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Chapter 143
Chapter 143
Chapter 143
“Have you ever seen how you stare at her? Are you telling me that you want her back now that she’s
become a woman that all men seek?”
Rickard glanced at him quietly but did not utter a single word.
Zikmund had always been easily triggered by how Rickard kept everything to only himself, and
deliberately joked, “If you’re not going to answer my questions, then I’ll take it as if you don’t care about
her anymore. And if that’s the case, she’s too gorgeous to be attending such a banquet alone. Why
don’t I go and talk to her?”
He was about to leave, but a warning came from behind him as expected.
“You can approach her if you have a death wish.”
“I know that you only look firm and heartless on the outside.” Zikmund stood up with a smile.” However,
let me remind you that Hesper isn’t who she used to be. Her status alone is enough to attract the
attention of many young and successful men in the city. If you don’t take more initiative, I’m afraid she’ll
be married to someone else before you even realize it.”
The two of them glanced in Hesper’s direction together and saw that several men had surrounded her
without anyone noticing. As they were chatting with her, their eyes were all fixed on her body.
There were even a few who already looked eagerly attentive as they did not even plan to hide their
true intention at all.
As for Hesper, it was effortless for her to interact with those men throughout the whole process; it
looked as if she could already handle such situations with ease.
Rickard picked up his wine glass, took a sip, and was about to walk up to her, but Hesper was abruptly
jerked out of his sight by someone else. When he tried looking for her again, she had already
disappeared from the crowd.
“Hesper, you actually have the guts to come here?!” Sophia glared at her angrily. She was so
exasperated that her expression was distorted.
After the incident at the hotel, she got rebuked by Ernest and had even more restrictions; the list was
so long that she was on the verge of losing her mind.
Hesper gazed at her amusedly. “Why wouldn’t I have the guts to come here? Besides, why can’t I Content is property of NôvelDrama.Org.
attend my son’s birthday party?”
“But you know that my mother and I don’t welcome you here. Don’t you know that you disgust us?”
“Oh, then you should get one or two sick bags on standby.” Hesper gave off an indifferent smirk.
Anyway, I’m not the one who suffers, so why would take so many factors into consideration?”
“You, you won’t get the upper hand all the time. My mother will definitely deal with you when she sees
you!”
“Then you should direct her here. We’ll decide on who will have the upper hand as soon as she comes
up to me.”
Hesper was not in the mood to catch up with her, but before leaving her, she did not forget to
tease her deliberately. “By the way, what’s the thing that you promised to do whenever we meet the
other day in the hotel room?”
Sophia’s face turned pale, recalling all the apologies that she would have to say to Hesper. She was
speechless for a while.
Hesper put pressure on her with a glare. “What’s wrong? Are you planning to go back on your word?”
All the photos were in her possession, so Sophia would need to have the guts of a whale to do so.
Sophia gritted her teeth. “I… I’m sorry. Happy now?”
“You’re sorry is more than enough. There’s no need for you to worry if I’m happy with it or not.”
She then lifted her chin languidly and looked down at her triumphantly. “That’s about it for today. Don’t
come up to me again if there’s nothing else that you have to say.”
Looking at her as she left the scene, Sophia clenched her fists unwillingly.
‘Who wants to be controlled by others all the time? I must find a way to get all the photos back.”
As soon as Hesper came out of the villa, she saw Ernest and Renfrew chatting and laughing by the
fountain, and that warm sight instantly healed her.
“Grandfather.”
“Hesper, you’re here.” Ernest waved at her amiably “Are you satisfied with today’s arrangement?”
“It’s pretty good, but as long as Renfrew likes it.”
Hesper smiled. She was not someone who cared too much about such things, but the party was indeed
very grand. One whole room was piled up with birthday presents alone, and all kinds of celebrities and
socialites could be seen attending this event.