Being Pursued By Ex-husband

Chapter 525

Two hours had passed by the time Sophia finally ended the meeting. The company found itself in dire straits, and Sunshine Group had invested significant funds in it. Despite its promising future, the company was unfortunate to have a founder who had caused such turmoil. The internet was ablaze with all sorts of comments, and the company's reputation took a significant hit.

Being relatively new, the company had only recently started demonstrating positive results when these internal challenges arose.

Sophia detested wasting time on such issues. As an investor, her primary concern was the profitability of her investment.

It was evident that the problem had originated from the founder's personal relationship, and it had adversely affected the company's progress. This highlighted the significance of managing personal matters effectively. In Sophia's view, the founder's inability to handle a private matter discreetly and resolve it internally revealed his inability to lead the company.

The decision to withdraw their investment was evident, but the company happened to be owned by the nephew of one of Sunshine Group's directors. Unsurprisingly, he opposed the idea of withdrawal.

Initially, the other directors remained silent, but as soon as Sophia voiced her opinion, they swiftly took her side.

Sophia's track record of generating substantial profits for the company over the past few years carried significant weight.

However, the stubborn director persisted in his disagreement. In response, Sophia instructed Yvonne to

present him with the data from the past two months, effectively silencing his objections.

Sophia had just finished reading a document when Yvonne knocked on the door and entered her office. “Ms. Yarrow.”

Pausing in her action of flipping through a file, Sophia raised her head to look at Yvonne. “What is it, Ms. Leighton?”

Yvonne placed an invitation card on Sophia's desk and informed her, “This is the invitation card for Old Mrs. Cooper's eightieth birthday banquet, sent by the Cooper family.”

Sophia picked up the invitation card. “Casper Cooper?”

He's Megan's husband.

She took a moment to contemplate and then instructed Yvonne, Please help me RSVP to the event. Let them know that I will be attending tomorrow night.”

Despite having the freedom to choose whether to attend the birthday banquet held by the Cooper family, Sophia made the decision to attend. She felt compelled to do so, driven by a sense of gratitude toward Megan, who had extended her help before.

In the past, when they were at odds, Sophia would make sure to return the favor whenever Megan did something to her.

Now that they had made up, she wanted to show her support.

“Sure, Ms. Yarrow,” Yvonne agreed with a nod.

She turned to leave, closing the door behind her.

After Sophia finished reading the document, she packed up to leave.

Katherine might be heavily pregnant and nearing her due date in about twenty days, but she insisted on inviting Sophia to have lunch together.

Naturally, Sophia dared not let her wait. If anything were to happen to her, she would be racked with guilt.

It was lunchtime, so the traffic was slightly heavier. When Sophia arrived at the restaurant, Katherine was already eating a cake at their table.

After getting pregnant, Katherine developed a sudden liking for cakes. Due to her pregnancy, it wasn't advisable for her to eat too much of that. As such, Joshua only allowed her to consume cake once a week.

Katherine had already eaten cake once this week. After arriving at the restaurant, she decided to take advantage of Joshua's absence and Sophia's delayed arrival by ordering another cake for herself at the restaurant.

From a distance, Sophia spotted Katherine happily indulging in her cake at their table. Her lips curled as she walked over, swiftly reaching out to remove the half-devoured cake from Katherine's reach.

Katherine had purposely arrived at the restaurant earlier to indulge in some cake. However, her delight turned to dismay when someone abruptly took the cake away when she only got to eat half of it. Looking up, she realized it was Sophia, who was gazing at her with amusement. Feeling a pang of guilt, Katherine greeted her, “Oh, you're here, Soph.”

Sophia tossed the half-eaten cake into the trash can at the bottom of their table. “You've eaten cake once this week, right?”

Katherine pouted unhappily. “Did Joshua tell you that?”

Sophia chuckled aloud. “I don't need him to tell me that.”

Katherine would always post on her Instagram whenever she got to enjoy a slice of cake. Sophia was not oblivious to this and had seen her posts, so she was aware that Katherine had already used up her allotted cake quota for the week.

Katherine froze momentarily. Regretfully, she gave herself a light slap on the forehead. “Oh, it was my mistake. I shouldn't have included you in my close friends' list.”

“What did you just say?” Sophia asked with a smile as she flipped through the menu.

Katherine replied guiltily, “Oh, nothing. I was just mumbling nonsense.”

Sophia snorted out loud. “What a coward.”

The cowardly Katherine pulled her face to show her displeasure. “I won't be having another baby. Why can't I satisfy my pregnancy cravings?”

Sophia raised her head and said scathingly, “Really? Who bought you the cake two days ago?”

“But... having cake once per week is too little!” Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

“Oh, you want to eat cake twice per week? That's easy. “Just tell Joshua to cut the cake in half. That way, you'll get to eat cake twice!”

Katherine felt insulted. “Soph, do you think I'm a fool?”

“No, spare me. Fools won't realize they are fools,” Sophia replied.

Katherine, who assumed she wasn't a fool, was rendered speechless.

As she fell silent, Sophia changed the topic. “What would you like for lunch?”

Katherine harrumphed and snatched the menu from her. “This one, this one, and this one. Oh, and this one. This one...”

Sophia sipped on her lemon infused water calmly. After Katherine finally finished talking, she flashed the server a warm smile. “We would like everything that she didn't order earlier.”

Katherine's frustration got the better of her, and she blurted out, “I'm nine months along. Are you seriously asking me to take vegetarian food?”

Sophia arched a brow. “Isn't it good to be vegetarian once in a while?”

“Of course not!”

Katherine was about to add to their order when an unfamiliar male voice cut in. “Sophia, we meet again.”

Katherine's anger faded away upon seeing the man. Intrigued by his presence, she couldn't resist the urge to wink mischievously at Sophia.

Sophia glanced at her before turning to Heath. “Mister, do we know each other?”

Heath found himself momentarily speechless, struck by a sense of déjà vu as this was the second time he had been posed with the same question.

Nevertheless, Heath was an experienced playboy and was exceptionally thick-skinned. Refusing to let the situation faze him, he put on a confident smile and responded, “Come on, Sophia. We just met yesterday at Coldbridge. Don't tell me you've already forgotten about our encounter?”

Sophia gave him a thoughtful look. “I'm sorry, but I don't remember ordinary-looking people.”

Her words were accompanied by a polite smile, maintaining a serious tone that made it difficult for anyone to take offense.

Clearly, Sophia's words were a gentle reprimand to Heath for his audacity in approaching her despite his ordinary appearance. Despite recognizing the mocking tone, Heath found himself unable to be angry with her. “If that's the case, I won't disturb you and your friend. Enjoy your meal.”

Sophia nodded. “Thank you.”

Heath's eyelids twitched. He gazed at Sophia briefly before returning to his seat.

We meet again by fate, huh?