your company.¡± Sophia was very confident about everything finance. She looked at Sebastian provocatively as if she wanted to fight him. Sebastian didn¡¯t shy away from the provocation. ¡°Unlike other industries, the finance industry can put together a good team with a group of not-so-great people. What the finance industry needs is individual strength. It depends on the individual¡¯s working quality, their accurate judgment, and their risk management. Personal ability and quality are the most important things in the finance industry. Sophia, you are a competent person, but I¡¯m telling you you will not receive an offer from NRTE.¡± Chapter 48 - Manners Chapter 48 Manners The lecture hall was hushed. Everyone heard what Sebastian so confidently said. Sophia did not look fine. ¡°You admit that I have the capabilities, but you think I still won¡¯t get an offer from your company?¡± She paused briefly and could not help but laugh. ¡°So, are you saying I don¡¯t have good enough manners?¡± Sebastian was not scared by Sophia¡¯s anger. He said expressionlessly, ¡°I don¡¯t think that. I¡¯m just evaluating rationally. Your manners indeed do not meet the requirements of our company.¡± This was the ultimate mockery. Many students began to laugh. Anita tugged on Sophia¡¯s sleeve, persuading her to sit down and not argue with her brother. Sophia stood her ground stubbornly and refused to admit defeat. ¡°I don¡¯t know what I did to make you think that I don¡¯t have good enough manners.¡± Sebastian naturally would not mention the fact that Sophia was pregnant in public. Although it was not a secret, it was inappropriate to discuss it in this situation. ¡°The way you¡¯re arguing with me now, does it not show that you¡¯re impulsive and emotional?¡± This woke Sophia up. She fixed her expression and said sarcastically, ¡°I shouldn¡¯t have argued with the teacher who gave the lecture. Next time, I¡¯ll stay calm and won¡¯t be caught off guard.¡± She sat down and angrily turned away from Sebastian. When the lecture ended, the students left. Anita stopped Sebastian and said unhappily, ¡°Sebastian, what you said to Sophia earlier was too much! ¡°What do you mean by not good enough manners? If you say that, people who misunderstood might think that Sophia is a sociopath!¡± Sebastian was indeed thoughtless. He glanced at Sophia who was still angry and took the initiative to apologize. ¡°It was my mistake. Don¡¯t worry. I will take care of it.¡± Anita bravely pushed Sophia forward and demanded, ¡°Then, apologize to Sophia.¡± A pregnant woman should not be angered. It was not good for the baby¡¯s health. Sebastian had humiliated Sophia in the confrontation earlier. He did not want to have such a rigid relationship with Sophia. Since Anita had taken the initiative to give him a way out, it was not difficult for him to apologize. He looked serious. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± Sophia was still brooding about what happened in the seminar earlier. She was quick-witted and could guess that what Sebastian said was related to her decision to have a child. ¡°Do you still think that my decision to have a child is not a good decision?¡± Sebastian¡¯s face tensed up again. He smiled emotionlessly and mocked, ¡°Isn¡¯t it?¡± ¡°Does this have a lot to do with how well-mannered I am?¡± ¡°How is it not?¡± ¡°So you¡¯re saying that I will be well-mannered enough to work in your company as long as I abort the child?¡± Sophia¡¯s tone was not friendly, and she wasn¡¯t asking a simple question. Sebastian felt that maybe he was good-tempered to tolerate Sophia being presumptuous about him so many times. He said coldly, ¡°Other than your naivety, you don¡¯t seem to have much of a self-control either. You can¡¯t even take charge of your private life, so I can¡¯t recruit you.¡± Sophia was already provoked, but this time he was mocking her so plainly for being unpure and lacking self-love. It made her angry enough. Without warning, she retorted loudly, ¡°No matter what you say, I still think that this has nothing to do with whether I am qualified for the job at NRTE! I will prove to you that even if I had intense sex with someone the night before and passed out, it will not affect my state of mind the next day at work!¡± After Sophia lost her temper, she did not care to wait for Sebastian¡¯s response before she left in a huff. Anita watched Sophia¡¯s determination in leaving while observing her brother¡¯s constantly changing expression. She did not even say goodbye to him before she ran after Sophia. Sebastian stood where he was. He smirked and then pulled a long face and got angry. What Sophia said kept echoing in his mind, and he clenched his fists even tighter. What did she want to prove? That she could go to work the next day even if she had sex with someone the night before? Who did she have sex with? Norman? Like that night, she groaned under that man and called him ¡°brother¡± with her lustful voice? Sebastian¡¯s face darkened with jealousy as he thought about it. He couldn¡¯t help but think that if he had been the one making love to Sophia, he wouldn¡¯t have been as gentle with her as he had been in his dreams. He would have tormented her all night long, he would have left countless traces of himself on her-or he didn¡¯t have to worry about the time of the day. As long as she was his, he could rip off her panties anytime, anywhere, and bury his desires in her body like a dream. Using the most primitive rhythm to give her one orgasm after another. Utterly exhaust her to show her if she could still stay focused enough to work the next day after a night of intense sex. Chapter 49 - Six Weeks Chapter 49 Six Weeks Anita caught up with Sophia and said carefully, ¡°Sophia, calm down. That¡¯s my brother for you. He often scolds his employees and makes them cry. When it comes to working, he is cold. You don¡¯t have to be bothered with what he says.