Being Pursued By Ex-husband

Chapter 81

Alexander spotted Sophia right after he entered the cruise ship's lounge. It was inevitable, as the latter was one of the hosts.

All the guests, including many celebrities, had dressed up for the party. Even so, Sophia looked ravishing amid the crowd.

Wearing an icy blue gown, she was so pretty as if a cold beauty walking out of the snow.

On the contrary, Sophia merely swept her glance across Alexander. Well, once the invitations are sent, we can never guess whose hands they'll end up in.

There was not much change in her expression even though she was surprised to see Alexander.

“Why is he here?”

Katherine pursed her lips, staring at Alexander with an annoyed look.

Sophia raised her eyebrows. “He's your guest.”

Katherine scoffed, “I didn't invite him! Anyway, can Megan get any bolder?”

Sophia chuckled. “Who knows?”

In the middle of their chat, a director came over to greet Sophia. The latter then raised her glass of wine out of courtesy. Her expression was neither welcoming nor distant.

Katherine escorted the director to somewhere else wisely. Meanwhile, Sophia replaced her glass of wine with grape juice.

Just when Sophia turned around, she heard Megan calling out to her. “Ms. Yarrow.”

Sophia took a glance at Megan and greeted her nonchalantly, “Ms. Queen.”

The latter gritted her teeth. “I'd like to apologize to you for what happened previously.”

Sophia raised her brows. “What happened previously?”

Despite knowing what exactly had happened, she decided to play dumb.

Megan's face darkened. Just when she was about to have an outburst, she recalled Harold's reminder and gritted her teeth. “I've accidentally pushed you at my home back then.”

“Accidentally?”

Sophia's eyebrows arched as she looked at Megan with an amused look. “You sure know how to make a joke, Ms. Queen.”

“Sophia Yarrow! You-”

Megan's face flushed red in anger. Gritting her teeth, she lifted her hand and pointed at Sophia.

Attracted by her loud voice, the guests around them subconsciously shifted their attention to the two.

Sophia merely stood there and stared at Megan.

Upon receiving her intense gaze, Megan began to cower.

She did not forget that she was in Sophia's territory.

“Anyway, it was my fault for what happened last time. I'd like to express my apology.”

Sophia took a sip of her grape juice. “So, are you here tonight to apologize to me?”

Megan did not want to admit that she came to the party to apologize.

Never had she thought that the vase in their house was a fake. Aside from her, Harold also refused to believe in Sophia's claim. Hence, he sent the vase to another appraisal company. Yet, the result turned out to be the same.

They were baffled upon knowing that the vase they had spent more than three million to buy ended up becoming a fake.

Megan would have suspected Sophia swapped the vase in secret if she and Samuel were not at the scene that night. Furthermore, there were surveillance cameras installed at her house.

However, she could not do so because she was the one watching over Sophia that night. Besides, the surveillance footage showed no peculiarity. It turned out that Sophia had not swapped the vase at her house with a fake, and the vase was a fake in the first place.

In fact, the vase's authenticity did not matter much to the Queens. They could not care less about having spent three million on a fake.

What bothered Megan the most was her recklessness in starting a bet with Sophia. She could never forget how confident she was when she made her bet, let alone the latter.

Even though the appraisal results had come out, Megan was unwilling to live-stream her apology.

She could not afford to embarrass herself, nor did she want to.

Having no intention of humiliating herself, she had no choice but to apologize to Sophia privately.

After all, embarrassing herself in front of one person was better than doing so in front of hundreds of thousands of people.

Megan clutched her gown. “You're right. I'm here tonight to apologize. I'm sorry!”

Upon hearing that, Sophia chuckled, her eyes sweeping across Megan's. “The way you apologize is quite special, Ms. Queen.”

“Don't you-”

Overwhelmed with anger, Megan wanted to scold Sophia for being arrogant. However, due to her fear of the latter, she dared not spit the cursing words as though they were stuck in her throat. In the end, she could only swallow her rage.

“It's all my fault. Please forgive me, Ms. Yarrow.”

Sophia tapped on the glass in her hand. “It's your decision to apologize, but it's up to me whether I want to forgive you.”

She paused for a while and continued, “Besides, aside from this matter, there's something else to resolve between us.”

Aware of what Sophia was talking about, Megan froze, her face turning pale. “I heard that Mr. Queen has asked two companies to appraise the authenticity of the vase. The results must have come out now. Regarding our bet-”

Megan subconsciously denied it. “No! The results aren't out yet! I firmly believe that my vase is one hundred percent genuine. I've given a thought to our bet after that day. Our bet doesn't seem to be fair to you. I feel bad for bullying you, so I've decided to cancel that bet! I'll delete the video, so you should do so too.”

As though worrying that Sophia would not trust her, she took out her phone and deleted the video right in front of the former. “See. I've deleted it. You should do so too.”

Megan had always regarded the video as a time bomb. She would have deleted it long ago if she did not have to use it to negotiate with Sophia.

Staring at her, Sophia raised her eyebrows. “I'm a very serious person, Ms. Queen. I take every word you said and everything you did seriously. A bet is a bet. The bet is valid since both of us have evidence. We can't cancel the bet just because you regret it.”

She smiled and added, “Plus, I was the one who suggested the bet. Hence, you bullying me makes no

sense. I'll admit my defeat if I lose the bet. Or perhaps, you're feeling guilty, Ms. Queen?”

Right after she finished her words, her lips curled into a smirk. Enthusiasm filled her gorgeous eyes. However, her stare was sharp, as though she could see through the people around her.

Megan lowered her head out of guilt. “No way! Why would I feel guilty?”

“If that's the case, please inform me when the appraisal results are out, Ms. Queen. However, I think the results should have been out by now. As far as I remember, appraisal technology is advanced and speedy nowadays. We can obtain the results in a few hours.”

A smile appeared on Sophia's face as she continued, “I don't mean anything else, and I hope you won't misunderstand me, Ms. Queen. What I'm trying to imply is you don't have to hide the appraisal results from me. I have acquaintances working at those appraisal companies.”

Frightened, Megan quivered. “W-What nonsense are you talking about?”

“You know best whether I'm talking nonsense, Ms. Queen.”

Sophia glanced at Stephen walking over behind Megan. “Your godbrother is here. Why don't you guys have a nice chat? I'll excuse myself then. If you don't fulfill your promise in our bet within three days, I can assure you that I'll make the video trending for one whole day.” Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

With that said, she smirked, turned around, and walked toward Mason and the others before Stephen came over.