The Reckoning of Love ( Sophia Yancey )

Chapter 24 Just an Act

Could it be the guy who drove a G-wagon? Joseph thought

On the other hand, Elsie did not stop whimpering and yelling at the other end of the phone, proclaiming she would never drink again because her head hurt so much.

After hearing that, Sophia chuckled indulgently. However, when she looked up, her smile froze, and she uttered, “I have to go. Something has come up on my end. Then, she hung up right after saying that.

“Go on. Keep chatting. Why did you hang up?” he asked frigidly.

“What brings you here. Mr. Lynch?’ Despite how pale and bloodless her face was, her voice remained

calm.

After that, Joseph noticed the bloody streaks the glass shards had left on her cheeks. While he had initially felt compassion for her weak and helpless appearance, those feelings had since faded. “Louise asked me to check on you because she was worried,” he replied coldly.

Sophia’s fingers trembled when she heard that. As expected… Miss Hathaway is as kind as she is beautiful. Then, she lowered her eyes and nodded. “As you can see, Mr. Lynch, I’m fine. You can report back to her on your task

In the meantime, Joseph’s face abruptly turned gray with fury, and he shot to his feet. “You are so ungrateful.” Soon after saying that, he turned to leave. Suddenly, he stopped as if a sudden thought had struck him and turned to look at her. “Were you on the phone with Jonathan Brown?”

Sophia was taken aback by his words and echoed. Jonathan Brown?” It’s been a long time since I’ve heard that

name.

“Why do you care?” she retorted angrily. “I am no longer a bird in your gilded cage. It is my choice what I want to do. Mind your own business!”

After hearing that, he dropped his head to his hands and chuckled. “Neither Rosanne nor Louise has any effect on you, but Jonathan completely throws you off your game?” he asked as he glared at her with eyes that looked like he wanted to kill her.

In response, she clenched her teeth and considered explaining. Jonathan is a former senior who liked me back then. When I was on the verge of accepting his feelings, my grandmother’s illness and debt became an issue. Joseph will likely recall Jonathan because Jonathan had caused a particularly unpleasant situation back then. Since Joseph still seems bothered by Jonathan, I don’t think I must elaborate.

On the other hand, Joseph seemed to have found his answer in her silence. At that point, his mocking smirk became more pronounced. “You may act high and mighty before me, but have you forgotten how Jonathan humiliated you back then?” he shot back.

Still, Sophia remained silent, but in her mind, she recalled how enraged her gentlemanly Jonathan had been all those years ago.

“I was wrong about you!” he screeched. “You would sell yourself all for money! Why are you so very revolting and shameless? You disgust me!” He was frustrated by her silence and would have preferred it if she had retaliated against him angrily instead of continuing to ignore him. “Your dignified appearance is just an act. After saying that, he walked off without looking back.

Seconds later, Sophia snapped back to her senses and noticed the jacket about to slip off her shoulders to the floor. She dazedly stared in the direction Joseph walked off in and stammered, “Y-You left your…

It was almost 11.00PM when she finally left the hospital. As she stepped outside, she saw that it had begun to drizzle.

Standing at the entrance, Sophia pulled out her phone to book a cab through one of the ride-sharing apps. Nonetheless, with so many bars within walking distance, it was much more challenging for her to reserve a ride at this hour. As a result, she waited for quite some time, but no driver eventually accommodated her

request.

She was about to walk over to the sidewalk to flag down a cab when a black Maybach pulled up beside her. She initially assumed it was waiting for someone else, so she shuffled to the side. Then, the passenger side window was rolled down.

“Miss Yancey!”