¡± Although Anita disagreed with what Sebastian said, he was still her brother. She didn¡¯t want Sophia to have strong prejudice against him. It would be even better if the two could get along. Sophia had always been one who knew right from wrong, and even if she didn¡¯t like Sebastian, she wouldn¡¯t vent her feelings on Anita. For some unknown reason, she felt that Sebastian hated hearing her talk about anything sexual. It was not of boredom and irritability but resentment and unhappiness, quite like a feeling of self-harm. What she said to him was like throwing a knife at him. She did not know why those words hurt him, but she would still use them anyway. After all, he did make her angry. After saying that, her anger almost subsided. ¡°I know. I won¡¯t be angry because of those few words! I will prove to him that I am qualified to intern at NRTE!¡± Anita heaved a sigh of relief. ¡°That¡¯s good. But if you want to enter NRTE as an intern, I can help you.¡± Although her brother did not like her meddling in their company¡¯s affairs, he was not so heartless that he would not even give her a chance to intern at his company. She could give her spot to Sophia. Sophia burst out laughing. She shook her head and said, ¡°If I want to prove my ability to him, I have to rely on my efforts to get his approval. If I get into NRTE through connections, how can I break his prejudice against me? How will I face him in the future?¡± That was true, too¡­ Anita gave in and said, ¡°Alright then.¡± Sophia looked at the time and said, ¡°We promised Claude that we would go to watch his match today. There are less than twenty minutes left until the match. Let¡¯s go to the stadium.¡± As Claude said, today¡¯s game was a friendly match between the Rotary University football team and the Remnos Academy football team. Although it was officially a friendly game, it was only happening because the Rotary University football team was the champion last semester. They won Remnos Academy using underhanded tricks, and the scores were not much different. This unsettled the opposing football players, and they asked for a rematch. However, it was a huge event, so a rematch was impossible. After negotiation, the two schools decided to hold a friendly match to appease their players. The intensity of this friendly match was like that of the finals. Remnos Academy even brought a cheerleading team. Seeing that the other party took it so seriously, Rotary University did not want to be outdone. They gathered their cheerleaders to confront the other party. However, Sophia and Anita were not among them. The two found a suitable spot and waited for the match to begin as they whispered to each other. Anita said, ¡°The baby is already six weeks old. What does a six-week-old baby look like?¡± Sofia replied, ¡°It¡¯s as big as a blueberry. The doctor said that it has developed a kidney and a heart. Its heart is only about this big.¡± She gestured with her finger. ¡°Say, a small sunflower seed.¡± Anita exclaimed, ¡°It¡¯s so small. Can we hear its heartbeat now?¡± ¡°Yes. Its heartbeat is really fast.¡± A six-week-old fetus was about three grams and was no more than one centimeter long. Sophia¡¯s abdomen was still flat, so no one could tell that she was pregnant. ¡°I can¡¯t wait to know if it is a boy or a girl. Then, I can start preparing clothes for it.¡± ¡°It¡¯s not time yet. But regardless of the baby¡¯s sex, anything should be fine, right?¡± Anita said defiantly, ¡°There are still some differences.¡± As the two were happily discussing, something changed in their surroundings. A tall figure stood before them, blocking something for them. The man groaned in pain. The two looked up and saw that the person was Sebastian. Anita hurried over and saw the skateboard on the ground. She asked nervously, ¡°Sebastian, are you okay?¡± Sophia also looked at him helplessly. Sebastian did not look at the two. Instead, he turned around to look at the student hurriedly coming over to pick up the skateboard. The student kept apologizing, ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I thought I could control it. I didn¡¯t know it would suddenly fly this far. I¡¯m sorry!¡± Without waiting for Sebastian to say anything, pale-faced Sophia walked from behind him and criticized, ¡°Are you looking for something exciting that you¡¯re skateboarding in such a place? You didn¡¯t give it much thought, did you? What if the skateboard went out of control and hurt someone?