Female Novel
Chapter 853
Although Ian was hungry at that moment, he was not in the mood to eat as he was bothered by the factthat Sophia was pregnant. At the thought of that, Ian lost his appetite, so he only responded with anindifferent grunt after hearing Sophia’s question. “That’s fine by me.”
After instructing the waiter to prepare the food, Sophia continued to stand in place, wondering how sheshould face Ian. We both used to be close to each other, so why do we feel awkward now that we meetagain? What has really gone wrong?
Meanwhile, Ian could tell that Sophia was feeling a little awkward, so he wasn’t comfortable with that aswell. I only just left for a short period of time, but I can’t believe so much has changed while I was gone.If I had known this is how the matter would end up, I wouldn’t have left Sophia to join the competition.Nonetheless, there is no turning back now.
Sophia stood in place for a few moments. Then, she came closer to the couch and sat down but kepther distance from Ian. After clearing her throat, she asked, “How was your competition? Has your latestranking been announced?” Since Ian was a candidate highly recommended by Lorraine, it shouldn’t behard for him to secure a good place in the rankings.
Ian clicked his tongue and replied, “They only told me to take a break for two days since they need toassess the forum comments and vote counts before making any further announcement about theranking.”
Despite her confusion, Sophia had a rough picture of what Ian was trying to tell her in her mind. “I wishyou the best of luck in your competition! May you secure a job in an established company and proveyour worth to the Morgan Family.” novelbin
“My family actually contacted me when I was in the competition,” Ian said with a smile.
In fact, Bryce was the one who had contacted Ian back then because he wasn’t happy to see his sonon TV. He viewed Ian as a disgrace like his mother. Initially, he called Ian to make him give up on thecompetition, but when his persuasion failed to sway his son, he began to lose his temper. Seeing thatreaction of his, Ian was afraid that the old man would come over in a fit of rage to cause a scene. Later,his phone had been kept away from him, and as time went by, he no longer bothered to return Bryce’smissed calls or respond to his messages.
This time when Ian came back, he didn’t inform any of the Morgan Family members because hewouldn’t like to see them.
At the mention of his family, Sophia instantly knew what she could talk about. In order to get herself outof the awkward situation, Sophia decisively brought up the matter about Sally. Ever since Sally wasdetained, Leah had been trying to pull every string she could to get her off the hook. Nevertheless, theincident somehow took a turn for the worse as the victim refused to let things slide. Therefore, Sallywas still in custody, even though Leah had spent a fortune on getting her daughter out. When Leahsubsequently realized there was nothing else she could do, Sally was forced to plead guilty.
As for Simon, he hadn’t returned to his office yet. Due to his rebellious nature, he had been laid off byBryce and grounded at home. Irritated by that, the man swore to oppose his father by indulging in a lifeof nightly debauchery.
According to what Logan had learned, Sophia knew that the Morgan Family had been in constantdisharmony. Therefore, Bryce, whose health was originally in poor condition, had been regularly askinghis doctor for check-ups and consultation due to the stress that had been caused by the disturbances.When Logan told that to Sophia, he gloated gleefully and rejoiced in the Morgan Family’s misery,
thinking that they deserved what was coming to them. After all, Bryce had made countless mistakesthat he shouldn’t have made in his youth. Thus, Logan reckoned that karma had caught up with that oldman.