CHAPTER 58: CHAPTER 58: I’D RECOGNIZE THAT VOICE EVEN IF YOU TURNED TO ASHES

At this moment, Henry Quinn and Sienna Lawson just arrived as well.

Aurora Rhodes hurried forward to greet them, "Quinn, you’re here."

"Congratulations, Aurora," said Henry Quinn.

"Aurora." Sienna Lawson immediately took Aurora’s hand.

"I’ll need your support in the future!"

Sienna Lawson was familiar with Aurora’s father, and Henry Quinn met her later when Sienna took him out to play.

Sophia Lowell then remembered seeing Aurora once.

But after hearing Aurora discuss Sophia’s background, she never attended their gatherings again.

Unexpectedly, today Spectra’s unwanted pursuit was her.

Spectra turned his head to look at Sophia, squeezing her hand.

Sophia smiled faintly, showing it was okay.

"Let me introduce you, this is Zane Sterling, a childhood friend, the one I mentioned last time, whose family are all senators, and next to him is Sophia," said Aurora Rhodes.

"We’ve met," Zane Sterling’s icy gaze fell on them.

"Hello, Mr. Quinn, Ms. Lawson." Sophia smiled lightly, with no expression on her face.

Sienna Lawson and Henry Quinn shuddered a little.

He vaguely remembered being pinned to the ground and beaten, that deathly stare from Zane Sterling was unforgettable.

He didn’t expect Zane’s background to be much bigger than he imagined!

Sienna also didn’t expect Zane to have this kind of backing in addition to being a top chaebol.

"Haha, yes, we’ve met, I remember." Compared to Zane, Henry seemed a bit uneasy.

"Huh? You know each other?" Aurora was shocked.

Gradually, more guests arrived, and Aurora went busy greeting them, leaving.

"Mr. Quinn," Zane turned slightly to look at Henry Quinn.

Mr. Quinn?!

This voice, this tone...

"You are..." Henry released Sienna’s hand, clenching his fists tightly together, making a cracking sound.

He remembered that time he called Sophia in the hospital, it was a man who answered.

It was him! He could recognize that voice even in ashes!

Sophia had already been sleeping with him back then?

"Mr. Quinn, forgotten so soon?" Zane smirked, taking Sophia with him as they left.

Henry was so angry he almost ground his back teeth to pieces!

"Henry..." Sienna carefully grabbed his hand, but he roughly shook it off.

"Henry, are you crazy! You’re taking your anger out on me because you can’t compare to him? You’re pathetic! Just one encounter and you can’t even hold yourself together, did he even look at you?!"

Henry stopped in his tracks, paused, and then turned around viciously, saying, "Sienna, we agreed to be together but not to interfere in each other’s business, did you forget?! If you don’t want to continue, just shout it out loud! Let everyone hear you, you social climbing mistress!"

Sienna’s fiery red nails clutched her slightly raised garment, seething with rage.

——

"What else did you do to Henry?" Sophia couldn’t help asking.

Zane found a quiet place and sat down.

The two sat on chairs in the hall, separated by a table parallel to the chair’s armrest, on which were tea and desserts.

"I’m afraid you won’t be happy if I tell you, it’s a man thing."

"Judging from the way he looks, he must have suffered a loss with you."

"The night when we kissed in The S Republic, he called, and I didn’t hang up."

Sophia saw the look of triumph on his face as someone in charge, and a blush spread on her cheeks.

Henry must have heard something he shouldn’t have, and misunderstood.

She bashfully withdrew her gaze.

"I thought you wanted to..."

"I indeed do want to..."

Silence—

Zane leaned back on his chair, savoring the moment, "Are you mad?"

"Zane, I’m not that petty."

He said nothing more, guessing she already felt upset seeing Henry today.

"What do you want to eat?"

"Anything’s fine."

"Do you still want steak?" he asked.

Sophia gently nodded.

"Wait here for me." Zane stood up and walked toward the open steak cooking area nearby.

The steak area had specialized chefs working, you just needed to line up and wait.

"I’m going to the restroom, be back soon," Sophia said.

"Okay," Zane replied.

Sophia watched Zane’s back as he walked away and then turned towards the restroom.

She hadn’t reached the restroom yet when a cold big hand pulled her into a side room with no people.

Sophia, wearing high heels, stumbled from being pulled and almost fell.

She looked intently and saw it was Henry Quinn.

He closed the door.

Since it’s a public place, it couldn’t be locked, so he could only lean against the door, preventing her from leaving.

Sophia didn’t panic, instead, she sat on a nearby chair and rubbed her foot.

"Mr. Quinn, pulling and dragging at night isn’t very good, is it?"

"Sophia, do you hate me that much?"

"No, I don’t hate you."

"You’re mad because I got involved with Sienna, you’re jealous, you love me, right? So, you randomly looked for a man to punish me."

He spoke more and more excitedly.

"Mr. Quinn, don’t reminisce about expired things, it’s unhealthy," Sophia responded faintly. She was upset, but not for him, rather for her misguided emotions.

"How much did Zane give you, to make you willingly be his mistress?"

Mistress?

Sophia was shocked; she didn’t expect his thoughts to be so filthy.

She snorted with laughter, too angry to speak.

"Sophia, whatever he can give, I can give too, is a hundred thousand a month enough?"

"Trying to buy me?" Sophia thought she heard wrong.

"Why can’t I if Zane Sterling can?"

He was irritated, his eyes bloodshot.

"Because you’re dirty," Sophia responded slowly, "You weigh the pros and cons, considering everyone and everything, your career, your reputation. But nowhere have you considered me; you fear everything except losing me."

Sophia slowly stood up, ready to leave.

Communicating with someone like this was simply unreasonable.

"One hundred and fifty thousand." Henry gritted his teeth.

Is this an auction?

Sophia stared at him, unable to believe she heard such words from his mouth.

"Henry, don’t let me look down on you."

"Two hundred thousand!"

Sophia laughed out loud, in disbelief; he really took her as a mistress!

"Henry, you don’t even count as an ex-boyfriend to me. To have money, looks, and ability and presentable, that would be a husband. Do you fit any of these?"

At most, you’re an ex-con!

She didn’t want to waste her breath, went straight to the door, pulled him aside, and left.

But Henry wouldn’t let her leave so easily.

He grabbed hold of Sophia’s hand and pulled her back.

"Ah!"

Sophia stumbled, her high heel twisted, making a snapping sound.

She held onto the table, frowning, biting her lip as intense pain shot from her ankle.

"Sophia! What will it take for you to come back?"

"Henry, your father knows you want to buy me for two hundred thousand? Does Sienna know? Hmph, don’t say two hundred thousand, or even a hundred thousand, can you take that out? All your expenses are thanks to your dad’s credit card, tell me which penny is earned by yourself?"

She hadn’t wanted to be so harsh, but Henry’s sick love suffocated her.

She sat down carefully to relieve the pain in her foot.

She dared not show it, fearing he might notice and exploit it even more ruthlessly.

Henry froze in place.

She had changed, becoming unrecognizable.

After she returned and entered Spectra, she started to change.

Became busy, became wealthy, and within less than half a year, she bought a car outright and saved over a million in deposits.

This must be related to Zane!

They must have gotten together early on!

He was furious! Suppressed! Unwilling!

Standing in the adjacent room, Aurora Rhodes quietly listened to their conversation.

Sophia, so it was Zane who had kept her...