¡± It was fortunate that Sebastian had helped her block that skateboard today. The skateboard would have hit her and hurt her unborn child if it weren¡¯t for him. Chapter 50 - Being A Father Chapter 50 Being A Father The student holding the skateboard stood there awkwardly and accepted Sophia¡¯s criticism silently. He did not dare to refute her at all. ¡°¡­ I¡¯m sorry. I won¡¯t make such a mistake again.¡± He looked at Sebastian carefully. ¡°Shall I send you to the hospital?¡± Sebastian saw that Sophia seemed cautious. She was not as arrogant as before, so his mood improved slightly. It was rare that he was so generous as not to pursue the matter. ¡°There is no need.¡± He glanced at Anita and Sophia and said calmly, ¡°Anita, Uncle Raphael is coming back this afternoon. Remember to pick him up at the airport.¡± Anita asked blankly, ¡°Huh? Is he coming back? Why haven¡¯t I heard from him¡­ Wait, why do I have to pick him up?¡± ¡°Are you busy?¡± Sebastian asked back. She wasn¡¯t busy. After all, she had time to watch the competition. Anita agreed aggrievedly. ¡°What time will he arrive?¡± ¡°Five in the afternoon.¡± After giving his instructions, Sebastian looked at Sophia again. No matter what conflicts they had before, he blocked the skateboard for her. So, she had no reason to give him a hard time. Sophia did not give him a hard time, but they had just had an unpleasant conversation after all. She did not know how to face him now. It was a little awkward. Sebastian did not break the awkwardness. He said calmly, ¡°Be careful.¡± It was unclear who he was speaking to. It could be Sophia or Anita. After saying that, he turned around and left. Sophia stared blankly at his back. Anita whined and said sadly, ¡°What? Why is my uncle coming back at this time? I was planning to go shopping with you at the baby products store!¡± Sophia looked at the time. She smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s still early. Let¡¯s go after the competition. The baby is only a little over a month old. There will be plenty of opportunities to go shopping for the baby in the future. It¡¯s more important to fetch your uncle.¡± Anita vented, ¡°He can go home himself. Why did Sebastian ask me to pick him up? He¡¯s a grown-up. is he going to be lost?¡± That was true, but Anita still had to go to the airport to fetch him after watching the competition. Sebastian, who was back in the car, only felt the pain when his back touched the seat. He drove home, took off his clothes, and stood in front of the full-body length mirror in the bedroom to observe the injury. As he was hit in his back, he could only see a limited area. However, judging from the extent of his pain, the bruise could be huge. The bedroom door was not closed properly. Joseph, who was on his way home, pushed the door open and walked in. ¡°Sebastian?¡± Joseph smiled. ¡°I was wondering why the door was not closed. So you¡¯re back.¡± Sebastian was half-naked and looked at his elder brother in surprise. Neither of them liked to go home. Sebastian was at work, and Joseph was with his girlfriend most of the time. It was not always that they met each other at home at this time. Joseph was six years older than Sebastian. Although they looked similar, their temperaments were very different. Joseph¡¯s temperament was more stable and gentle than Sebastian¡¯s cold arrogance. Sebastian was leaning sideways. Joseph noticed that there was some bruise on his back. ¡°What happened to your back?¡± ¡°I accidentally bumped into something.¡± He could not see the injury on his back, so he said it as if it was nothing, but Joseph could see it. He walked over and frowned. ¡°I¡¯ll send you to the hospital to get it checked. It looks very serious.¡± Recalling that Sebastian was not one to show weakness, Joseph added, ¡°I have something to do at the hospital anyway. So it¡¯s not out of my way.¡± Sebastian was surprised. ¡°What do you have to do at the hospital?¡± Joseph smiled, a little differently from his usual. It was evident that he was happy. ¡°I¡¯m planning to marry Trisha.¡± Joseph was thirty years old this year. He had met his girlfriend Trisha last year. It was indeed time to get married. Sebastian smiled. ¡°Congratulations.¡± After some thoughts, he felt it all a little strange. ¡°You¡¯re getting married. So why are you going to the hospital?¡± Joseph smiled even more happily. ¡°Trisha is pregnant. I¡¯ll accompany her to the hospital for a checkup.¡± Other than happiness, there was also a hint of pride. He emphasized, ¡°I¡¯m going to be a father soon!¡± ¡°This is indeed something worth celebrating.¡± Sebastian paused and thought of Sophia, who was also pregnant. Being pregnant was not that bad. He was genuinely happy for Joseph, but if Sophia was pregnant, he couldn¡¯t bring himself to feel happy at all. Was it because he liked her a little? Was it because that child had nothing to do with him? But what did Sophia do wrong? Now that he thought about it, what he said to Sophia today was out of line. He should have apologized to her. But now that he blocked the skateboard for her, perhaps she would like him a little more now?